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A Dance Profession – Its Form and Socio-economic Status
Bulínová, Karolína ; KAZÁROVÁ, Helena (advisor) ; GREMLICOVÁ, Dorota (referee)
My dissertation seeks to outline the social and economic status of members of the ballet troupe of the National Theatre in Prague after 1945. a defining aspect of this period was the effort on the part of the ballet ensemble to achieve recognition for ballet as an autonomous genre of theatre in its own right, and to achieve a status independent from the Opera, of which the troupe was part until 1958. The inferior status of ballet in terms of the theater hierarchy was reflected by the remuneration of the dancers themselves; their wages were always lower than those of the staff of the Opera or Drama troupes. i have tried to document the evolution and changes in the social and economical status of ballet artists as employees of state repertory theaters, depending on the context of each period and also by presenting them on two concrete trajectories and the experiences of individual artists. The financial conditions are documented by contracts, and the general situation further attested by additional personal documents, particularly correspondence. Frequent requests for a raise in wages or the paying of an advance, pleading and often no less than abjectly humiliating letters are ample evidence that the economic situation of dancers as professionals often stretched the limits of a basic living wage.
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Dance In Czech Feature Film 1898-1993
Lidová, Klára ; GREMLICOVÁ, Dorota (advisor) ; STAVĚLOVÁ, Daniela (referee)
The objective of this dissertation is to give a practical overview of the phenomenon of dance in Czech feature film 1898-1993. The theoretical, artistic and cinematic principles that should be taken into consideration when attempting to value a dance performance in a feature film. Second part is divided into six chapters concerning specific function of dance scenes in different film genres. Appendix gives a complete list of choreographers and their artistic film cooperations.
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Spectrum and network of artistic dance schools in Prague between the wars
Beneš, Ladislav ; GREMLICOVÁ, Dorota (advisor) ; NĚMEČKOVÁ, Elvíra (referee)
The bachelor thesis gives an overview of the creation and activities of dance schools teaching expressive dance and classical ballet between the first and the Second World War. I continue my works in graduate and semester works. In the first part, I study the available materials about teaching, methodology. The second part deals with the geographical location of the school headquarters in Prague and it’s possible movements over the time. The third part deals with administrative aspects of teaching, the frequency of the hours, the filing of applications, the tuition and the age range of pupils in schools. I also deal with school performances in public, the performances of pupils in theater productions, the performance of schools on afternoon tea sittings, club and social events. In conclusion, I deal with the exhibition Dancing in Czechoslovakian Art and Photography in Manes and the accompanying dance evenings where the schools were presented. The aim of the thesis is to get a more complete look at the establishment and functioning of these schools in the given period.
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Malkovský, Siblík, Podhajská
Nečasová, Natálie ; GREMLICOVÁ, Dorota (advisor) ; PETIŠKOVÁ, Ladislava (referee)
The aim of this thesis is on examples of František Malkovský (1889-1982), Emanuel Siblík (1886 – 1941) and Zdenka Podhajská (1901-1991) follow the activities of Czech dancers in France from 1910 to 1948 and their relations to local artistic comunities and culture. This work deals with each one separetly and it follows their dance activities since their arrival to France until their return to Czechoslovakia, in case of Malkovsky until his last big dance performance. The centre of their dance careers was mostly Paris but also smaller towns all acros the country where Malkovsky and Podhajska organised their dance performances. Impulses for leaving their homeland and also their dance orientations were different. Main sources of this thesis come from Theatermuseum in Wien and from Département des Arts du spectacle (Bibliothèque nationale de France). It is possible to work further on the theme, to include other Czech persons and to take into account artistic aspects of their activities.
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Ballet of the National Theatre in the 1970’s and 1980’s
Čižmáriková, Monika ; NĚMEČKOVÁ, Elvíra (advisor) ; GREMLICOVÁ, Dorota (referee)
This thesis is focused on and is summarizing events in ballet of the National Theatre in Prague in 1970's and 1980's, specifically between 1969 and 1989. It's dedicated to personalities on positions as directors of ballets - Jiří Němeček, Emerich Gabzdyl and Miroslav Kůra, who, besides managing the ballet, worked as choreographers too. There were also other choreographers in the theatre aside from the above mentioned, namely Jiří Blažek, Antonín Landa, Vlastimil Jílek, or Daniel Wiesner. I describe individual seasons and specific works, which were introduced in premiere. Furthermore in my thesis I deal with extraordinary generation of interprets who were performing here, for example Michaela Černá, Marta Drottnerová, Vlastimil Harapes, Jan Kadlec, Lubomír Kafka, Jaromír Petřík, Michaela Vítková, Hana Vláčilová, Aneta Voleská, Pavel Ždichynec and many others. I put everything in the context of the political era known as „normalization“. Foreign groups and individuals, who gave guest performances in the theatre are also described. My primary sources of information were mainly: “Archiv Národního divadla” (the National Theatre's archive), “Ročenky Národního divadla” (the National Theatre’s yearbooks) and contemporary periodical „Taneční listy” (Letters of dance), from which I used mainly critiques and reviews for premieres. Another valuable source were personal testimonies of artists, who performed in the National Theatre at that time: Mahulena Křenková, Jiří Němeček ml., Astrid Štúrová, Hana Vláčilová and Daniel Wiesner.
