Loutkář

Loutkář ("The Puppeteer") is a Czech theatre magazine providing information about the Czech, Slovak and world puppet theatre.

Loutkář
FrequencyEvery two months
FounderJindřich Veselý
First issue1912 (1912)
CountryCzech Republic
Based inPrague
LanguageCzech
Websiteloutkar.eu
ISSN1211-4065

History and profile

Established in 1912, Loutkář is the oldest specialist puppet-theatre magazine in the world.[1] The publishing was initiated by Jindřich Veselý, who became its first chief editor and edited the magazine until 1936.[2]

The magazine was first published under the title of Český loutkář[3] until 1914 when it ceased publication due to World War I.[1] It was relaunched with its current name in 1917.[1] However, its name was changed to Loutková scéna in 1951.[1] The title was Československý loutkář between 1951 and 1992, and following the division of Czechoslovakia into the Czech Republic and Slovakia, it began to use its original name of Loutkář once again in 1993.[1]

References
  1. "Puppet Theatre in the Czech Republic in 2002". Institut umění. 19 August 2003. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  2. "Veselý, Jindřich". encyklopedie.idu.cz (in Czech). Česká divadelní encyklopedie. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  3. "About Festival". Skupa's Pilsen. 2012. Archived from the original on 28 October 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
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