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Analysis of the 1st Act of Ballet Giselle
Rafajová, Zuzana ; KAZÁROVÁ, Helena (advisor) ; POLLERTOVÁ, Adéla (referee)
This master thesis deals with analysis of the first act of ballet Giselle. It is focused on the dramaturgy, dramatic actions and psychology of the characters. It compares different images of the first act from these sources: original libretto by Théophile Gautier and Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges, notes by russian ballet master Antoine Titus, manuscript of Henri Justamant, libretto by Rostislav Zakharov, simplified choreographic script written by Cyril Beaumont and Leonid Lavrovsky's choreography written down by Natalia Konius. Attention is particularly focused on Justamant's manuscript and Konius's written record.
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Fusion of dance styles
Hývnarová, Petra ; OPAVSKÁ, Andrea (advisor) ; JANEČEK, Václav (referee)
This bachelor thesis points out the new arising trend, that is a fusion of dance styles and techniques. Based on the researching of mutual principles and teaching practice of two selected professional dance teachers, it is described the process of fusing and its influence on the area of dance teaching. The context is completed with reflection of this actual trend, which is absolutely inherent way of the next development on the field of dance. This work is creating an introduction for further studing and analysing principle, which could become milestone in the dance and dance pedagogy evolution.
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The czech contemporary dance in the nineteen nineties
Opavská, Andrea ; GREMLICOVÁ, Dorota (advisor) ; STAVĚLOVÁ, Daniela (referee)
The main goal of this thesis is to clarify the situation of the Czech contemporary dance platform in the nineteen-nineties and its transformation, on the basis of four case studies of concrete personalities and their dance works: Eva Černá a Karel Vaněk (Little blue nothing), Lenka Flory (..and where is Mary?), Jan Kodet (Jade) and Petr Tyc (The Fall of The House of Usher). The emphasis is put on catching the different qualities of movement, searching for the origins of their source of inspiration.
In order to understand the deeper context of this period it was necessary to briefly describe the development of "scénický" ("scenic") dance before 1989. This matter is put into the larger context of the change in aesthetics of the corporeality since the nineteen-sixties and the formation of the concept of contemporary dance with delimitation of its content.
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Dance for camera in the Czech Republic since the Year 2000
Jandová, Markéta ; NĚMEČKOVÁ, Elvíra (advisor) ; ELIÁŠOVÁ, Bohumíra (referee)
Dance for camera is a dance film genre whose popularity is constantly growing in the world and thanks to that the professional and general public pays more and more attention to this field. In fact the situation in the Czech Republi has never been directly mapped by anybody. This thesis is preview, complex, analysis and review of the works that deals with the genre - dance for camera. Firstly it shows how this genre has been developing by the artists in the country after the year of 2000 until now and secondly it offers you insight into the 80s and 90s, where it explores the origins of today´s dance.
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Hip hop as a dance style and its application in a stage choreography
Machovičová, Simona ; ELIÁŠOVÁ, Bohumíra (advisor) ; JANEČEK, Václav (referee)
My Diploma Thesis deals with a hip hop as a dance style called also hip hop dance. First, I briefly described hip hop as a culture in general and then paid closer attention to the one of the most important section the dance itself. I described formation and gradual advancement of the hip hop dance, I characterized the way of movements in this style and I dealt with its classification and categorization. I tried to find a way which hip hop dance has undergone from the street, where it was created, into the dance schools and studios and finally into the theatre stages. I was searching for the theatre hip-hop dance performances, which have been fortunate to be spread all over Europe and I have picked one of them for the detail analysis. Last but not least, the part of my Diploma Thesis is a survey in a form of questionnaire trying to find out opinion of the current dance community in a question of hip-hop dance style and its application in a stage choreography and all in all in a theatre environment.
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Modern dance styles and their influence on contemporary dance technique
Bigošová, Viktória ; OVSOVÁ, Libuše (advisor) ; OPAVSKÁ, Andrea (referee)
Within the final thesis, the main focus is directed towards history of modern dance techniques, their principles and terminology associated with respective time periods. Furthermore, significant personalities of these periods will be introduced. Following chapters will depict underlying conditions in formation of contemporary dance and also terms often associated with such dance practice. Fourth chapter is dedicated to specific figures, that we were able to encounter within studies on the Academy of Performing arts. We will elaborate specific training approaches and moreover try to discover context and influence of modern techniques contained in their work. Last chapter will summarize the influence of modern art techniques on contemporary dance, what they share and also the role of dance in current society.
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Hypermobility and rehabilitation
Hurníková, Adéla ; POLLERTOVÁ, Adéla (advisor) ; MIKYSKOVÁ, Barbara (referee)
This thesis deals with hypermobility and its rehabilitation. The first part addresses a brief description of the general issues and functional tests that are used to detect this handicap. Next part focuses on the specific types of rehabilitation, which are suitable for the dancers with a hypermobility syndrome. There are also the aids helping to strengthen ligaments and muscles surrounding the joints overloaded at the dance practice sessions and ensuring the correct function of musculoskeletal without a pain and ailment mentioned. The work also includes the specific exercises with tools that are intended as an orientation guide on how to cope with this syndrome and compensate its effects.
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Music in Choreography
Šťávová, Helena ; GREMLICOVÁ, Dorota (advisor) ; WIESNER, Daniel (referee)
The thesis called Music in Choreography with the subtitle Interaction of Dance and Music with the Use of Motion Sensors aims to characterise the relationship between dance and music, and how this relationship was influenced by the advancement of technologies during the 20th century. The work pays close attention to the possibilities of using motion sensors, it presents the basic types of sensors and their use in choreographic work. Based on analysis and exploration of her own master´s degree choreography, The Art of Manipulation, the author describes the process of collaboration between a choreographer and a composer in creating a performance which uses modern technology in the form of Hot Hand motion sensor.
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The body in space, the space in the body
Horváthová, Daša ; KŘENKOVÁ, Mahulena (advisor) ; JANEČEK, Václav (referee)
The Master's thesis includes drawing up the issue of the body and space in dance. The introductory part contains the definition of the body as a living organism. The body of the thesis is devided in chapters dealing with the body layers, gravity, balance and imagination. The final part of the thesis connects all phenomenons mentioned in previous chapters. This part results in a description of the images and sensations during the classical ballet training.
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Dance in the Contemporary Japanese Society
Hayashi, Lucie ; GREMLICOVÁ, Dorota (advisor) ; Švarcová, Zdenka (referee)
In my dissertation I have tried to describe the position and perception of dance in contemporary Japanese society from the perspective of modern methods of dance research. I focused on the transformation of the status of dance in society during the 20th century and the beginning of the new millennium, especially in terms of professional dance, its financial and media support, education, occupation and social status of dance artists in various dance genres. Context is completed with a reflection on the current problems of Japanese society that, to a large extent, affect the nation´s approach to dance, as well as a sociological survey on the perception of dance from the perspective of the young generation. It also includes an insight into the linguistic labelling of dance in contemporary Japanese.
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