Alternative World Theatre in the 20th and 21st Century 2

Tutor:

Ondřej HRAB

Synopsis:

The semester focuses on the the artists behind contemporary puppet theatre (e.g. William Kentridge and the Handspring Puppet Company from South Africa) and the Theatre of Objects (e.g. the Dutch Dogtroep and their successors).

Studies are based on video projections and directly by visiting performances or through personal meetings with the artists.

Teaching through video projections, visits to performances, thematic seminars.

Prerequisites:

1. Creative ability

2. Capacity for independent reflection on the subject

3. Ability to analyse and reflect

4. Capacity for synthetic thought

5. Sufficient cultural overview and detailed knowledge of theatre history.

Study Objectives:

The subject?s aim is to familiarise the department?s students with the widest range of trends in contemporary world theatre. Emphasis is placed on the diversity of contemporary theatre and the dissolving of boundaries between individual art forms. Students learn about contemporary developments in the dramatic arts through profiles of contemporary practitioners in theatre, dance, puppet theatre design.

Outline and Syllabus:

Curriculum:

The semester focuses on the artists behind contemporary puppet theatre (e.g. William Kentridge and the Handspring Puppet Company from South Africa) and the Theatre of Objects (e.g. the Dutch Dogtoep and their successors).

Syllabus:

Study of the most recent movements in contemporary world theatre based on personal experience as a spectator. This is gained both through video projections and directly by visiting performances or through personal meetings with the artists.

Study materials:

Oscar G. Brockett: History of Theatre

Kazimierz Braun: The Second Reform of Theatre

Jan Hyvnar: The Actor in Modern Theatre

Eugenio Barba, Nicole Savarese: Dictionary of Theatre Anthropology

Magazines: Svět a divadlo, Taneční zóna, Loutkář [World and Theatre, Dance Zone, The Puppeteer].

Note:

Schedule for winter semester 2009/2010:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

Schedule for summer semester 2009/2010:

	06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon	místnost () HRAB O. 16:00–19:00 (paralelka 2) místnost () HRAB O. 16:00–19:00 (paralelka 1)
Tue
Fri
Thu
Fri

The subject is a part of the following study plans:

• Doporučený magisterský teorie a kritika (compulsory subject)
• Doporučený magisterský herectví ALD (compulsory subject)
• Doporučený bakalářský režie a dramaturgie ALD (compulsory subject)
• Doporučený bakalářský scénografie ALD (compulsory subject)
• Doporučený magisterský produkce (compulsory optional subject, optional subject)