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ArtsA tour through a world of performance design at the Prague Quadrennial
Last week we told you about the opening of the Prague Quadrennial, an
unparalleled showcase of world scenography – design for artistic
performance – that began in 1967 and only comes around every four years.
The exhibits cover everything from costumes, sound design, and theatre
architecture to multi-media theatrical and performance art… in short, if
you imagine a wildish menagerie of all things theatre, then you’re half
way there. For today’s Arts I spent an afternoon walking around one of
the most special attractions at the Quadrennial, which is the pavilion of
installations from 60 different countries and regions, all entirely unique
and hosting some of the best and most imaginative of scenographic work the
world over. More
Current AffairsPrague Quadrennial, the world’s largest scenography event, kicks off 12th year
It’s always a long time coming, but the Prague Quadrennial is here again.
The world’s largest “performance design” event will be taking place
all around the Czech capital for the next eleven days, from the streets to
the exhibition palaces, covering all kinds of modern dramatic and visual
arts and hosting performers from all over the world. More
PanoramaSmall theatre company puts Czech politics on stage
An impromptu production by a small theatre company has become all the rage
in Prague. The title of the piece is Blond Bitch and the script is not by a
well-known playwright but by life itself or rather by a promising
twenty-six-year old Czech politician whose career just went up in smoke in
the worst government crisis in the country’s modern history. Blond Bitch
is in fact a play based word-for-word on a secret recording made of former
Public Affairs deputy leader Kristýna Kočí. More
ArtsArts News round-up
In this week’s Arts, we have a round-up of recent stories from the Czech
arts scene. In this edition: how a new project called Artbanka is helping
emerging young artists in the Czech Republic and Slovakia; the
highly-respected Prague theatre Dejvické divadlo launches a new play based
on the life of early 20th Czech adventurer Jan “Eskimo” Welzl; and a
precious B&W photograph by František Drtikol – stolen two weeks ago
– is returned to Prague’s Museum of Decorative Arts. More
Current Affairs“Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell” returns to Prague stage after alcohol-induced break
When the theatre play Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell by the British author Keith
Waterhouse opened in Prague in March 2009, it became an instant success.
The tragicomic show starred a leading Czech actor, Oldřich Kaiser, in the
part of the heavy-drinking London journalist Jeffrey Bernard. But the play
was cancelled in November because Mr Kaiser, just like the main character,
was himself struggling to deal with alcohol abuse. Earlier this month,
however, Mr Kaiser returned on stage as Jeffrey Bernard at another venue in
the capital. More
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