Theatre of animated Form - Laboratory 1
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| Code | Completion | Credits | Range | Language Instruction | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 204PATF1 | exam | 10 | 10 exercise hours (45 min) of instruction per week, 160 to 210 hours of self-study | English | winter |
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Department
The subject provides Department of Alternative and Puppet Theatre
Contents
This course combines classic puppetry techniques, dramaturgy, direction, scenography and technology. Students are led by teachers representing individual professions in the puppet theatre. The course is composed of three parts. The first, theoretical, introduces students to the given puppetry technique - history, technical possibilities. The second part, creative, will introduce students to creation in the puppet theatre. Creation of a theatre script / libretto / mood board, creation of puppets, scenes, costumes. The third part, practical, will offer the students practical exercises with a puppet and then the creation of a complete miniature.
The main goal of the course is to create a space for students to work with a story in order to adapt it to the stage. Working on a specific topic while creating visually and technically inventive, energetic, communicative and semantically up-to-date images in the puppet theatre.
The performance should reflect individuality of the creator and at the same time should combine visual, musical and artistic style in relation to the chosen theatrical genre. Students will get experience and skills in all areas: as actors - puppeteers, theatre directors and artists.
Course content:
Preparation of a theatrical script. Practical adjustment of art material and scenography concept for a puppet show. Creation with prepared puppets and other staging components (stage design, costumes, light design, sound) .. Acting, puppet animation, voice and body movement., all under pedagogical supervision.
Learning outcomes
In the area of Knowledge
Students are involved in contemporary puppetry production.
They use technological practices established in contemporary puppet theatre performances and know how to appropriately use them in their own interpretation.
Students are able to use their theoretical knowledge of puppetry in the complex artistic work on stage
In the area of Skills:
From a given literary and musical theme, students are able to create a theatrical text, stage design and puppets/ objects which covers all requirements and aspects of puppetry production. They are able to use the acting and animation techniques authentically and artistically.
They are able to prove that they are valuable members of the team in the creative process.
They are able to work on a project, give their feedback and also their own observations and their final puppetry performance is valuable in the artistic sense.
They are capable of professional acting presentation in front of the audiences and are able to swiftly react to authentic stimuli and work with them during their performance.
In the area of Social competences:
Students use all of their talents such as fantasy, creativity and vivid imagination in the process of theatre text preparation.
They use a critical thinking process which they then incorporate into their dialogues with their colleagues. They have a strong sense of self-reflection when it comes to their own artistic production and creation and they can also objectively reflect upon the work of their colleagues.
Prerequisites and other requirements
Literature
Francis, Penny. Puppetry, Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Minimum 70% attendance required in classes
To pass the exam, students are required to complete the preparation of a small miniature puppet and its public presentation and reflection. Students are required to complete a certain amount of homework.
Further information
No schedule has been prepared for this course