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Identity through dystopia optics in productions: 1984, A Clockwork Orange and Solaris
Matejová, Regina ; Sarkissian, Alena (advisor) ; Pšenička, Martin (referee)
Title: Identity in the state of unconsciousness (reflections on the staging of dystopia) The three fictional worlds in the three productions, according to the canonical works of world literature, are a mirroring not only of repressive social intentions, but also of society as a whole and life of its individual articles. Through dystopia optics, we have the opportunity to look at a split picture of a reality - destabilized world without objective guarantees of facts, in which there is only presence. Without exaggerated optimism, the dystopia elements provide us with a wide field to reflect on various tendencies of oppression, but capable (in certain aspects) of going beyond fiction or a relatively shadowy confrontation with one's own human inhumanity. Deformation of individual and collective memory brings heroes into the world of counterfactual narratives or forced socially "acceptable" behavior. In a dystopian world, common sense, experience, knowledge or language fail. Ideological hegemony and various power tools discourage human identity through violence, psychological manipulation or dehumanization and unification in the form of forced collective rituals. All this encourages main characters to believe that the state is true and natural. In what ways is a deprived person portrayed in the...
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Festival of Contemporary Dance and Physical Theatre Nu Dance Fest - analysis of financial and creative environment of independent culture
Hlubinová, Ivana ; Pšenička, Martin (advisor) ; Sarkissian, Alena (referee)
This diploma thesis is a continuation of my bachelor thesis called Contemporary dance festivals and their role in the Slovak dance environment. My bachelor thesis was concerned with the analysis of three Slovak contemporary dance festivals (Nu Dance Fest, Bratislava in Movement, Kiosk festival) and one Czech festival (Hybaj ho!) from the perspective of dramaturgy, history, space and audience-performer relationship. The aim of this thesis is to extend the knowledge gained in my previous work and thoroughly examine the creative and financial environment in Slovak independent culture. The purpose of the research carried out in the practical part is to interview the organizator one of the festival Nu Dance Fest Petra Fornayová. Keywords [independent culture, cultural and creative industries, public funds, contemporary dance, movement theatre, festival, Nu Dance Fest]
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Three Prague theater buildings and their "memory"
Marková, Jana ; Topolová, Barbara (advisor) ; Pšenička, Martin (referee)
The Diploma Thesis named Three Prague theatre buildings and their memory deals with the history and transformations of the status of the three oldest theatre buildings in Prague, namely The Estates Theatre, The National Theatre, and The State Opera. This thesis aims to show how their role has changed over the centuries. The introductory chapter offers a historical overview of the mentioned buildings, from their foundation to the present times. Next, the thesis deals with the perception of the theatre buildings during different periods with the help of the period press and scientific literature. More attention is devoted to the significant moments, such as the confiscation of the Estates Theatre in 1920 or the celebrations of the Year of the Czech theatre in 1983, which showed that the theatre buildings do not only fulfill the role of cultural institutions but also represent national ideas. The text covers the development between 1783 and 2022 and is divided into several time blocks. The Diploma Thesis demonstrates how significant role these buildings hold in the Czech history and even in today's society.
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Distancing effects in productions of Komedie Theatre
Havelková, Pavla ; Augustová, Zuzana (advisor) ; Pšenička, Martin (referee)
The aim of the thesis is to analyze distancing effects in productions of the Komedie Theatre. As a subject of analysis I only chose such plays of the Komedie Theatre that I consider highly representative in their usage of distancing effects and principles, reason of which is the chosen analytical method is relatively detailed and the extent of the thesis is limited. The plays chosen are Kanibalové, Kvartet and Sportštyk. I separately analyzed each drama, then I analyzed its production. Each play is addressed in a separate chapter. In these chapters I focused especially on the possibilities of using distancing effects that are hinted at in the text by the author. In the chapters dedicated to production I analyzed the way how the directors worked with distancing effects utilized by the authors and how they developed and enriched them. The objective of my analysis was to identify the distancing effects used in plays of the Comedy Theatre and also to define their role in context of the overall poetry of the Komedie Theatre.
