Archa Theatre

Programme of the Archa Theatre for November 1999

Tuesday, November 2
8:00 p.m.

Vizita Theatre: List odpad´ (The Leaf from the Garbage)

The next series of performances of Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér Lašéz and Viktor Zborník. The performance will be enriched with the musical ensemble of F. List.

Wednesday, November 3
8:00 p.m.

Vizita Theatre: List a opat (The Leaf and the Abbot)

Vizita Theatre continues this time in a nostalgic spirit.

Thursday, November 4
8:00 p.m.

Vizita Theatre: List, op atd. (The Leaf, the Ape, etc.)

Have you ever lose yours way in Prague´s Metro?
The performance will be accompanied by the premiere of the film Pod Prahem (Under the Doormat), by director Martin Krejčí. The protagonists in the film include some actors Kamil Švejda, David Vávra and Aleš Najbrt as well as actors from the Vizita performances.

Friday, November 5
8:00 p.m.
Nonstop
Philosophical grotesque about the infinite stream of highways between Prague and Brno, and between Brno and Prague. A festive "non-celebration" marking the premiere of the film documentary directed by Jan Gogol.

Prague Theatre Festival of the German Language

Wednesday, November 10
8:00 p.m.

Deutsches Schauspielhaus in Hamburg

Enda Walsh: Disco Pigs

Director: Thomas Ostermeier.
The up-coming generation of European theatre.
Thomas Ostermeier is the composer and artistic director of the Baracke DT in Berlin. He first brought this cultic Irish play to the stage in Hamburg.

"It is as if Quentin Tarantino came up with the idea, and James Joyce wrote it when he was under the influence of LSD."

The Stage, London

Thursday, November 11
8:00 p.m.

Deutsches Schauspielhaus in Hamburg

Enda Walsh: Disco Pigs

Saturday, November 13
8:00 p.m.

Deutsches Schauspielhaus in Hamburg

Marius von Mayenburg: Feuergesicht / The Face in the Fire

Directed by Thomas Ostermeier
From the pen of a beginner, this contemporary German play is one of the plays most often performed in Germany. The new, fiery face of German theatre speaks using the language of the youngest generation.

Sunday, November 14
4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.

Deutsches Schauspielhaus in Hamburg

Marius von Mayenburg: Feuergesicht / The Face in the Fire

Tuesday, November 16
8:00 p.m.

The Chilean Diary of Jan Burian and Pavel Koutecký

Premiere of two new films "Kde je pravda?" ("Where is the Truth?") and "Indiáni, čarodějové a výtahy" ("Indians, Magicians and Elevators").
A "not-so-happy" jam session of food, music and dance.

Wednesdy, November 17
5:00 p.m.
Normal total
The exhibition opening of the attributes of the period of time which we have almost forgotten.

New Music Marathon
International festival of current trends in contemporary music.
Presented in collaboration with Society for New Music.

Friday, November 19
7:30 p.m.
SoNoR Ensemble Baku (Azerbaijan)
Studio New Music Moscow (Russia)
In tonight's programme, compositions of Elmir Mirzoev Miroslav Pudlák and Faradj Karaev

Saturday, November 20
10:00 a.m.

Workshops, Lectures, Videos, Discussions

Discussions with composers combined with the presentation of their works.
Elmir Mirzoev, Sharunas Nakas, Heiner Goebbels, Faradj Karaev, Miroslav Pudlák, Gavin Bryars

Saturday, November 21
5:00 p.m.
Gavin Bryars Ensemble (UK)
Vilnius New Music Ensemble (Lithuania)
Agon Orchestra (CZ)
Ensemble Mondschein (CZ)
In the programme, compositions of Gavin Bryars, Sharunas Nakas, Heiner Goebbels and Miroslav Pudlák

Tuesday, November 23
8:00 p.m.