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| Code | Completion | Credits | Range | Language Instruction | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 204AHL4 | exam | 6 | 2 hours (45 min) of instruction per week, 129 to 159 hours of self-study | English | summer |
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Department
The subject provides Department of Alternative and Puppet Theatre
Contents
A four-semester course devoted to the history of European theatre, which in the second part focuses on the history of Czech puppetry. Its aim is to place puppetry in the overall context of European theatre and explain the role theatre played in that stage of cultural development with regard to the role of the puppeteers in Central Europe. The basic methodology will be simple: we will ask WHO? WHAT WHEN? HOW? and WITH WHAT RESULTS?
Learning outcomes
To acquaint students with the history of European theatre from antiquity to the present (consdering also puppet theatre). To acquaint the students with the cutlural and historical contexts, most important figures and fundamental milestones of development. A glimpse into the issues will gradually narrow towards the particulars of Czech puppet theatre.
Prerequisites and other requirements
Independent study of recommended literature.
Literature
Oscar G. Brockett: History of the Theatre
Henryk Jurkowski: A History of European Puppetry from Its Origins to the End of the 19th Century
Henryk Jurkowski: Aspects of Puppet Theatre
Alois Tománek: Forms of Puppets
Authors Collective: Czech Puppet Theatre Yesterday and Today
Evaluation methods and criteria
Lecture attendance is required during the semester which is a requirement for receiving credit (after the 1st and 3rd) as well as sitting the final exam (after the 2nd and 4th).
Note
The basic literature will be supplemented during lectures.
Further information
No schedule has been prepared for this course