Stage design and visual dramaturgy for
contemporary puppet theatre
A presentation by Hza Bazant (Head of stage design section, Department of Alternative and Puppet theatre, Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, Czech Republic)
Puppet Arts Complex, 30 Ahern Lane, Storrs
Wednesday, February 1 at 7pm
This presentation concerns Bazant’s work and processes in working on a puppet production with a focus on original projects, mainly projects that are not based on a given dramatic text but instead take as a starting point an image, an atmosphere, a season, a place, an abstract poem or a general theme such as the world around us. The presentation charts the journey from this starting point to the final text, looking at how narrative can be created through images and the visual dramaturgy in puppet theatre. The presentation will conclude with a dialogue with the director Vítek Peřina about their production Cabinet of Wonders.
All are welcome.
For more information, contact: Dramatic Arts at dramaoffice@uconn.edu