doc. MgA. David Drozd, Ph.D.
Associate Professor - Head of Department
He especially focuses on the theory of theatre and drama, production analysis and on the history of Czech theatre directing in the 20th century.
He studied dramaturgy at JAMU´s Theatre Faculty (1996–2000), where he also completed his PhD studies with Professor Bořivoj Srba (2000–2007) with his thesis called Fenomén divadla v myšlení Josefa Šafaříka (The Phenomenon of Theatre in the Thinking of Josef Šafařík). In 2012 he was awarded the degree of associate professor.
From 2004 to 2008 he taught at the Department of Theatre, Film and Media Studies in Olomouc. At present he is the head of the Department of Theatre Studies at the Faculty of Arts of Masaryk University and he also teaches in the PhD studies programme at JAMU´s Theatre Faculty.
He writes for theatre journals – especially Divadelní revue (Czech Theatre Review), Theatralia. At present he is the main researcher of the grant Divadlo jako syntéza umění: Otakar Zich v kontextu moderní vědy a dnešní potenciál jeho konceptů (Theatre as Synthesis of Arts: Otakar Zich in Context of Modern Science and Today´s Potential of his Concepts). In a long-term perspective he focuses on Czech theatre structuralism and the history of theoretical thinking in general.
He contributes to the living theatre with his translations of British and Scottish plays (M. Crimp, S. Kane, D. Harrower, D. Geig, L. Lochhead, S. Glover) that have been staged in leading theatres and published in regional publishing houses. He occasionally works as a dramaturge.
consulting hours
- Wednesday 09:00 – 11:30
- drozd@mail.muni.cz
Office
build. G/G002
Gorkého 57/7
602 00 Brno
Total number of publications: 38
2026
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Postdramatic Tendencies in Czech Avant-Garde Theatre : Reconsidering the Case of Director Emil František Burian and His Production of "May" (1935) Pamiętnik Teatralny, year: 2026, volume: 75, edition: 1, DOI
2025
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Inside the inner dynamism of the theatrical sign : an archaeology of Jiří Veltruský’s theatre theory Slovo a slovesnost, year: 2025, volume: 86, edition: 1, DOI
2024
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Aesthetics of the Dramatic Art : Theoretical Dramaturgy by Otakar Zich Year: 2024, number of pages: 476 s.
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Czech Republic The Routledge Companion to Contemporary European Theatre and Performance, edition: Vyd. 1, year: 2024, number of pages: 5 s.
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Sen o středoevropském přesahu : Činohra Národního divadla Brno Divadlo pod proudem doby : 30 let Národního divadla Brno : 1989-2019, edition: Vyd. první, year: 2024, number of pages: 157 s.
2023
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Dramaturgy of "Hamlet"(s) in Czech Theatre between 2000 and 2023 Multicultural Shakespeare : Translation, Appropriation and Performance, year: 2023, volume: 28, edition: 43, DOI
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Playing the Poems : Five Faces of Shakespeare’s Sonnets on Czech Stages Shakespeare’s Global Sonnets : Translation, Appropriation, Performance, edition: Vyd. 1, year: 2023, number of pages: 18 s.
2020
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(Re-)Translating Zich's Aesthetics into English : a work in progress Theatralia, year: 2020, volume: 23, edition: 1, DOI
2018
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Strukturalismus a divadlo Slovník literárněvědného strukturalismu, edition: Vyd. první, year: 2018, number of pages: 8 s.
2017
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Rekonstrukce inscenace a divadelní historiografie : Teze k diskusi na konferenci Perspektivy teatrologie 2017 Divadelní revue, year: 2017, volume: 28, edition: 1
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Actual Challenges of Theatre Studies III. (MUNI/A/1793/2025)
MU Researcher: doc. MgA. David Drozd, Ph.D. MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Arts Project Period: 1/2026 — 12/2026Investor: Masaryk University / Specific research - support for student projects -
Embodied Sharing in Operatic Performance (MUNI/FF-DEAN/1515/2025)
MU Researcher: doc. Mgr. Šárka Havlíčková Kysová, Ph.D. MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Arts Project Period: 1/2026 — 12/2026Investor: Masaryk University / Internal projects of the Faculty of Arts -
Virtual Theatre as a New Medium of Understanding Culture (TQ01000265)
MU Researcher: doc. Wei-lun Lu, Ph.D. MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Arts Project Period: 9/2023 — 11/2026Investor: Technology Agency of the Czech Republic / SIGMA -
Actual Challenges of Theatre Studies II. (MUNI/A/1713/2024)
MU Researcher: doc. MgA. David Drozd, Ph.D. MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Arts Project Period: 1/2025 — 12/2025Investor: Masaryk University / Specific research - support for student projects -
Actual Challenges of Theatre Studies (MUNI/A/1562/2023)
MU Researcher: doc. MgA. David Drozd, Ph.D. MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Arts Project Period: 1/2024 — 12/2024Investor: Masaryk University / Specific research - support for student projects -
Kulturní transfery v současné středoevropské divadelní režii. Možnosti aplikace konceptu „kulturních transferů“ jako analytické metody středoevropské divadelní praxe (MUNI/FF-DEAN/1672/2023)
MU Researcher: Mgr. Bc. Iva Mikulová, Ph.D. MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Arts Project Period: 1/2024 — 12/2024Investor: Masaryk University / Internal projects of the Faculty of Arts -
Interdisciplinary Research of Theatre Culture IV. (MUNI/A/1445/2022)
MU Researcher: doc. MgA. David Drozd, Ph.D. MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Arts Project Period: 1/2023 — 12/2023Investor: Masaryk University / Specific research - support for student projects -
Crossing Borders with Shakespeare since 1945: Central and Eastern European Roots and Routes (22210007)
MU Researcher: doc. Mgr. Šárka Havlíčková Kysová, Ph.D. MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Arts Project Period: 6/2022 — 12/2023Investor: International Visegrad Fund (IVF) / Visegrad Grants -
Interculturality and Multilingualism in Bohemian Lands (MUNI/CORE/0742/2022)
MU Researcher: Mgr. Jan Budňák, Ph.D. MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Arts Project Period: 7/2022 — 6/2023Investor: Masaryk University / Common University Foundation -
Tvorba a modernizace doktorských studijních programů ve vědách o umění (CZ.02.2.69/0.0/0.0/16_018/0002692)
MU Researcher: doc. Mgr. Pavel Skopal, Ph.D. MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Arts Project Period: 9/2017 — 6/2023Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR / Operational Programme Research, Development and Education