Canadian Season in Prague - performances presented by the Archa Theatre
Current programme
October 13 and 14, 2002
da da kamera
Daniel MacIvor: In On It
A theatre performance under the direction of Daniel MacIvor, author of the play and also one of the two performers. The play deals with the complex life's search for meanings that we find within chaos, and about the natural necessity to poke fun at these senses.
Da da kamera has been producing new work since 1986. The focus of its representatives Daniel MacIvor and Sherrie Johnson is above all on the process of creation, with no time limits and traditional roles. Their creations are successful attempts at the development of the fundamental relationship - a clear and simple exchange of energy between the actor and the audience.
October 17 - 19, 2002
Holy Body Tattoo and The Tiger Lillies
Circa
A dark duet suggests a perplexing ritual of lovers' foreplay and unfulfilled lovers' desire. A multimedia performance in the interpretation of Noam Gagnon and Dana Gingras accompanied by the Tiger Lillies from England.
The Holy Body Tattoo began in 1993, and its main performers are choreographers and dancers Noam Gagnon and Dana Gingras. Their risky, brilliantly constructed choreography reflects upon (and reflects outwardly) the concerns, ideas and attitudes of contemporary pop-culture, locating a sense of conscience and hope through intense physicality and deeply sought courage. The multimedia performances of the Holy Body Tattoo often explore the nature of the human endurance through ideas of surrender, fragility and broken elegance.
www.holybodytattoo.org
October 20 and 21, 2002 at the Prague State Opera
La La La Human Steps
World premiere of the newest production of the world famous dance company from Canada!!! First time in the Czech Republic!!!
The Times, London, writes: "...you'll believe a human being can fly"
Die Welt, Berlin, wrote this about a production of choreographer Edouard Lock: "Lock shatters all boundaries. His revolutionary physical language has influenced an entire generation of dancers and has left an indelible mark on his time."
Photo (c) Édouard Lock.
The performance is a co-production of the LG Arts Center (Soule), Théâtre de la Ville (Paris), Internationale Tanzwochen Wien (Vienna), the National Arts Centre (Ottawa), Het Muziektheater (Amsterdam), deSingel (Antwerp), the Leonard De Vinci / Opera de Rouen (Rouen) and the Montreal Highlights Festival (Montreal).
Tickets are available from August 15, 2002 at Archa Theatre, Prague State Opera and BTI Network.
www.lalalahumansteps.com
Other projects presented by our partner organisations within the framework of the Canadian Season in Prague include:
In the framework of the Four + Four Days Festival:
16 - 18 October 2002
Recto Verso: Lumens
17 - 20 October 2002
Laura Taler: Dance for the Camera
18 October 2002
One Yellow Rabbit: Somalia Yellow
More information: www.ctyridny.cz
In the framework of the Konfrontace Festival of New Dance:
25 October 2002
Tedd Robinson: Rigmarole
1 November 2002
Sarah Chase:
Lamont Earth Observatory and Muzz
More information: www.divadlo.cz/konfrontace
The Canadian Season in Prague is a joint presentation of the Archa Theatre, the Theatre Institute in Prague and the Six Stages Festival (Toronto) in collaboration with the Four + Four Days Festival and the Confrontations Festival. The project is supported by the Canada Council for the Arts, Department of Foreign Affairs and International (Canada), Canadian Heritage, Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic, the City of Prague and the Canadian Embassy in Prague.
