Acting 8

Tutor:

Marek BEČKA

Synopsis:

The study of acting in various genres and forms of theatre with a focus on the multiformity of alternative and puppet theatre.

The subject is studied in close connection with the fields of directorial creation and set design.

Prerequisites:

1. imagination

2. musicality

3. physical dexterity, manual skill, communicativeness

4. general knowledge required to study the subject

Study Objectives:

A sense for multi-layered acting performance:

1. Actor?s fantasy, imagination, playfulness, musicality

2. Virtuoso control over animation of all forms and types of puppet

3. Developed kinetic and musical sense

4. Ability to communicate in a creative team

5. Experience in creative work for children

Outline and Syllabus:

Curriculum:

1. The actor?s psychosomatic being

2. The actor?s relationship to space

3. The actor?s relationship to the material, subject, decoration

4. Understanding the puppet

5. The puppet as part of the acting component

6. The actor in relation to the partner

7. The actor in relation to the production?s theme

8. The actor as the dominant element in a stage work

Syllabus:

The versatility of an actor in puppet/alternative theatre stems from their knowledge and development of their own psychological/physical attributes. To begin with, students test out their ability to exist and act in a space, become familiar with and practise animating puppets and subjects, the voice, solo and choral song and all forms of stage movement. Following individual studies and specific scenes they get involved in larger stage forms with various study objectives (musical theatre, kinetic theatre, masks, pantomime, puppets). The actor brings the practical experience and skills gained in the first years of study to the production theme itself. He/she learns creative communication with fellow actors and with the authority of the director (student or teacher). The final phase of studies is held in DISK theatre productions, where the student receives several opportunities to act.

Study materials:

Literature:

Denis Diderot: The Paradox of the Actor

Peter Brook: The Empty Space

Jan Císař: Theory of Puppet Theatre Acting

Henryk Jurkowski: Magic of the Puppet

Miroslav Česal: The Live Actor in Puppet Theatre

Karel Makonj: P.Schuman and his Theatre of Bread and Puppets

H. von Kleist: The Dancer and the Puppet

+ works of Czech and world dramatic literature

Objects to practise animation.

Sets of various types of puppet.

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 R214 Učebna (Karlova 26, Praha 1) BEČKA M. 10:00–14:00 (paralelka 1)
Tue	místnost R214 Učebna (Karlova 26, Praha 1) BEČKA M. 10:00–14:00 (paralelka 1)
Fri	místnost R214 Učebna (Karlova 26, Praha 1) BEČKA M. 10:00–14:00 (paralelka 1)
Thu	místnost R214 Učebna (Karlova 26, Praha 1) BEČKA M. 10:00–14:00 (paralelka 1)
Fri	místnost R214 Učebna (Karlova 26, Praha 1) BEČKA M. 10:00–14:00 (paralelka 1)

The subject is a part of the following study plans:

• Doporučený magisterský herectví ALD (main subject)