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Theatre Studio Reduta as an example of modernistic utopia
Jiřík, Jan ; Hyvnar, Jan (advisor) ; Pilátová, Jana (referee) ; Oslzlý, Petr (referee)
1 ABSTRACT This thesis describes the theatre reform at the turn of 19th and 20th century in its wider sociocultural concept. It focuses on the reaction of theatre to the modernistic crisis of European culture and society. Modernism is understood here according to its wider thematic and chronological definition. Modernism is based on the conception of machine civilization as it was defined by a Polish sociologist Jerzy Jedlicki. Jedlicki places the rise of modernistic cultural formation into the second half of 18th century which is when a steam engine was invented and it was a time of social turbulence and changes in human spirituality. Another theoretical frame of the thesis is created by utopia phenomenon as it was defined by Jerzy Szacki. Second half of 20th century is considered to be the end of modernism, inasmuch the utopic visions which had been placed on theatre faded away. The main topic of the thesis is Juliusz Osterwa's and Mieczyslaw Limanowski's theatre studio Reduta. It was founded in Warsaw in 1919 and it was to a great extend inspired by Moscow theatre studios of Stanislavsky and by Polish theatre sources (Stanislaw Wyspianski). By studying selected examples, the thesis studies Reduta as a realisation of modernistic utopia when theatre was supposed to carry a special mission in renaissance of...
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Martin McDonagh and The Leenane Trilogy
Březinová, Tereza ; Jiřík, Jan (advisor) ; Pšenička, Martin (referee)
Tereza Březinová, DiS. Martin McDonagh a The Leenane Trilogy 1 Abstract in English The subject of the thesis is the work of playwright Martin McDonagh and in particular the so- called Leenane trilogy, which consists of his plays The Beauty Queen of Leenane, A Skull in Connemara and The Lonesome West. The first part of the thesis attempts to put McDonagh's work in the context of then-contemporary culture and literature, briefly outlines his journey towards writing for the theatre and seeks his inspirational sources, which are observed not only in the tradition of Irish drama, but also in a general pop-cultural context of the English- speaking world of the late 1980s and early 1990s. In the second part, the Leenane trilogy is a subject of analysis, with special attention to the character of Father Welsh, who (in spite of not being a leading character in either of the plays and not even appearing directly in two of them) proves to be a notable thematic link within the trilogy. Along with that, the thesis also discusses the way the trilogy's characters relate themselves (through their approach towards Father Welsh) to the Church and questions of faith.
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Karl Kraus' The Last Days of Mankind and its Stagings
Kverková, Pavlína ; Augustová, Zuzana (advisor) ; Jiřík, Jan (referee)
This bachelor's thesis is devoted to analysis of the most important work of an austrian writer, publicist and critic Karl Kraus (1874-1936), The Last Day of Mankind. The work not only deals with formal features of the text as well as with the content but it also intends to emphasize the timelessness of the central themes such as media manipulation. It focuses also on cultural and social context of the work. Using information based on available recources, the second part of the work is mainly concerned with the method by which the stage managers were attempting to stage this large piece of work in Germany and Austria. Rather large space is devoted to the only Czech production, whose premiere took place in April 2011 in Prague in Divadlo Komedie.
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The end of courage. Kačer's staging of Mother Courage and Her Children in the period and social context
Pitterová, Zuzana ; Just, Vladimír (advisor) ; Jiřík, Jan (referee)
My thesis deals with the play of the German playwright and director Bertold Brecht Mother Courage and her Children, which was introduced in 1970 at the stage of Prague Tyl's Theatre under the direction of Jan Kačer and which became for a long time the last expressing of free theatrical creativity at the National Theatre after the entry of Warsaw Pact troops in the breakthrough year 1968. The performance was an exceptional event in many ways. Not only because of the fact that the life performance of Dana Medřická in the title role was really stunning, but it was also the work of the director who managed to touch in the Brecht's war story from the disorganised Europe in the 17th century the timeless core, which in the concrete political situation of the beginning "normalization" of Czechoslovakia resonated with the audience in an extraordinary way.
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Tadeusz Kantor and The Theatre of Death
Veselá, Tereza ; Jiřík, Jan (advisor) ; Pšenička, Martin (referee)
Bachelor thesis is concerned with production of Polish avantgard author Tadeusz Kantor. The work is focused on the last epoch of his theatre production as an author (the epoch is called The Theatre of Death), concretely on inscenation The Dead Class and Wielopole, Wielopole. Bachelor thesis could be divided into three thematic parts. First part tries to observe basic historical terminuses in Tadeusz Kantor's work, previous epochs of theatre Cricot 2 and the most important performances. This part should serve to easier understanding methods of staging procedures during the epoch of The Theatre of Death and it should also approximate the questions, which interested Kantor. Second part is concerned with two concrete productions of The Theatre of Death and tries to analysis them. It also touches the issue of preservation theatre work through audiovisual records. Third part is focused on individual staging procedures. Bachelor thesis tries to define the point of Kantor's work on the basis of staging procedures. The point of Kantor's work is to create new form of theatre which do not manage with illusive staging of drama and with pretending of reality.
