BB – repeatedly resurgent impulses for the Czech theatre acting
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| Year of publication | 2019 |
| Type | Appeared in Conference without Proceedings |
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| Description | The presentation focused on the reception of Bertolt Brecht in Czech theatre in the post-war period. The Epic theatre served as a defence against Social realism indoctrinated by Stalinist communists. On the other hand, the ability to receive Brechtian impulses had its roots in the interwar Avant-guard practice. During a short period of 1956–1963 Brechtian impulses regenerated Czech theatre on several levels: it helped to reintegrate the Avant-guard practice; it stimulated a rise of the post-war alternative theatres; and it initiated the origin of Theatre of Appeal, Czech variation of the engaged theatre. In 1970’s and 1980’s we can see a new and more profound reception of Stanislavski System in the work of actors who represented Brechtian Epic style in 1960’s. The syncretism of Stanislavski and Brecht is demonstrated in the acting and the pedagogy of Josef Karlík. |