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Hálek, Shakespeare, History of Dramatic plays
HOFMANNOVÁ, Barbora
The bachelor thesis "Historické hry Vítězslava Hálka a Shakespeare" deals with plays written by Vítězslav Hálek and their connection with William Shakespeare's works. The initial heuristic passage focuses on the primary and secondary reception of Hálek's theatrical works. The following section maps existing literary knowledge regarding a given topic and the poet's relation to the English playwright. The final part is the analysis of chosen plays aiming to emphasise analogies between works of those two authors.
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Oskar Nedbal Theatre: Former and Now
OTRADOVCOVÁ, Lucie
The diploma thesis entitled Oskar Nedbal Theatre: Former and Now aims to present some fundamental and interesting moments from the history of the Oscar Nedbal Theare Tábor in the context of changes in local culture from its inception to the present. The work is divided into seven chapters, which represent the developmental stages since the establishment of the theatre. It will first focus on building theatre by amateurs under the influence of the national revival in the process 19th century, further maps the important moments that took place in the theatre during the challenging 20th century and describes how the theatre functioned during the two world wars. Later, it focuses on the period of theatre, which we could call the present. The work methodologically based on cultural studies maps important moments in the development of the theatre, in terms of building, repertoire and (artistic) management of the theatre as such, does not neglect the issue of changing the name of the theatre and presents personalities that were crucial for the theatre. The work is supplemented by testimonies and memories of performers and spectators who worked in the theatre or visited it. For a closer understanding of the important events that took place in the Oscar Nedbal Theatre in its history, the work is supplemented by the context of the development of Czech theatre and society from the 19th to the 21st century. The main sources of the submitted diploma thesis are sources searched in the State District Archive Tábor, as well as information from periodicals and there are also sources from available literature.
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The Puppeteer, the Oldest Journal in the World of Puppetry (1912-2009)
Pivodová, Eva ; Köpplová, Barbara (advisor) ; Wolák, Radim (referee)
Puppeteer, World's Oldest Periodical Focused on Puppetry (1912-2009) Diploma Thesis Eva Pivodová Abstract This thesis focuses on the history of the magazine Czech Puppeteer (Český loutkář), or Puppeteer (Loutkář), the world's oldest continuously published periodical of its kind. The first 3 chapters describe in detail the magazine's transformations between 1912- 1950, its further existence is described more briefly in the final chapter. The resource material consisting primarily of the published issues of the magazine served as the basis for historical analysis. The text also puts the history of the magazine into context with the development of puppetry and it includes references to relevant theatrical literature. The magazine was founded by Jindřich Veselý in 1912 in Prague. In the first period of its existence (1912-1913), it helped to integrate the Czech puppetry community and it emphasized the values of genuine Czech puppet theatre. After 1917, Puppeteer (Loutkář) continued to publish both theoretical and practical articles. In 1940, it was replaced by Puppet Theatre (Loutková scéna). But Puppet Theatre was soon cancelled as well and so the only periodical focused on puppetry published during war was a simple cyclostyled bulletin. After the war, the renewed Puppet Theatre had to adapt to the new...
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Independent Theatres of Prague - a series of interviews
Reisigová, Anna ; Novotný, David Jan (advisor) ; Osvaldová, Barbora (referee)
The bachelor's thesis Independent theatres of Prague - a series of interviews focuses on Prague's theatre scene, especially on independent theatres and their representatives. The first part of the thesis is theoretical and defines the independent theatre scene, history of theatre in the Czech Republic and Czechoslovakia, respectively. It also presents The Czech Association of Independent Theatre and theatres, whose representatives I will interview. The second part is also theoretical and defines a journalistic interview as a genre. It deals with the phases of the creation of an interview and a brief history of it. Interviews with representatives of theatres are also part of the work and they reflect the current situation and focus on concepts defined in the theoretical parts. The aims is to create interviews that could be a part of cultural section of the mainstream media. Interviews are up-to-date and provide interesting information.
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F. A. Šubert 1849 - 1915
Drexler, Otto ; Pokorná, Magdaléna (advisor) ; Beneš, Zdeněk (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with the biography of one important personality at the end of the 19th century - František Adolf Šubert, who was in the post of the Director of National Theatre in Prague in years 1883-1900. The main focus of the thesis is Šubert's public life and his career, as well as on his position within Czech cultural society, in the wider context of the era of that time changing Czech society and theatrical culture perception. It deals with the question, why F. A. Šubert was a subject of criticism from the journalists already during his active career as a director, and why he has never been recognized as one of the let's say "cultural heroes" of that epoch. The base of the work lies in the spring of the year 1900 - which was the year of Šubert's abdication (together with the whole theatre management). The work deals also with Šubert's personal life, which influenced his ideas and persuasion, too. This thesis is based on the then print, pieces of specialized and memoir literature, partly also archival materials (the access to the last mentioned was due to several factors rather limited). Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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Jindřich Hořejší as a Translator of French Drama
Zahálka, Michal ; Christov, Petr (advisor) ; Pšenička, Martin (referee)
The thesis' subject is the celebrated poet Jindřich Hořejší (1886-1941) in his lesser-known vocation as a theatre translator whose bulk of work consists of translation of contemporary French drama (eg. Giraudoux, Claudel, Cocteau, Salacrou, Neveux, Passeur, Achard or Pagnol). First, it follows traces of theatre in the poet's life, before discussing various aspects of his role as a translator in the reality of theatre at the time (fnancial conditions of theatre translation, the work of theatre agencies, communication with theatres etc.) and offering a list of his translations of French drama, compiled to be as complete as possible. The next chapter contains analyses of Hořejší's own articles detailing his views on the theoretical aspects of translation (which are also reprinted in the Appendix), putting them into the context of contemporary translation theory and practice. The fnal two chapters analyse selected translations. The frst deals with verse drama translations, Arnoux' Huon of Bordeaux and Racine's Phaedra; the latter with an extensive commentary on the history of Czech stage alexandrine. The next chapter follows Hořejší's work with colloquial language in Pagnol's Fanny and compares his approach to translation of Giraudoux' Intermezzo with that of Karel Kraus.
