Archa Theatre Programme May 2002
Thursday, May 2, 5 p.m.
The opening of an exhibition by Jaroslav Kořán - Exhibition for Awake Dreamers
With musical accompaniment. Free entrance.
English friendly
Thursday, May 2, 8 p.m.
Anna Huber (Switzerland) & Kristýna Lhotáková (CR): two, too
The Czech premiere performance!! The newest dance performance by two exceptional individuals from the Czech and European dance scene. In a limited space, both the choreographers and dancers deal with questions of intimacy, relationships and dependencies. Can two people get together by chance? Have a relationship? Looking for closeness and faith, breaking down barriers. Further a field...the world premiere: December 20th, 2001 in the Theater am Halleschen Ufer, Berlín. Conception, choreography, dance: Anna Huber, Kristýna Lhotáková. Co-production of the Czech premiere: Four Days in Motion and Archa Theatre.
English friendly
Friday, May 3, 8 p.m.
Theater Vizita
Unlocking the Unlocked
Can sustained efforts (Jaroslav Dušek) bring a surprising effect (Martin Zbrožek)?
Filtered light by Viktor Zborník. Musical support is almost guaranteed.
Monday, May 6, 8 p.m.
Respekt Weekly Debate:
"The elections in the debt tunnel"
or, "Who are we?" Where are we coming from, and where are we heading? And, who will we elect? Finding the right answer is so easy...There are just three serious topics, for which the parties can offer a serious solution - the budget deficit, Europe, corruption. If we believe the politicians, the right wing allowed the state finance system be tunnelled, leaving a charred wasteland behind it. The social democrats let the country sink into debt and be taken over by corruption. Even though the dream from November 1989 was fulfilled and we are standing near the gates of the European Union. Who can lead the Czech Republic, with all its problems, straight to Brussels?
Tuesday, May 7, 8 p.m.
The Theatre Studio of Pure Joy (Divadelní Studio Čisté Radosti)
Jean-Claude Carriere: Terrace
Directed, and sommelier oversight, by Jaroslav Dušek. An original contribution, of the production of the famous play by the French dramatist, for the Czech stage. Jaroslav Dušek, a well-known improvisator from the Vizita Theatre, introduces himself as a director, sensitive storyteller and teacher. The Theatre Studio of Pure Joy is a group of actors, who studied under Dušek's leadership. The play, which is full of gentle relations and intrigues, has been staged with a double cast. Appearing: Eva Dosedělová, Kamil Švejda, Lili Hroudilinky, Vladislava Kužílková, Gaston Čáslavský, Tomáš Havlík, Libor Olšaník. Translation: Michal and Matylda Lázňovský. Music: Martin Smolka.
Wednesday, May 8, 8 p.m.
The Theatre Studio of Pure Joy (Divadelní Studio Čisté Radosti)
Jean-Claude Carriere: Terrace
Saturday, May 11, 8 p.m.
Theatre HaDivadlo, Brno
Mark Ravenhill: Faust is Dead (Faust)
The second, critically award-winning play by the British author whose first play "Shopping and Fucking" started the wave of the "cool" dramatic. Directed by Jiří Pokorný.
Sunday, May 12, 8 p.m.
Theatre HaDivadlo, Brno
Mark Ravenhill: Faust is Dead (Faust)
Monday, May 13, 8 p.m.
The Goose on a String Theatre, Brno (Divadlo Husa na provázku)
William Shakespeare: King Lear
Jiří Pecha plays the part of the authoritative, egoistic and choleric aging sovereign, who grows wiser through suffering. Through sacrifice and his own madness, he comes to recognize the hidden meaning of all earth-bound struggle. The director, Eva Tálská, created the performance in a free image of an Elizabethan scene full of theatrical imagery. With: I. Hloužková, P. Zatloukal, G. Ježková, M. Bumbálek and others. Translation: E. A. Saudek
Tuesday, May 14, 8 p.m.
The Goose on a String Theatre, Brno (Divadlo Husa na provázku)
William Shakespeare: King Lear
Wednesday, May 15, 8 p.m.
The Rite of Spring and The Old Believers
The long-awaited films of Jana Ševčíková. The premiere of two documentaries filmed and prepared over the last several years by the unusual documentary filmmaker Jana Ševčíková. The first is a portrait of Japanese dancer and choreographer Min Tanaka between two performances of The Rite of Spring: the first in Prague's National Theatre and the second in the open air at his mountain farm in Hakusho, Japan. The second film is a unique look into the lives of a forgotten community of Russian settlers in the swampland of the Danube delta in Romania, a film about medieval life on the threshold of the 21st century.
English friendly
Monday, May 20, 8 p.m.
Second Hand Twilight
A continually transforming version of a Czech-South African sing-spiel, about ageless dreams and desires, performed by Czech and South African actors and musicians.
"Imagine, that in your dream you are on an island that is created from things that you have thrown out long ago - things you think are old, useless, without any value. Imagine, that with your dream and cast-off things, you are not alone; that there are other people on the island. Maybe, each of them speaks in a different language, or comes from a different culture." That is the initial point of the performance that is full of music, dance and surprising artistic visions.
Starring: Agatha Madinane, Jaroslav Kořán, Innocent Mandla Xhosa, Jana Svobodová, Mike Manana, Petra Cikánová, Victor Motsepe, Madoda Manana and Petr Nikl. Conception and direction: Jana Svobodová and Petr Nikl, music: Jaroslav Kořán, songs and rhythms of Africa, artistic conception: Petr Nikl
English friendly
May 21 - 23, 8 p.m.
Second Hand Twilight
English friendly
Saturday, May 25, 8 p.m.
Gala Concert Khamoro 2002
A concert of traditional Roma music. With the appearance of Roma bands from ten countries: the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Russia, Rumania, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Ukraine, Bulgaria and Brazil. A part of the 2002 Khamoro World Roma Festival.
English friendly
Monday, May 27, 8 p.m.
A premiere of a new composition, by a young Czech composer, intended for an amplified orchestra and video-projection, which developed out of a commission by the eminent Warsaw Autumn Music Festival, with the support of the Ernst von Siemens Musikstiftung. The evening will also include additional compositions by this promising representative of our rising generation of composers, whose musical ideas arise from an original fusion of world contemporary classical and rock music. Performed by: Kateřina Stupková - baritone-saxophone, Jiří Mráz - clarinet, Bohuš Získal - video. Agon Orchestra directed by Petr Kofroň. Produced in cooperation with the Association for new music.
English friendly
Tuesday, May 28, 8 p.m.
Theatre Vizita
The Spring Sweep
Interior cleaning (Jaroslav Dušek) on allocated courts (Martin Zbrožek). Lumination by Viktor Zborník. Musical bracing is promised.
Wednesday, May 29, 8 p.m.
Theatre Vizita
Permanent Somersault
Can even a small spirit (Jaroslav Dušek) stay eternally long in a sophisticated position (Martin Zbrožek)? Viktor Zborník shamelessly shines. Musical buttressing in place.
Foyer Exhibition:
Jaroslav Kořán: Exhibition for Awake Dreamers - oil monotypes