Puppetry Arts in Different Contexts 3
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| Code | Completion | Credits | Range | Language Instruction | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 204PAPC3 | credit | 2 | 2 exercise hours (45 min) of instruction per week, 32 to 42 hours of self-study | English | winter |
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Department
The subject provides Department of Alternative and Puppet Theatre
Contents
The lecture series will offer students a basic insight into the history and, above all, the present of Czech puppetry. The lectures focus not only on puppet theatre, but also on its overlaps with the sphere of fine arts, multimedia and animated film. The conclusion of the course is dedicated to two specific audience categories of puppet theatre, which have recently received significant attention: adults and very young children up to the age of three. The course will be organized as a lecture with presentations and discussions and includes visits to theatre performances, screenings of theatrical performances and films, and excursion to the specialized Museum of Puppetry in Chrudim.
Semester programme:
- History of Czech Puppetry (brief overview, organizational structure) 2 lessons
- Contemporary Czech puppetry (work of the best directors) 2 lessons
- Object theatre (incl. black light theatre)
- Czech animated films and Jan Švankmajer (his relationship to traditional puppetry)
- Movies with real-time animation (Malý pán, Velký pán etc.)
- Multimedia in puppetry and live cinema
- Puppetry in visual art
- Czech puppetry stage design (2 lessons)
- Excursion to Museum of Puppetry in Chrudim
- Puppetry for very young audience
- Puppetry for adults
Learning outcomes
The students
- will become familiar with contemporary Czech artists and their works and they can compare it with their previous audience experience,
- will watch several selected productions and hone their analytical and discussion skills, formulating their conclusions orally and in written form,
- will become theoretically and practically acquainted with the history of the phenomenon, which was inscribed on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List in 2016,
- will also gain an overview of the puppet's non-theatrical possibilities.
Prerequisites and other requirements
None.
Literature
Dolenská, Kateřina (ed.). Czech Puppet Theatre Yesterday and Today, IDU, 2019.
Bell, John. Puppets, Masks, and Performing Objects, MIT Press, 2001.
Orenstein, Claudia. Reading the Puppet Stage: Reflections on the Dramaturgy of Performing Objects. Routledge, 2024.
Additional reading:
Recommended Puppet magazines: Loutkář, Lutka, Teatr Lalek
Evaluation methods and criteria
Completion of the course will require attendance with a maximum of three absences per semester and active participation in class. The course will conclude with a short written essay and discussion on the presented topics.
Further information
No schedule has been prepared for this course