We are pleased to announce that Dr. Jan Hančil, who has been elected Rector at DAMU Theatre Academy in Prague, Czech Republic, has joined the advisory board of The Stanislavski Centre.
Dr. Jan Hančil is a Czech translator, dramaturg, teacher at the Department of Authorial Creativity and Pedagogy, and Dean of the Theatre Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts (DAMU) in Prague. He worked as a dramaturg at the National Theatre for ten years on over twenty productions. He has been teaching at the Department – acting and (Inter)acting with The Inner Partner – since 1994. He also teaches dramaturgy at the Department of Classical Theatre. Additionally, he has translated numerous books and plays from English to Czech (e.g. Peter Brook’s, The Shifting Point). He is the Chair of the Prague City Arts Council Grant Committee for theatre. Dr. Hančil has co-led workshops on (Inter)acting with the Inner Partner at the Dartington Intensive (2001); Czech Center New York/ Bohemian National Hall and Columbia University (2007); Theatre Academy of Finland (2008); and Rose Bruford College, England (2009); Yale University, University of Colorado Boulder (2011). Dr Hancil has been elected Rector at DAMU from February 2013.
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