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Subject guarantor:

Karel MAKONJ, Sodja ZUPANC LOTKER

Name of lecturer(s):

Robert SMOLÍK

Learning outcomes of the course unit:

To acquaint students with the history of European theatre from antiquity to the present (consdering also puppet theatre). To acquaint the students with the cutlural and historical contexts, most important figures and fundamental milestones of development. A glimpse into the issues will gradually narrow towards the particulars of Czech puppet theatre.

Mode of study:

Theory lectures describing the history of European theatre with an emphasis on Central Europe. The course lectures will be in English.

Prerequisites and co-requisites:

Independent study of recommended literature.

Course contents:

A four-semester course devoted to the history of European theatre, which in the second part focuses on the history of Czech puppetry. Its aim is to place puppetry in the overall context of European theatre and explain the role theatre played in that stage of cultural development with regard to the role of the puppeteers in Central Europe. The basic methodology will be simple: we will ask WHO? WHAT WHEN? HOW? and WITH WHAT RESULTS?

Recommended or required reading:

Oscar G. Brockett: History of the Theatre

Henryk Jurkowski: A History of European Puppetry from Its Origins to the End of the 19th Century

Henryk Jurkowski: Aspects of Puppet Theatre

Alois Tománek: Forms of Puppets

Authors Collective: Czech Puppet Theatre Yesterday and Today

Assessment methods and criteria:

Lecture attendance is required during the semester which is a requirement for receiving credit (after the 1st and 3rd) as well as sitting the final exam (after the 2nd and 4th).

Course web page:

Note:

The basic literature will be supplemented during lectures.

Schedule for winter semester 2017/2018:

	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
Tue	room R104 Atelier (Karlova 26, Praha 1) 10:00–11:30 (paralelka 1)
Wed
Thu
Fri

Date	Day	Time	Tutor	Location	Notes	No. of paralel
	Tue	10:00–11:30		Atelier Karlova 26, Praha 1		paralelka 1

Schedule for summer semester 2017/2018:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

The subject is a part of the following study plans:

• Directing for Devised and Object Theatre in English (M.A.) (required subject)