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It ain't ture, that we are few. V + W 1932 - 1948
Main, Alexandra Valerie ; Čechura, Jaroslav (advisor) ; Czumalo, Vladimír (referee)
It ain't true, that we are few V+W 1932 - 1948 Annotation The aim of the bachelor thesis is to map the career of Jiri Voskovec and Jan Werich (V+W) and consequently their Osvobozene divadlo (Liberated Theater), especially the influence on the cultural and political scene in Czechoslovakia. Among other things, the thesis focuses on the influences and philosophical concept that formed their opinions on Czechoslovakian and European politics and culture. The author follows the work of V + W starting from their play Caesar which was their first anti fascist play thru World War II, when their sketches helped their audience maintain hope and a sense of humor (the voice of America). The thesis will end with the communist coup in 1948. The author focuses on the role of V+W in influencing and forming the consciousness of the nation, their work concentrating mainly on the defense of humanity and general moral principles. With their devoted efforts to use humor to defend people against those who spread fear and harmful and populistic propaganda. The aim of this bachelor thesis is to show through the optic of the work of V + W the history of our country and above all to prove that humor is one of the most effective weapons against fear, hopelessness and "bad mood".
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Game Principles in Czech Improv Theatre
Vlková, Markéta ; Just, Vladimír (advisor) ; Sarkissian, Alena (referee)
The main theme of this bachelor thesis is a reception of the czech improv theatre through game principles categories as Roger Caillois, the french sociologist, has defined them. The author of the thesis discover every single principle (mimicry, alea, agon, ilinx) in creations of some important personalities and subjects of czech improv theatre (Vlasta Burian, V+W, Ivan Vyskočil, Jaroslav Dušek, Improliga). Despite of strict quailification made by Caillois, she finds those principles functional together in a harmony. In the early chapters she tries to define the game phenomenon using various conception of the game from philosophical and sociological aspect. In addition, she distinguish the improvisation concept between improv in author's theatre and improv as the theatre sport. In the end of the thesis, she pays attention also to the role of entertainer which is the connecting character among all examined ways of improv theatre.
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