Mask 1

Tutor:

Karel VOSTÁREK

Synopsis:

An elective practical theatre workshop focused on working with different types of masks.

Prerequisites:

This course develops knowledge from the „Maska - Puppet“ course. The students are expected to actively participate including in preparations for performances with a mask.

Study Objectives:

A practical workshop focusing on uncovering the inherent laws of acting in a mask. Students have the opportunity to learn about various types of masks and their possibilities in working with children and youth.

Outline and Syllabus:

1. Neutral masks.

2. Larval masks.

3. Character masks.

4. Semi-masks of Comedie dell' arte.

5. Fantasy masks.

Study materials:

BOGATYRJOV, Pjotr

1940 Lidové divadlo české a slovenské; prel. Anton Kret, Ľudové divadlo české a slovenské (Bratislava, Tatran, 1973)

1971 Souvislosti tvorby (Praha: Odeon)

ČAPEK, Josef

1938 Umění přírodních národů (Praha: F. Borový)

ČERNÝ, František (ed.)

1968-1983 Dějiny českého divadla I, II, III, IV (Praha: Academia)

HEROLD, Erich

1970 Africké masky (Praha: Odeon)

KRATOCHVÍL, Karel

1973 Komedie dell´arte doma i za hranicemi (Praha: Divadelní ústav)

LECOQ, Jacques

1987 Le Théâtre du geste (Paris: Bordas)

LÉVY-STRAUSS, Claude

1979 La voie des masques; přel. Zdeněk Justoň, Cesta masek (Liberec-Praha: Dauphin-Ministerstvo životního prostředí České republiky, 1996)

Note:

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)