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SpecialAmateur puppet theatre entertaining children in Prague`s Old Town for almost 90 years
Only a few blocks away from the Old Town Square is the oldest permanent
puppet theatre in the Czech Republic. It is called Rise loutek (Kingdom of
Puppets in English) and despite its fame and a tradition of almost 80 years
it has always been largely made up of amateurs. Currently, Rise loutek has
about 40 members, performs every Saturday and Sunday, and premiers two
pieces per season. Klara Lichtagova has been with the theatre for eighteen
years.
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Current AffairsThis years Early Music Festivities focus on French Music
Some well-known historical sights of Prague, such as Brevnov Monastery or
Troja chateau, have this week been filled with the sound of old music. The
current Letni slavnosti stare hudby (Early Music Festivities) are the
eighth - and this year the focus is mainly on French music and theatre. More
Current AffairsInside of Vysehrad ramparts unusual venue for summer theatre production
The outdoor Summer Shakespeare Festival at Prague Castle has been a great
success in recent years. However, it is not the only such seasonal
theatrical experience available to audiences in the city; Prague's
Vysehrad, one of the most important locations in the history of the Czech
nation, has recently being playing host to its own summer theatre project
called Faust in Gorlice. Dita Salavova has more.
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Current AffairsPrague Quadrennial turns city into heart of theatre world for ten days
On Thursday, the Prague Quadrennial International Competitive Exhibition of
Scenography and Theatre Architecture opened its doors to the public. The
exhibition introduces visitors to the most up-to-date theatrical creations
from all corners of the world. Up to 40 daily live events and activities
will be held on the streets of Prague to accompany the ten-day event.
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ArtsIrish drama booming in Czech Republic
Many Irish plays have appeared in Czech theatres in the last decade or so,
in what has been something of a boom for Irish drama in the Czech
Republic. The latest is A Skull in Connemara by Martin McDonagh, which
recently received its Czech language premiere at Prague's Svandovo
Divadlo. More
Czech BooksTom Stoppard's Rock 'N' Roll: a translator's perspective
The Czech premiere of Tom Stoppard's recent play Rock 'N' Roll was one of
the
big literary and social events of the year, attended not just by the
playwright himself, but also by many prominent former Czech dissidents.
The level of interest was not just because Tom
Stoppard is of Czech origin, born in Zlin in 1937, but also because of the
very Czech subject matter of the play. More
Current AffairsPrague hosts new festival of English-language plays
The English-speaking community in Prague has few chances to see drama
performed in English. But this is just about to change, as The Prague Post
- the country's leading English-language newspaper - has decided to
encourage English-language theatre in the city, and founded its own
festival of short plays. More
Current AffairsAltay mountain to be named after fictitious Czech character
Prague's Jara Cimrman Theatre, named after a popular fictitious character,
is about to become involved in an unusual undertaking. It has put together
a group of actors and professional climbers who will visit Russia's Altay
Mountains this summer. When they get there they plan to christen a
hitherto name-less peak - after Jara Cimrman.
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Current AffairsTom Stoppard's Rock'n'Roll "comes home" with Czech premiere
The red carpet was out on Thursday evening for the Czech premiere of the
latest play by the renowned British playwright Tom Stoppard. He was born
in Czechoslovakia, and the play, Rock'n'Roll, is partly set in Prague; it
begins with the Soviet crushing of the Prague Spring in 1968 and ends with
a Rolling Stones concert at the city's Strahov stadium in 1990.
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Current AffairsAnnual festival gives regional theatres chance to shine in capital
This Sunday the cream of the country's regional theatres will be enjoying
the limelight at a gala evening and awards ceremony at Prague's Karlin
Musical Theatre. It will be the high point of the annual Ceske Divadlo
(Czech Theatre) festival, which gives regional theatres the chance to come
to Prague and show they can hold their own with the best the capital has to
offer. Ahead of the gala evening I spoke to the festival's organiser, Marek
Vesely.
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