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History of the Black light theatre of Jiří Srnec
Goščíková, Romana ; Etlík, Jaroslav (advisor) ; Pšenička, Martin (referee)
The master subject of this essay is pretty clear - the history of one of the most famous Czechoslovakian theatre phenomenon of the world - The Black Light Theatre of Jiří Srnec. Although many other ensembles play under the name of the original Black Light Theatre of Prague these days, the real founder of this new theatre form is Jiří Srnec. He used a very old trick, based on the principle of the "black cabinet" which technically means that the black-dressed actors holding the requisites are not seen by the spectators against black backdrop. Thanks to this technique the requisites, things and objects seem to move themselves. However, this trick is not the main purpose of the plays performed by Jiří Srnec and his. It's a principle that evokes scenic and mimic metaphor which is realised by movements of graphic artefacts and actors and accompanied by music. I have studied through the foreign and local critiques and reviews, short studies in theatre periodicals, several interviews with Jiří Srnec and some other witnesses, and my own experiences with this theatre. The essay consists of two main parts: the first one theoretically describes the basic principles of the black theatre and the second part focuses on the history of the theatre of Jiří Srnec from the very beginning to the present.
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Study of differential potential of spermatogonial stem cells via transplantation in vertebrates
Kodedová, Barbora ; Krylov, Vladimír (advisor) ; Pšenička, Martin (referee)
Spermatogonia, or spermatogonial stem cells are necessary to maintain male fertility. In the complex process of ongoing spermatogenesis in the testes these pluripotent stem cells proliferate and differentiate into sperm cells. In 1994 the first spermatogonial transplantation technique was described in rodents to allow the study of male germ cells. The following series of studies of intra- and inter-species transmission of testicular tissue revealed the regenerative capacity of transplanted spermatogonial stem cells and their possible usage. Recently, spermatogonia transplantation systems are developed in many vertebrates making it possible to study the development of sperm as well as artificial production of male and female gametes derived from germ cell donors. The differentiation potential of spermatogonial stem cells enabled the creation of transgenic organisms by genetic manipulation of isolated spermatogonia and subsequent transplantation into a suitable recipient. Spermatogonial transplantation in the future may find their application in regenerative medicine, the treatment of disorders of spermatogenesis, or serve to preservation of genetic stock of endangered species.
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Lagronová feat. Nebeský
Jahn, Jakub ; Christov, Petr (advisor) ; Pšenička, Martin (referee)
The presented MA thesis examines the relationship of the staging of Jan Nebeský with its source, the drama Terezka from Lenka Lagronová. It is dividend into two sections; in the mst part we are dealing with the sources of the drama, mostly with the biographical notes of Saint Therese of Lisieux. Nowadays, these are published under the title The Story oj a Sou/. Subsequently we throughoutly analyze the drama. The analysis implies that the drama is conceived to mediate The Little Way, the teaching of Saint Theresa from Lisieux, to the reader. In the second section we analyze the staging Terezka, directed by Jan Nebeský, which had opening night in Divadlo Komedie on March 3, 1997. We mostly try to refer to the distinct directorial-dramaturgic arrangements, which essentially altered the semantic character of drama. In the conclusion we summanze the semantic drift cause by the "translation of drama into the theatricallanguage".
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Theater by Stefan Hulfeld
Kunčarová, Helena ; Pšenička, Martin (advisor) ; Sarkissian, Alena (referee)
This diploma thesis explores the concept of theatricality as developed by the Swiss theatrologist Stefan Hulfeld. The thesis aims at a presentation of Hulfeld's research which is based on examination of historical documents, his particular focus being the theatricality of the 18. century in Solothurn (Switzerland). In this thesis, his theory is compared to other theatricality theories developed by Rudolf Münz and Andreas Kotte. The more general aim of the presented work is to devise a notion of theatricality which is based on historical- theatrological exploration of historical documents.
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