Theatre Management

The Bachelor’s degree in Theatre Production develops the personality of a student who, after graduation, is oriented in the history and present of theatre and artistic creation, understands theatre operations, theatre technologies, professional vocabulary (including international) and is able to use legal, economic, marketing, psychological and sociological knowledge in his/her professional practice. The graduate can take responsibility for his/her tasks and the tasks of the members of the creative team, can think, plan, manage, communicate and evaluate. During their studies, students gradually learn to apply the acquired knowledge and turn it into managerial skills. These are further developed through extensive project activities (theatre productions, festivals, events, interdisciplinary realisations, etc.

You will learn to perceive projects in the broader context of theatre and cultural institutions.

You will gain experience with:

• project management in theatre practice
• leading small and medium-sized creative teams
• the functioning of theatres and cultural organisations
• Principles of cultural policy and arts funding
• fundraising and supporting cultural projects
• the role of the arts within the cultural and creative industries

This will give you an overview of how artistic projects are created and function not only within the theatre, but also in a broader social context.

During your studies you will acquire practical creative skills and experience from real theatre practice. You will test your theoretical knowledge directly in projects that are created during your studies.

For example, you can get involved in:

• staging projects at Studio Marta and Theatre na Orlí
• thesis projects and original monodramas
• festivals Salon of Original Works or the International Festival of Theatre Schools MEETING/ENCOUNTER
• making student films
• the creation of the magazine Atelier 205
• street theatre projects and interventions in public space

This will give you experience in creating, presenting your own work and working as part of a creative team.

The aim of the Bachelor’s degree in Theatre Production is to educate professionals for the artistic and operational units of theatres, artistic and cultural institutions and entities operating in the field of creative industries with a priority emphasis on the theatre network of the Czech Republic.