Programme of the Archa Theatre of December, 1997
Alternativa ´97
International festival of art on the border. In collaboration with Unijazz.
Monday, December 1
7:30 p.m.
Narajama (CZ), God Is My Co-Pilot (USA), Kampec Dolores (H)
Wednesday, December 3
7:30 p.m.
Pod Černý vrch (CZ), Blast (NL, USA), Jan Rose (AUS) + Bob Ostertag (USA)
Thursday, December 4
7:30 p.m.
Teatr Novogo Fonta (RUS/CZ), The Samans (H), Severnoe video (RUS)
Friday, December 5
7:30 p.m.
Teatr Novogo Fonta (RUS/CZ), Love Junkie (A), Severnoe video (RUS)
Saturday, December 6
7:30 p.m.
Scrooge (A), Pavel Fajt (CZ), his guests Anna Homler (USA) & Geert Waegeman (B) and the others + two finalists of Small Alternativa
Sunday, December 7
7:30 p.m.
Miloš Petrovič (YU), CUT (D), Iva Bittová (CZ)
Friday, December 12
Royal Shakespeare Company
Beckett Shorts
Unique presentation of six short theatrical plays of Samuel Beckett.
Playing: Juliet Stevenson, Nigel Cook, Debra Gillet, direction: Katie Mitchell.
In collaboration with Allied Domecq and British Council.
Out of the Dark 7:00 p.m.
Footfalls, Rockabye, Not I
Over the Years 9:00 p.m.
Embers, A Piece of Monologue, That Time
Saturday, December 13
Royal Shakespeare Company
Beckett Shorts
Out of the Dark 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.
Footfalls, Rockabye, Not I
Over the Years 4:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.
Embers, A Piece of Monologue, That Time
Thursday, December 18
8:00 p.m.
Rinde Eckert
Hands of the Mosaic
The presentation of the workshop led by American performer Rinde Eckert. The result of the second phase of the project, which Rinde Eckert prepares with the Czech artists for the next season in the Archa Theatre.
Friday, December 19
8:00 p.m.
Rinde Eckert
Hands of the Mosaic
A Marxist´ Christmas: Groucho, Harpo, Chico, Zeppo, (Gummo)
Three of the best comedy of the Marx´ brothers, which inspired many artists beginning with the Parisian surrealists through to Vlasta Burian, from rock group Queen to Woody Allen.
Saturday, December 20
8:00 p.m.
Animal Crackers, 1930
Dir. Victor Heerman
Sunday, December 21
8:00 p.m.
Duck Soup, 1933
Dir. Leo McCarey
Monday, December 22
8:00 p.m.
A Night at the Opera, 1935
Dir. Sam Wood
Christmas Present of Films for children
Saturday, December 20
8:00 p.m.
Vzducholoď a láska, ČR 1949
Dir.: Jiří Brdečka, animator: Kamil Lhoták
Jak křeček snědl dědu Mráze, ČR 1963
Dir. and animator: Václav Bedřich
Dva mrazíci, ČR 1954
Dir. and animator: Jiří Trnka
Podáka pohádek, SSSR 1980
Dir.: Jurij Norštejn, animator: J. Norštejn and F. Jarbusová
Sunday, December 21
5:00 p.m.
Complete Trnka´s Garden on the film screen.
Dir.: Břetislav Pojar, animator: Miroslav Štěpánek
Milovník zvířat, ČR 1974
O té velké mlze, ČR 1975
Jak ulovit tygra, ČR 1988
O myších ve staniolu, ČR 1977
Velryba Abyrlev, ČR 1977
Monday, December 22
5:00 p.m.
Lakomá Barka, ČR 1986
Dir.: Věra Pospíšilová, animator: Petr Poš
Krysař, ČR 1986
Dir. and animator: Jiří Barta
Currently on exhibit in the foyer of the Archa Theatre are the photographs of Magdaléna Bláhová, Aleš Mynář, Jaroslav Prokop, Petra Růžičková and Jiří Volek. The theme of these works are the production of the Spanish company, La Fura Dels Baus, during their performances of Manes in Prague in October of this year.