Archa Adrift! - December 2002
Program of Performances and Concerts in Post-Flood Exile
Ponec Theatre:
Wednesday, December 4, 8 p.m.
Vizita Theatre
A Smuggler of Ideas
Special guest (Radomil Uhlíř) discreetly attempts to influence his two hosts (Jaroslav Dušek and Martin Zbrožek). Blessed with light by Viktor Zborník.
Friday, December 6, 8 p.m.
Vizita Theatre
The Birth of the Dograven
The Dog (Jaroslav Dušek) and the Raven (Martin Zbrožek) hybridise their genes following the methods of Mičurin. Delicately fulgurated by Viktor Zborník.
Archa Theatre Rehearsal Studio - Zlatnická 8:
Tuesday, December 10, 8 p.m.
The Everyday Media Boogieman - an evening discussion about the media and with the media
In Defence of the Media
It befits us to take a good look at all that the media is capable of accomplishing. We accuse them of a decline in cultural, ethical and social standards. Is this really the case?! Are we able to look beyond that, towards what the media - for all that it is criticized - is good for? Author: Jan Jirák. Organized by: AFiS - The Association of Film & Sociology, Archa Theatre. Supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic.
Ponec Theatre:
Friday, December 13, 8 p.m.
Vizita Theatre
Jumper of the Donkeys' Bridges
Jumper-soul (Jaroslav Dušek) leaps over the railing of the donkey-body (Martin Zbrožek). Viktor Zborník economizes on darkness.
Roxy:
Sunday, December 15, 8 p.m.
Wandering was I through Fields of Five
A staged concert based upon the writings of Ladislav Klíma
Theme: Vratislav Brabenec, stage: Milan Čech, directed by: Arnošt Goldflam. Agon Orchestra conducted by Petr Kofroň.
A special revival of a music project from the year 1979, when the band The Plastic People put on a concert of compositions inspired by the writings of the Czech philosopher and writer Ladislav Klíma at a farmstead in Nové Víska u Chomutova. Mejla Hlavsa composed the music, with adapted texts by Vratislav Brabenec.
The highlight of the concert in Roxy will be three newly arranged compositions: Wandering was I through Fields of Five, The Famous Nemesis and I am the Absolute Will in a version by the Plastic People and the contemporary music ensemble Agon Orchestra.
The concert is organized by the Society for New Music and Archa Theatre with the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic and the City of Prague. Corporate partner: Česká spořitelna.
Ponec Theatre:
Tuesday, December 17, 8 p.m.
Jan Kodet: 8 days and Danse Macabre
A special evening featuring the prominent, internationally acclaimed, Czech choreographer, Jan Kodet and his dance company. Danse Macabre (Dance of Death) was developed by Jan Kodet in close cooperation with the music composer Ivan Acher, who worked on the original version for presentation as a part of the exhibition project The Glory of the Baroque in Bohemia. First-rate contemporary dance, lighting and sound design.
Wednesday, December 18, 8 p.m.
Jan Kodet: 8 days and Danse Macabre
Friday, December 20, 8 p.m.
Piškanderdulá
Subtitled: Josef!
Wooden puppets in the likenesses of dancers, acrobats, knights, horses, Grim Reapers, or jesters, old clockwork music boxes. This widely-acclaimed performance by Věra Říčařová and František Vítek has made its mark in the history of modern puppetry and returns to Archa Theatre after a long absence. A Christmas present from the Archa Theatre to adults and children.
Saturday, December 21, 8 p.m.
Piškanderdulá
Subtitled: Josef!
New Program!!!
Café Music
Evenings with live music in Archa Café. Various artists from the Archa Theatre repertoire will play and sing in the pleasant surroundings of Archa cafe. Expect some surprises. Please follow the program notices posted in the café's window!
Ticket reservation and information:
Archa Theatre Box Office, Na Poříčí 26, 110 00 Praha 1, tel.: 221 716 333, e-mail: ticket@archatheatre.cz.
Mon-Fri 10 a.m.-6 p.m., for performances at Ponec Theatre tickets are available also between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. at the Ponec Theatre Box Office on the day of the performance.
Tickets can be reserved for 5 working days only.
Ponec theatre tickets are also available at:
- Celetna Theatre (Divadlo v Celetne) cash desk: Celetna 17, Praha 1, tel.: +420-22326843 (Mon-Fri 9:00-19:30, Sat-Sun 12:00-19:30)
- Theatre Ponec on the day of the performance, Husitska 24a, Praha 3 (17:00-20:00). Information and reservation: phone +420-22481 7886, +420-22481 3899, fax +420-22231 9576, e-mail: vstupenky@divadloponec.cz
Ponec Theatre, Husitská 24A, Praha 3. The Theatre is situated at the lower end of the Husitska Street, near the bus station Florenc, right at the viaduct.
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