Puppet Theatre Techniques 1

Tutor:

Karel VOSTÁREK

Synopsis:

Practical introduction to puppet theatre and its various types, techniques and work conditions - creative workshop according to interest and intentions of the students (shadow theatre, marionette, hand puppets...).

Prerequisites:

Students should have an interest in puppetry as well as knowledge and skill acquired in courses related to drama training and also Make-up-puppetry courses and Acting with props and puppets.

Study Objectives:

Introduction to various types of puppets and their inherent rules.

Outline and Syllabus:

Syllabus:

- Object animation

- Surface puppets and their possibilities and limitations.

- Hand puppets/Muppets and their various types.

- Marionettes

- Shadow theatre

- Other types of puppets according to student interest.

Study materials:

DVOŘÁK, Jan V.

1997 Herectví s loutkou (Praha: DDD-ARTAMA-IPOS)

CRAIG, Edward Gordon

1908 „The Actor and the Übermarionette“; přel. Eva Poskočilová, „Herec a nadloutka“, Loutkář 43, 1993, č. 10-12

JURKOWSKI, Henryk

1993 Szkice z teorii teatru lalek; přel. Jana Pilátová, Magie loutky. Skici z teorie loutkového divadla (Praha: Nakladatelství Studia Ypsilon, 1997)

RICHTER, Luděk

1997 Od předmětu k loutce, od loutky k divadlu (Praha: DDD-ARTAMA-IPOS)

SVĚTOVÉ LOUTKÁŘSTVÍ

1966 Světové loutkářství. Současné loutkové divadlo slovem i obrazem (Praha: Orbis)

ŠECHTL, Josef-ŠECHTLOVÁ, Marie-MALÍK, Jan-DVOŘÁK, Jan V.

1978 Svět loutek (Hradec Králové: Kruh)

Note:

Further information:

This course is an elective for all students of this school

Schedule for winter semester 2009/2010:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

Schedule for summer semester 2009/2010:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

The subject is a part of the following study plans:

• Doporučený magisterský dramatická výchova - dvouleté komb. (optional subject)
• Doporučený magisterský dramatická výchova - tříleté komb. (optional subject)