Name and surname: Petra Honsová
Degree: Mgr., Ph.D.
Department: Czech Theatre Studies Department
Email: petra.honsova@idu.cz
Telephone: +420 721 547 989
Petra Honsová is a theatre historian, editor, archivist and librarian. Since 2023 she has been working at ATI as a researcher and scholar, focusing on the history of Czech theatre in the second half of the 20th century. She is the author and co-author of studies, articles, publications and exhibitions. She cooperates with the SIBMAS organisation in the field of archival work, and is a member of the Scénological Society and the Theatre Studies Society.
Education
2023 Library course at the National Library of the Czech Republic
2009-2014 Ph.D., Stage Production and Theory and History of Creation in Scenic Arts, DAMU Prague (doctoral thesis Jiří Hálek and Jiřina Třebická / On the Acting of the Drama Club and the 1960s)
1993-1996, 2001-2008 MA, Department of Theatre Science, Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague (thesis Jiří Hálek - actor of the Drama Club)
1992-1993 State Language School in Znojmo
1988-1992 Gymnasium Jihlava
Professional résumé
2023 - present Czech Theatre Studies at ATI - researcher
2022-2023 DAMU Library - librarian and information worker
2016 - present Institute for the Theory and History of Creation in Scenic Arts, DAMU Prague - researcher
2013-2014 Grada Publishing House - editor and translator
1998-1999 Figaro s.r.o. - production and promotion worker
1997 Alfréd ve dvoře - production and promotion assistant
1994 - 2023 The Drama Club - assistant director, promotional and operational worker, editor of the magazine Činoherní čtení (2000-2019), editor of the web magazine, archivist, co-author of publications and exhibitions on the history of the theatre
Conferences
2023 Mikulov, Summer Theatre Symposium (presentation Ladislav Smoček and his Best Day)
2012 Municipal Library in Prague, seminar "On the Glory of Acting / Theatre and Film Stars of the 20th Century" (paper Miloš Nedbal: Haló, halare, halavi, halatum, tady Caesar...)
2010 Munich, SIBMAS conference (presentation Archive of the Drama Club in Prague)
Research grants
2023 - present DAMU Project Competition (preparation of a scholarly book Ladislav Smoček, playwright and director)
Bibliography of articles
Honsová, Petra 1974-
Bibliografie (idu.cz)
Bibliography of books
Honsová, Petra 1974-
Knihovna (idu.cz)