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| Code | Completion | Credits | Range | Language Instruction | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 204PUSF | exam | 2 | 28 hours (60 minutes) of practice or independent work in school per semester, 22 to 32 hours of self-study | English |
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The subject provides Department of Alternative and Puppet Theatre
Contents
Theory lectures describing the history of European theatre with an emphasis on Central Europe.
Selected readings and discussions on them.
Modern creations in stage arts through contemporary authors in modern theatre, dance and artistic puppet theatre.
To introduce students to the most diverse trends in contemporary world theatre. Emphasis is placed primarily on the diversity of contemporary theatre and the dissolution of borders between individual artistic forms. Particular attention is devoted to post-dramatic or non-interpretive theatre forms.
Presentation of the latest performances of most interesting artists from Czech Republic and from all over the world. Comments, discussions concerning presented works.
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomesIn the field of knowledge (K), the student:
- enumerates, analyses and interprets important phenomena, works and contemporary artists of puppetry art; is able to indicate and analyse interpenetration of genres of contemporary art PK4; PK8
In the field of skills (S), the student:
- knows elaborated methods of analysis and interpretation of contemporary phenomena and knows how to use them PS7; PS8
In the field of social competencies (C), the student:
- is able to present, advertise own project in a approachable way by using known elements of information technologies P_SC6
- proves creativity by making individual, independent works, by collecting, analysing and interpreting indispensable information, formulates own ideas with the use of critical argumentation; is determined by internal motivation and organization of own work P_SC1
- is open towards diversity of contemporary phenomena, interprets them independently taking into consideration diverse theatre schools, appreciates the richness of means of expression concerning puppetry art and treats them as integral part of contemporary theatre and culture PSC1, PSC5
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
Oral exam
Further information
No schedule has been prepared for this course