A Sample of Theatre and Dance Showcases and Festivals
The Festival Database of the Theatre Institute has been updated to provide its non-Czech literate users with an opportunity to locate festivals easily and with more information. Each festival entry contains a short description about the festival in English, as well as the contact information of the festival organizers.
To give you a taste of what’s happening in and around the Czech Republic this fall, here is a brief list of festivals. For a complete list of festivals, check out the database on the www.theatre.cz website:
Multicultural Festivals
17.9. 2005
Babi léto (Indian Summer) Festival at the Bohnice Psychiatric Hospital Grounds
Theatre, Music and Interdisciplinary Arts Festival
Jindřišská 5
110 00 Prague 1
7.-11.11.2005
Integration of the Sun – Autumn
Theatre, dance and music festival for mentally and physically handicapped
Akropolis
Nitranská 9
130 00 Praha 3
http://www.festivalslunce.wz.cz/
Theatre Festivals
10.7.-2.9.2005
This Summer Festival
An Ocean of Theatre and Music on Prague’s Watersides and beaches
http://www.divadlovceletne.cz; www.alfredvedvore.cz, www.formanstheatre.cz
22.8.-4.9.2005
Summer on Letna Festival
Theatre festival located on Prague´s Letna Plain. Music, theatre and circus productions for the entire family.
Společnost Gaspard
Kouřimská 12, 280 00 Kolín 1
1.-11.9.2005
Vyšehratky Theatre on Vyšehrad 2005
Festival of independent theatre companies takes place throughout the entire complex of the Vyšehrad National monument in Prague.
Studio Damúza
Řetězová 10
110 00 Praha 1
http://www.vysehratky.damuza.cz
8.-10.9.2005
Mimorial Kolín
International Festival of Nonverbal Theatre
Jiří Turek, Mánesova 88
120 00 Praha 2
8.-11.9.2005
International Festival of Theatre for One Actor – Biennial
Divadelní nám. 10
350 11 Cheb
24.6.-13.9.2005
Summer Shakespeare Festival
The Summer Shakespeare Festival is a summer showcase of theatre productions performed in the courtyard of the Burgrave Palace at the Prague Castle. It was originally initiated by President VÁCLAV HAVEL, and now the theatre project has expanded to include outdoor productions performed with the ancient backdrops of Castles of Prague, Brno and Bratislava (Slovakia).
Anenské nám. 2
112 13 Praha 1
13.6.-18.9.2005
Summer Festival of Actors ´Individualities
Summer showcase of contemporary plays featuring well-known Czech and Slovak acting personalities
14.-23.9.2005
International Festival THEATRE
The Theatre Festival aims to introduce the most outstanding and remarkable foreign productions, together with a digest of Czech theatres within a broad theme and genre (drama, music, dance, puppet or street theatre), and to create a meeting point for people involved in theatre.
Prokopova 14
301 35 Plzeň
28.9. – 28.10.2005
Waiting for Václav Festival of Big Little Theatres
The month-long festival is hosted on the large stage of the Klicper Theatre in Hradec Králové
Klicperovo divadlo Hradec Králové
Dlouhá 99
500 02 Hradec Králové
http://www.klicperovodivadlo.cz
14.-22.10.2005
Krakonoš´ Theatre Autumn (Krakonošův divadelní podzim)
National showcase of regional theatre companies, with organized seminars, directing courses, and classes about scenography
IPOS – Artama, Blanická 4
P.O.BOX 12
120 21 Praha 2
8.-12.11.2005
Festival of Moravian and Silesian Theatres
Ostravská 67
737 35 Český Těšín
22.-24.11.2005
Naráz
Showcase of performances of the Municipal Theatre of Zlín
tř. T. Bati 4091/32
761 87 Zlín
9.-13.11.2005
Cinderella (Popelka) Festival
National showcase of drama performances for children
Blanická 4
P.O.BOX 12
120 21 Praha 2
4.-.18.11.2005
Prague Theatre Festival of German Language
International festival of theatres from German speaking countries
Karlovo nám. 28
120 00 Praha 2
Puppet Theatre Festivals
3.-8.10.2005
Spectaculo interesse
International puppet theatre festival containing some workshops
Pivovarská 15
729 82 Ostrava 1
4.-6.11.2005
One Flew over the Puppetry Nest
Professional, amateur and alternative best puppet performances from last season
Celetná 17
110 00 Praha 1