CONTENTS


1. Introduction. Instant history of Czech Theatre, main features of Czech theatre culture


2. Maryša – from realistic drama to post-modern performance


3. Czech Avantgarde Theatre  - Liberated theatre, Voskovec & Werich.


4.  E. F. Burian. Theatre as synthesis and rythm. Voiceband. Theatergraph.


5. Karel Čapek in context


6. Alfréd Radok – director between film and theatre


7. Václav Havel in performance (Garden Party. Largo Desolato. The Leaving).


8. Playwrighting in 60ties Josef Topol and Milan Kundera


9. Director/Stage Designer Collaborations (Hilar/Hofman, Frejka/Troster )


10.  projection of film document Theatre Svoboda


11.  Josef Svoboda. Laterna magika.


12. "Action stage design" (in the context of small studio theatres)


             13. Trends in contemporary Czech Theatre -  Staging of Ibsen's Heda Gabler