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The Dance of the Renaissance Era: The Mirror of Early Modern Society
Klementová, Kateřina ; Kröschlová, Eva (advisor) ; Gremlicová, Dorota (referee) ; Steckerová, Andrea (referee)
The main focus of the dissertation is 15th century Italian court dance, which was one of the prime manifestations of the emerging aristocratic society all across renaissance Europe. The dissertation draws on a detailed research into original dance notations and works on dance theory of dance masters Domenico da Piacenza, Antonio Cornazana and Guglielmo Ebreo/Giovanni Ambrosio and contains first-time Czech translations of important parts of these works. The text first addresses general issues (occasions and locations for dancing, dance education and the role of the dance master, functions of dance in a given historical period, intellectual and philosophical framework of early dance treatises) and moves on to analyse specific features of period dance theory and provides a description of ractical aspects of the realization of dance choreography (basic steps and movements, figures, spatial dance forms etc.). The dissertation contains a reconstruction of one such dance choreography. A certain journey into related fields and later historical periods are chapters on the aesthetic of movement (required posture, position of the head, facial expression, hand gestures etc.) and period etiquette (acceptance of social hierarchy in dance and beyond, ways of showing respect and greetings, asking to dance and...
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The journey of polka to the opera The Bartered Bride
Adams, Tereza ; FRIČOVÁ, Marie (advisor) ; GREMLICOVÁ, Dorota (referee)
This diploma thesis contains the description of the polka dance, its origin and short history. The next part belongs to the opera of Bedřich Smetana „The Bartered Bride“ from its creation through to the next presentations in the National theatre in Prague until the actual performance. In the last part there are descriptions of three chosen choreographies of polka from this opera and their analysis according to the model of Janet Adshead – Lansdale. Supplements contain biographies of Bedřich Smetana and choreographers of chosen inscenations – Otto Šanda, Pavel Šmok and Ladislava Košíková.
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Dance Department of The Conservatory of Jan Levoslav Bella in Banska Bystrica
Homola, Lukáš ; GREMLICOVÁ, Dorota (advisor) ; DERCSÉNYIOVÁ, Lucie (referee)
Bachelor Thesis Dance Department J.L.Bellu in Banska Bystrica proposes a brief overview into history and formation of dance department and its functioning up to present. The Thesis tells us more about the specific approach of individual pedagogues, successes of previous students and different circumstances, which have contributed to the formation of dance department. In a strong Bystricky region, this department creates an important role in forming of professional dancers. Bystricky region has built a stable place for creation of contemporary dance in Slovakia.
Key words: Conservatory, Dance Department, padagogue, student, successes.
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Ballet School of The J. K. Tyl Theatre in Pilsen
Hradilová, Zuzana ; POLLERTOVÁ, Adéla (advisor) ; GREMLICOVÁ, Dorota (referee)
Summary
This bachelor thesis describes of the history of the Ballet School by The J. K. Tyl Theatre in Pilsen. It deals with the circumstances of its origin and describes its development. At the same time it introduces particular pedagogical personalities, who took turns in the lead till the 1989.
First chapters refer to the oldest history of this Pilsen dance institution. The middle section mentions the problems which the school had to face during World War II. Furthermore it describes the reviving activity of Josef Skoda and presents the biggest boom of the school during the leadership of Jiri Nemecek. The end is dedicated to the teaching system of Milada Papezova and her overall reorganisation of the school.
The supplement includes period documents, photographs and a table with the overview of performances the students of the Ballet School performed between 1947–1989.
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Valentin Yelizariev, choreographer of the belarusian ballet
Ivanou, Uladzimir ; GREMLICOVÁ, Dorota (advisor) ; NĚMEČKOVÁ, Elvíra (referee)
This thesis discusses the work of major Belarusian choreographer, Valentin Yelizariev, during the second half of the 20th century. Through his work, we can follow the development of the Belarusian Ballet. The first part of this thesis will focus on the origins of The National theatre of Belarus and the advent of Valentin Yelizariev. The second part is about his artistic creation in Belarus, focusing on the years 1970 through to the 1980's. In conclusion, this thesis highlights the uniqueness of the personality Valentin Yelizariev and his importance to the Belarusian Ballet.
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