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Max Brod as an intermdiary of the Czech drama to the German-speaking audience. A reception of the Czech theatre in the articles of Max Brod in journals Prager Abendblatt and Prager Tagblatt from 1921 to 1939
Fojtíková, Anežka ; Zelená, Alena (advisor) ; Kučera, Rudolf (referee)
The bachelor thesis on the topic Max Brod as an intermediary of the Czech drama to the German-speaking audience. A reception of the Czech theatre in the articles of Max Brod in journals Prager Abendblatt and Prager Tagblatt from 1921 to 1939 focuses on the reviews of Max Brod through which he strived to present the Czech drama to the German audience. The thesis examines the motivation of Brod in this regard, the form and the content of his reviews and also aims to contribute to the discussion about the blending of language and national spheres in Prague during the era of the First Czechoslovak Republic. Brod's activities as an intermediary is first put into the context of the coexistence of Czechs and Germans from the historical perspective of the First Czechoslovak Republic and their cultural interaction. The thesis also gives an overview about the Prague German literature, the German-speaking press and about the Prague theatre. The second chapter presents the personality of Max Brod and his interest in the Czech culture. Next, based on the secondary literature, Brod's theatrical reviews are characterized. The thesis highlights their political dimension as well as their evolution in the 1930s after the onset of the Nazi party in Germany. In the last chapter, three specific articles of Brod about...
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Puppeteer 1912-2012: 100 years of world's oldest periodical focused on puppetry
Bláhová, Eva ; Köpplová, Barbara (advisor) ; Sekera, Martin (referee)
Puppeteer 1912-2012: 100 Years of World's Oldest Periodical Focused on Puppetry Rigorous Thesis Eva Bláhová Abstract The thesis focuses on the history of Czech Puppeteer (Český loutkář), the world's oldest continuously published periodical about puppetry. The first three chapters deal with its transformations between 1912 and 1950, the two following chapters describe in detail its existence from 1951 until 2012. The resource material consisting primarily of all volumes of the magazine served as the basis for historical analysis. The text also puts the history of the magazine into context with the development of Czech puppetry and it includes references to relevant literature. The magazine was founded by Jindřich Veselý in 1912 in Prague. After a short break between 1914 and 1916, it continued as Puppeteer (Loutkář), publishing articles about all aspects of puppetry. In 1940, it was replaced by Puppet Theatre (Loutková scéna). But Puppet Theatre was soon cancelled as well. After the war, the renewed Puppet Theatre (1945-1950) had to adapt to the new ideological demands and so it emphasized the role of puppets in education. From 1951 on, Czechoslovak Puppeteer (Československý loutkář, 1951-1992) focused fully on ideological issues, but it managed to maintain its professional qualities. Since 1993, the...
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The Puppeteer, the Oldest Journal in the World of Puppetry (1912-2009)
Pivodová, Eva ; Köpplová, Barbara (advisor) ; Wolák, Radim (referee)
Puppeteer, World's Oldest Periodical Focused on Puppetry (1912-2009) Diploma Thesis Eva Pivodová Abstract This thesis focuses on the history of the magazine Czech Puppeteer (Český loutkář), or Puppeteer (Loutkář), the world's oldest continuously published periodical of its kind. The first 3 chapters describe in detail the magazine's transformations between 1912- 1950, its further existence is described more briefly in the final chapter. The resource material consisting primarily of the published issues of the magazine served as the basis for historical analysis. The text also puts the history of the magazine into context with the development of puppetry and it includes references to relevant theatrical literature. The magazine was founded by Jindřich Veselý in 1912 in Prague. In the first period of its existence (1912-1913), it helped to integrate the Czech puppetry community and it emphasized the values of genuine Czech puppet theatre. After 1917, Puppeteer (Loutkář) continued to publish both theoretical and practical articles. In 1940, it was replaced by Puppet Theatre (Loutková scéna). But Puppet Theatre was soon cancelled as well and so the only periodical focused on puppetry published during war was a simple cyclostyled bulletin. After the war, the renewed Puppet Theatre had to adapt to the new...
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The Czech and German kabaret scene within Czech culture in the first two decades of the 20th century
Poštulková, Marta ; Just, Vladimír (advisor) ; Augustová, Zuzana (referee)
This thesis deals with Czech and German cabaret shows on the Bohemian land in the first two decades of the 20th century . The thesis first familiarizes the reader with the history of Czech cabaret - with first such establishments in Prague and the very birth of this performance type here. Then some space is devoted to the most important of Prague' s theatres - Lucerna, Rokoko, Červená sedma and Montmartre - and their comparison. More theatres are spoken about later on, both Czech and foreign. Then, several prominent figures of cabaret theatre are characterised and it is also analyzed how they influenced each other and the cabaret itself. The very last part details the circumstances that ultimately led to downfall of most cabaret theatres in the twenties and evaluates contributions cabaret might mean for the future.
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