Programme of the Archa Theatre for April 1999
Thursday, April 1
8:00 p.m.
Tan Nat (Portugal)
Butterfly Effect
The project of the Portuguese film artist Tiago Periera and dancer Narcisa Costa, which was developed in Lisbon, in Prague, and also in the Plasy Monastery.
In collaboration with the Hermit Foundation.
Wednesday, April 7
8:00 p.m.
The SITI Company, New York
BOB
Conceived and directed by Anne Bogart
Performed by Will Bond
The life and works of the world famous artist, Robert Wilson.
Through "BOB", you’ll experience a creative crisis in the making and experience where American pop-culture and high culture collide.
The performance will be in English with Czech translations.
"Strikingly composed... a technically assured performance of Will Bond. A portrait of one ‘genius’ taking on another... Bond has balletic precision."
New York Times
Thursday, April 8
8:00 p.m.
The SITI Company, New York
BOB
Friday, April 9
8:00 p.m.
The SITI Company, New York
BOB
Monday, April 12
8:00 p.m.
Dance Tone Project
A unique musical choreographic project for the WUK, Vienna, Posthof Linz and the Archa Theatre/Festival of Dance Theatre. The project will present two evenings of different artistic collaborations of music and dance.
Noam Gagnon and Dana Gingras (The Holy Body Tattoo, Vancouver)/ Iva Bittová (Lelekovice)
José Navas (Venezuela-Montreal)/Joao de Bruco (Brazil-Vienna)
Simone Sandroni (Italy-Prague), David Zambrano (Venezuela-New York)/Otto Lechner (Vienna)
Tuesday, April 13
8:00 p.m.
Dance Tone Project
Thursday, April 15
8:00 p.m.
Avant-garde Films of Jonas Mekas II.
The second part of the film series from the leader of American avant garde film.
Diaries, Notes and Sketches (Walden) (1965-69, 183 min.)
Shooting the Brig (1963, 1 min.)
Friday, April 16
8:00 p.m.
Maya Deren – Film Retrospective
The screening of some of the film works of New York film-maker, poet and essayist, Maya Deren, who also has a Russian ancestry - a unique opportunity to see these rare films!
Sunday, April 18
8:00 p.m.
Divadlo Husa na provázku
The Grandmother (Babička)
Pictures of an Outside Life
The fetishistic revue based on the novel by Božena Němcová.
Script: Petr Oslzlý and Ivo Robot, Director: Ivo Krobot, Music: Zdeněk Kluka and Jiří Pavlica.
Monday, April 19
8:00 p.m.
Divadlo Husa na provázku
The Grandmother (Babička)
Pictures of an Outside Life
Tuesday, April 20
8:00 p.m.
Divadlo Husa na provázku
The Grandmother (Babička)
Pictures of an Outside Life
Wednesday, April 21
8:00 p.m.
Divadlo Husa na provázku
The Grandmother (Babička)
Pictures of an Outside Life
Divadlo Vizita
Two different performances of the theatre improviser extraordinaire, Jaroslav Dušek. Each evening will bring a new series of improvisations with his musical guest Pjér Lašéz, along with Viktor Zborník in the lighting booth.
Thursday, April 22
8:00 p.m.
Grandfather´s Muse / Dědova múza
Friday, April 23
8:00 p.m.
Grandfather´s Sap / Dědova míza
In the Archa foyer, the graphic design exhibition of works of Klára Kvízová and Petr Babak from the atelier of typography from the VŠUP academy in Prague.