DISCUSSIONS
Come and join us for the discussions following evening performances at the festival Bábkarská Bystrica 2024. The discussions will address two lines: the creative work of the team, and the context of the emergence of the performance, interaction regarding the performance just seen.
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A graduate in drama and theatre dramaturgy under the tutelage of Roman Polák and Daniel Majling at the Theatre Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava, Ms Brezániová has been working, since 2019, as lecturer in dramaturgy at the City Theatre of Žilina. During her studies, she worked in a creative tandem with the stage director Barbora Nitschová. With the student productions they featured at a number of festivals. Two productions were part of the junior programme at the 2021 Dotyky a spojenia. She collaborated on the preparation of the first production for deaf and hearing audiences in Slovakia Children of Silence (2021, Lab Theatre). At the Žilina City Theatre, she collaborates in convening performances for hearing-impaired spectators. From the 2021/2022 season, she is a creative writing lecturer for young students.
(photo: Joseph Marčinský)
Holding multiple degrees – in aesthetics and history from the Faculty of Arts of the University of Prešov, in theatre directing and dramaturgy from the Theatre Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava, and in theatre studies from the Institute of Theatre and Film Science SAV (study program theatre science), Mr Kopas collaborated, between 2013 and 2017, with the Department of Gallery Pedagogy of the Slovak National Gallery. As a lecturer he ran creative learning programmes, including professional interpretations for students and the general public. From 2017 to 2022, he led the Theatre Research and Education Centre at the Theatre Institute in Bratislava, coordinating, planning and implementing research and learning projects. Between 2022 and 2023, he worked at the National Theatre Košice as dramaturgy lecturer for the drama, opera and ballet ensembles. Since April 2024 he is artistic director of the Puppet Theatre in Košice.
Since 1985, Mr Pecko has been working at the Puppet Theatre at the Crossroads in Banská Bystrica, where he is currently stage director and artistic director. He directed nearly 200 productions for children and adults. He has been shaping the face of the Bábkarská Bystrica international festival. He collaborated with a range of Slovak, Polish and Czech theatres. He is known for his creative stage language and multi-layered work with signs. His work is often received to high acclaim at home and abroad. He is multiple laureate of the Annual Prizes of the Slovak Literary Fund, of the Lifetime Achievement Award, the Jan Dorman Award for noteworthy directing influence in Polish theatre for young audiences, and the Hašterica Award for creative contribution to puppet theatre in Slovakia for the production of Kubo. In 2012, Mr Pecko received the Main Prize at the 16th KORCZAK International Theatre Festival in Warsaw for the production Tajomné dieťa (Teatr Lalka, Warsaw) and, in 2017, the Grand Prix and the Spectator’s Award of the Nová drama/New drama festival and the Tatra banka Foundation Award for art in THEATRE category for the direction of the production Vojna nemá ženskú tvár (Slovak Chamber Theatre in Martin). He was repeatedly nominated for the Dosky award. The production Dojímate ma veľmi (fragmenty zo života diela Dominika Tatarku) directed by Mr Pecko was included in the Golden Fund of Slovak Theatre. The Festival presents his productiosn for children Kamil and for young people, and for adults Secondhand Time. The End of the Red Man by the BDNR, as well as the Brzechwatorium by the Polish Opolski teatr lalki i aktora.
WORKSHOP
Theatre mask: from antiquity to modernity
1. 10.and 3. 10. | 13:00 | Room 222, Academy of Arts
The Festival includes two workshops for professional and lay public. One is tailored for the Ukrainian community in Banská Bystrica and the other for interested professionals or lay public. The Department of Puppetry of the Kyiv-based I. K. Karpenko-Karyi Kyiv National University of Theatre, Cinema and Television will present its work with clay and oversized masks.
The workshop follows the performance of the Legend of Guljian, in which you work directly with clay and oversized masks. The creative workshop is a stimulating opportunity for informal learning for all wishing to try working with clay and oversized masks.
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Ukrainian actor and puppet theatre director.
He is a winner of numerous festivals and competitions in Ukraine, Finland, Poland, Moldova. He was awarded (4 times) with the best and most recognised theatrical award in Kyiv particularly and Ukraine – Kyiv Theatrical Pectoral (for the best show for children “Thumbelina” 2012 by Andersen, “Why Elefant has such a long nose” by Kipling 2015, for the best drama show “Oskar” 2015 and beast drama chamber show “Draw me a plane” 2023, both by Eric Emmanuel Schmitt.
He had been working for long time in Crimea Puppet Theatre and as director in Kyiv Municipal Academic Puppet Theatre. Currently he is a teacher in Kyiv National I.K. Karpenko-Kary University of Theatre, Cinema and Television. He is as well the member of Board of UNIMA-UKRAINE.
CREATIVE WORKING MEETING
5. 10. | 14:00 | Teatrium BDNR
A meeting of creative writing lecturers under the auspices of the Theatre Institute.
Creative writing workshops for children and youth between aged 12 to 18 are regularly available in Bratislava, Žilina and Banská Bystrica. They are led by dramaturges in their home theatres – in Bratislava in the Slovak National Theatre Drama Company (Mário Drgoňa), in The City Theatre of Žilina (Daniela Brezániová) and the Puppet Theatre at the Crossroads (Iveta Škripková). Last season, workshops were also available at The Jozef Gregor Tajovský Theatre in Zvolen (Uršula Turčanová).
Creative writing at BDNR, led by the playwright Iveta Škripková, is held under the auspices of the Theatre Institute since 2012. Since then, Dramatically Young – drama competition for teenagers – has been evolving as one-of-the-kind in Slovakia. The project inspires children in their attitude to drama and boosts their interest in theatre.