Akademie múzických umění v Praze.Divadelní fakulta. Knihovna
Abstract
Graduate thesis entitled Puppets on KALD (KALD means abbreviation of the name
Department of Alternative and Puppet Theatre of The Theatre Faculty of the Academy of
Performing Arts in Prague - DAMU) describes and compares the tendencies and methods
of teaching of puppetry in the period from 1978 to 1981 as compared to the period from
2008 to 2012. The thesis is based on the description of the puppeteering pedagogy as
experienced by two generations of students. The thesis compares the extent of puppetry
practice during studies, possibilities of developing student´s own projects and also
evaluates, how are the current graduates of KALD prepared for their future proffesion and
how were the graduates of Department of Puppetry prepared in the past.
The thesis attempts to find answers to the problém, why recently among students of
Department of Alternative and Puppet Theatre there is growing decline in their interest in
puppet theatre and also seeks solutions, how to again revive this traditional theatre genre
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