Modern Tales
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| Code | Completion | Credits | Range | Language Instruction | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 204PUMT | exam | 2 | 14 hours (45 min) of instruction per semester, 40 to 50 hours of self-study | English |
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Department
The subject provides Department of Alternative and Puppet Theatre
Contents
Students will learn the dramaturgic knowledge of puppetry in theory and practice by modern tales. They will be able to analyse and use the elements of text, puppetry, scenery and music together and separately. They will learn about the relationship between different modern tale’s texts and puppetry techniques and the dramaturgic consequences of puppet and human. The students will look after how the modern tale’s dramaturgy is working and what they can use on stage from it.
Learning outcomes
They will be able to analyse and use the elements of text, puppetry, scenery and music together and separately.
Prerequisites and other requirements
None
Literature
Bettelheim, Bruno: The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales, Penguin, London, 1991.
Franz, Marie-Louise von: The Feminine in Fairy Tales, Shambhala, 2001
Zalka Csenge Virág: Tales of Superhuman Powers – 55 traditional stories from around the world, McFarland, 2013
Francis, Penny (ed.:): Puppetry: A Reader in Theatre Practice. Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Oral exam
Further information
No schedule has been prepared for this course