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Václav Voska's theatre, film and television acting in Czech artistic and social context in the second half of twentieth century
Neureuterová, Jitka ; Just, Vladimír (advisor) ; Jiřík, Jan (referee)
SUMMARY: This thesis focuses on theatre, film and television acting of one of the important representatives of Czech dramatic art in Czech artistic and social context in the second half of the twentieth century. The aim of this work is to depict means of expression used by Vaclav Voska in his roles. It provides summary of actor's theatrical work and in the part dedicated to his TV acting tries to comprehensively describe compering television series "We invite you to the theatre". The following part is dedicated to film acting, especially to his cooperation with the Film Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. The work neither neglects his teaching at the Faculty of Performing Arts Theatre nor his political career. The essential part of this thesis is focuses on his role of Emile Magis in Félicien Marceau's game The Egg. The work purposely omits on Vaclav Voska's production of spoken word (radio, Poetic Cafe Viola, Lyra Pragensis) and it refers only to his major achievements only if they are relevant for analyzed topics. Complete list of theatre and film production is given at the end of his work. The TV list is only a selection with regard to the factual ambiguity at the beginning of the functioning of the medium. The work provides factual data - in some cases, they are presented to public for the first time...
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Jiřina Jirásková Acting Mastership in Theatre, Film and on TV
Novotná, Renata ; Just, Vladimír (advisor) ; Jiřík, Jan (referee)
The thesis is focused on the theatre, film, TV and radio acting of the Czech actress Jirina Jiraskova. Its target is the presentation of the portrait composed of the different aspects of the work of this exceptional actress. The acting development of the personality of Jirina Jiraskova is described on the basis of the factographic data. The text contains a biographical part which gives in the time context an idea of conditions influenced and formed not only her art, but also generally human attitudes. The biographical section devoted to the presentation of the lifelong activity of Jirina Jiraskova in the field of theatre brings the overview of particular periods, the most important roles, significant professional, as well personal meetings. The further part of text is concentrated on the analysis of the acting of Jirina Jiraskova. It also analyses, on concrete examples, several most substantial, "modally" typical plays whose analysis documents the richness of means of the actress's expression and her capability of the genre variety. In the text there is also mentioned the summary of her acting work in film, TV and radio with approaching of concrete expressive performances. In the end of the thesis there are listed her theatre and film roles. The Text Appendix contains the crucial personal statement...
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Langer's Drama Angels With Us and The Problem of Euthanasia
Buriánová, Kristýna ; Just, Vladimír (advisor) ; Jiřík, Jan (referee)
The purpose of this thesis is to analyze the play of František Langer Angels among us, which he wrote in 1931. Although it was written more than eighty years ago, it still expresses the very topical issues. One of the main themes of the play, which the author addresses is the problem of euthanasia, which has been debated since ancient Greece and Rome and cease debate even today. The paper includes a description of how to treat the theme in the play itself, what opinions on euthanasia prevailed in past centuries, when the play was written and attention is focused even on the present.
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Andrej Krob
Jančálková, Petra ; Topolová, Barbara (advisor) ; Jiřík, Jan (referee)
Dissertation work Andrej Krob follows Krob`s remarkable journey to theatre from meeting Vaclav Havel during his military service in 1957, through Krob`s arrival to Divadlo Na zabradli in the early sixties of 20th century and especially his collaboration with director Jan Grossman, next to who Krob gradually work his way up from stage technician to the director. From the numerous Krob`s productions is the attention paid to the very first one, almost unknown directorial act, student production of Kral Ubu, presented on chateau Breznice in 1964, however this dissertation is mostly dedicated to the selected and key Krob`s productions of Vaclav Havel`s plays. Meeting this author was for Krob personaly as well as for his directorial poetics progress entirely fundamental. That`s why this work describes and analyses in detail semi illegal production of Havel`s play Zebracka opera, presented by Krob in Horni Pocernice in 1975, which has became establishing production of Divadlo na tahu, as well as Krob`s production of the same play from 1995. Separate chapter of dissertation has been also dedicated to Krob`s video production of Havel`s play Pokouseni from 1988 that brings unique opportunity of artistic performance observation. This dissertation determines at the very end, based on in-depth analysis of the...
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