Theatre.cz 01/07 Newsletter about Czech Theatre is Now On Line!
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THEATRE / DRAMA – click here
DANCE – click here
PUPPET THEATRE – click here
EXHIBITIONS – click here
OTHER NEWS – click here
FESTIVALS – click here
THEATRE / DRAMA
Rock´n´Roll –Tom Stoppard´s Reflection of Czech History
– Kamila Černá
The Czech premiere of Tom Stoppard´s newest play at the National Theatre in Prague is the first staging of the play outside of Britain. Stoppard dedicated the play to Václav Havel – partly inspired by the fate, ideas and sentiments of the Czech dramatist and former president.
Morávek´s Continued Search for Happiness on the Stage
– Kamila Černá
Vladimír Morávek´s latest staging of Maeterlinck´s L´Oiseau is a minimalist musical that with a few more runs should evolve into a strong production. Click here.
The Komedie Theatre’s Continued Quest to Fix the World
– Josef Mlejnek
This low-key, intimate production of the play The World-Fixer (Der Weltverbesserer) is the third in a series of productions of the work of Thomas Bernhard staged at the Komedie Theatre in Prague by director DušanPařízek. Click here.
Pitínský: Staging Three Characters from the Tales of Božena Němová
– Jan Kerbr
In his latest production, J.A.Pitínský uses his clever tactics to bring characters from the Czech mother of literature Božena Němcová together on one stage. A clever picture of the provincial Czech life. Click here.
DANCE
Czech Dance in Action DVD 2006 Now Available
– Don Nixon
The Theatre Institute has created the second Czech Dance DVD with excerpts of 16 of the best dance productions, as selected by the Dance Department of the Arts Institute. Free copies are available by contactingjana.navratova@theatre.cz Click here.
PUPPET THEATRE
Puppet Theatre Highlights – At Home and Abroad
– Nina Malíková
A brief look at the world of Czech puppet theatre – Spejbl and Hurvínek celebrate their anniversary, awards, The Day of UNIMA, exhibitions and much more. Click here.
Sacrebleu, mordye, who is going to kill who?
– Kamila Černá
The plot of Alfa’s Musketeers is simplified as much as possible, as is the easily comprehensible language spoken on stage – a sort of Esperanto-macaroni, featuring the universal language of baby-talk, several notoriously familiar English, French or better still ‘international’ expressions and lots of interjections. The production has already won several awards in the CzechRepublic.. Click here.
EXHIBITIONS
Prague Quadrennial 2007 – Just Four Months Away
– Daniela Pařížková, Sodja Lotker
The count down is on as Prague prepares for the world’s largest exhibition of scenography and theatre architecture. The City of Prague will come to life with theatre from June 14th to the 24th! Click here.
OTHER NEWS
Director of the Theatre Institute in Prague to be New Director of the National Theatre
– Don Nixon
Director of the Theatre Institute in Prague Ondřej Černý will become the new Director of the Theatre Institute. His successor will be determined over the course of the next two months.Click here.
Czech Centres and the Theatre Institute – Promoting Czech Theatre Abroad
– Don Nixon
Similar to the Theatre Institute, the Czech Centres strive to provide the foreign public with information about the culture, trade, education and tourism. The websites of each Czech Centre is filled with information pertaining to each of the related fields. Click here.
New Projects Added to the Catalogue of Recommended Theatre Productions
– Don Nixon
Four new projects have been added to the Catalogue of Recommended Theatre and Dance Productions administered by the Theatre Institute. Click here.
FESTIVALS
Planning Ahead for the Spring Festival Line Up
– Don Nixon
This Spring, many fascinating festivals will take place all around the CzechRepublic. Here are just a few that are in store for you.Click here.
Editor:
Contributors:
Sodja Lotker, Don Nixon: Experimental Theatre
Jana Navrátová, Roman Vašek: Dance
Jan Kerbr, Kamila Černá: Theatre / Drama
Nina Malíková: Puppet Theatre
Pavel Vokatý: Webmaster
Consultants:
Mirka Potůčková
Vlasta Smoláková
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published at: Jul 23, 2012 1:19 PM