Marek Becka is founder of Buchty a Loutky ("Cakes and Puppets") and lecturer in puppetry, Alternative and Puppet Department of the Prague Academy of Performing Arts, Prague,Czech Republic. Puppetry is a form of Theatre or Performance which involves the Manipulation of Puppets. Prague (ˈprɑːg Praha (ˈpraɦa see also other names) is the Capital and Largest city of the Czech Republic. The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia,
Becka is a highly talented and creative puppeteer and lecturer in puppetry. [1] He has been invited to give master classes in Hong Kong and Netherlands. [2] Becka is a graduate of the the Prague Academy of Performing Arts in Puppetry. [3] He is also a skilled director and writer. His enormous vision has seen the founding of Buchty a Loutky ("Cakes and Puppets") puppet company in 1991,[4] which has presented over many years a great range of offerings including Rocky IX and Tibet. [5]Buchty a Loutky is famous all over Europe through its tours. [6]