Puppet Theatre Techniques 2

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:

BARBA, Eugenio, Nicola SAVARESE

1991 A Dictionary of Theatre Anthropology. The Secret Art of the Performer; přel. Jan Hančil, Dana Kalvodová, Jitka Sloupová, Nina Vangeli, Slovník divadelní antropologie. O skrytém umění herců (Praha: NLN-Divadelní ústav, 2000)

BRAUN, Kazimierz

1979 Druga reforma teatru?; přel. Jiří Vondráček, Druhá divadelní reforma? (Praha: Divadelní ústav-Městská knihovna-AMU-JAMU, 1993)

CAILLOIS, Roger

1958 Les Jeux et les Hommes; přel. Nina Vangeli, Hry a lidé (Praha: Nakladatelství Studia Ypsilon, 1998)

GROTOWSKI, Jerzy

2000, 2001 Pamiętnik Teatralny 193-198 (Warszawa)

PILÁTOVÁ, Jana

1990 Jerzy Grotowski a Teatr Laboratorium. Texty (První část) (Praha: PKS)

1990 Jerzy Grotowski a Teatr Laboratorium. Texty (Druhá část) (Praha: PKS)

1990 Jerzy Grotowski a Teatr Laboratorium. Texty (Třetí část) (Praha: PKS)

1999 Integrační program aneb Místo, kde si můžeme vzpomenout (habilitační práce, internetová knihovna AMU)

SCHECHNER, Richard

1993 The Future of Ritual. Writings on Culture and Performance (London-New York: Routledge)

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)