Course detail
Scenography
FA-SCE-KAcad. year: 2025/2026
In the 20th century, scenography was a frequent subject of interest and an extended field of interest of significant artists and architects. When scenography became an individual discipline at the academies of theatre and The Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague in the second half of the 20th century, the disciplines of visual arts and architecture became distant from scenography and interdisciplinary overlaps were more and more rare. Scenography is a bridge between visual and spatial disciplines of fine art and literature and music. It is highly necessary and beneficial to society so that these links were re-established.
In the study programme “Architecture and Urban Design” the course is part of the technical courses.
Language of instruction
Number of ECTS credits
Mode of study
Guarantor
Department
Entry knowledge
Rules for evaluation and completion of the course
Compulsory attendance at the seminars, absence could be excused for serious reasons and compensated upon the agreement with the teacher.
In the case of a student's apology and with approval of the subject guarantor, personal attendance may be substituted with online attendance in the classes.
Aims
– Students are familiarized with the history of scenography and the latest development of scenography (theatre, film, audiovisual).
– Students will understand the specifics of the discipline, the methods of working with text and sound, and will develop their imagination and fantasy.
– Students are introduced to scenic and exposition technologies.
– Students are introduced to the process of designing a scene for a theatre play.
– Students know how to create a story-board for a short audiovisual work.
Study aids
Prerequisites and corequisites
Basic literature
COLLINS, Jane; NISBET Andrew (Ed.) Theatre and Performance Design: A Reader in Scenography. London: Roultledge, 2012. ISBN 1136344527. (EN)
HOWARD, Pamela. What is Scenography? London: Roultledge, 2009. ISBN 1134027680. (EN)
CHOI KWAN LAM, Margaret. Scenography as New Ideology. In: Contemporary Curating: The Notion of Staging in Exhibitions. Hamburg: Anchor Academic Publishing, 2014. ISBN 3954892170 (EN)
Recommended reading
Classification of course in study plans
- Programme B_A+U Bachelor's 3 year of study, winter semester, elective
4 year of study, winter semester, elective
specialization --- (do 2022) , 3 year of study, winter semester, elective
specialization --- (do 2022) , 4 year of study, winter semester, elective - Programme N_A+U Master's 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
specialization --- (do 2022) , 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
specialization --- (do 2022) , 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional