October 2017
Seattle-based duo Shabazz Palaces have been credited with taking hip hop to places it had never previously been. Dense and highly sophisticated, their work has been described as 'thrilling music that seems totally without precedent' (The Guardian). Poetic, sometimes mystical lyrics mesh with nuanced electronica, African percussion, and jazz overtones to create a sound that unsettles even as it compels.
Shabazz is the brainchild of Ishamel Butler, a one-time member of early-'90s jazz-tinged hip-hop outfit Digable Planets, in collaboration with multi-instrumentalist Tendai Maraire, whose father was the acclaimed mbira maestro and scholar Dumisani Maraire. With their debut album, 2011's Black Up (released on Sub Pop records, a label more closely associated with the likes of Nirvana and the grunge scene), Shabazz Palaces served notice that something interesting was happening in hip-hop: eschewing the bragadoccio and heavy-handed beats favoured by many of their contemporaries in the genre, it instead featured minimalistic, unpredictable soundscapes: other-worldly synths, tribal drums, and fragmented beats, the perfect backdrop for Butler's impeccable, easy-going flow and intelligent, provocative lyrics.
If Black Up saw Shabazz Palaces establish themselves on the 'audacious progrssive fringe' of hip-hop (New York Times), 2014's follow-up Lese Majesty pushed the envelope even further. Featuring eighteen songs grouped into seven suites, it finds Ishmael's vocals often serving as an additional instrument, distorted and reverb-drenched: the lyrics at times unintelligible, at others cutting through the murk with a stab of insight. With its sometimes jarring changes of time signature and single-minded inventiveness, Lese Majesty was a fearlessly uncommercial album, but it was roundly praised by critics, and Shabazz Palaces audience continues to grow. It is perhaps fitting that Radiohead, rock's great experimenters, invited Shabazz Palaces to support them on their 2016 US tour.
For those who want to experience the future of hip-hop, or even put aside any notions of what 'hip hop' even is, Shabazz Palace's Strings of Autumn concert is not to be missed.
http://www.shabazzpalaces.com/
Struny podzimu 2017: http://strunypodzimu.cz
Mon
20:00–21:00
Modern Table — Darkness Poomba
Choreography: Jae-duk KimEnglish–friendly
Tue
20:00
Brass Band
Jiří Havelka / Karel František Tománek / Vosto5Wed
20:00
Brass Band
Jiří Havelka / Karel František Tománek / Vosto5November 2017
Sat
10:00–13:00
Wen Hui, China / Dance in Social Context / Body and Social Memory
Workshop with Chinese choreographer and dancer Wen HuiArcha.lab
Wed
20:00
Divadlo Vizita — Half-hearted Lover
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor ZborníkThu
20:00
Divadlo Vizita — Forgetful Cook
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor ZborníkFri
20:00
Yi qi – Together (Czech-Chinese Music Encounter)
Jan Burian & Wen LuyuanEnglish–friendly
Wed
18:00
Sat
19:00
Theatre Nights 2017 at Archa Theatre
guided tour and Ordinary People performanceTue
20:00
Ordinary People
Jana Svobodová, Wen Hui and coll. / Archa Theatre / Living Dance Studio#Study
AKCENT FESTIVAL
Wed
10:00
Ordinary People
Jana Svobodová, Wen Hui and coll. / Archa Theatre / Living Dance Studio#Study
AKCENT FESTIVAL
Archa for Schools
Wed
20:00
Ordinary People
Jana Svobodová, Wen Hui and coll. / Archa Theatre / Living Dance Studio#Study
AKCENT FESTIVAL
Fri
10:00
Fidlovačka or Who are We?
Spielraum Kollektiv / Archa.labSat
20:00
Milo Rau: Mitleid. Die Geschichte des Maschinengewehrs (Compassion. The History of the Machine Gun)
Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz, BerlinSun
20:00
Brass Band
Jiří Havelka / Karel František Tománek / Vosto5Sun
20:00
Milo Rau: Mitleid. Die Geschichte des Maschinengewehrs (Compassion. The History of the Machine Gun)
Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz, BerlinMon
20:00
Brass Band
Jiří Havelka / Karel František Tománek / Vosto5December 2017
Sun
20:00
Na protest aneb Pokoj lidem dobré vůně
Divadlo Husa na provázku / Radomil MatznerMon
20:00
Prince Myshkin is an Idiot: The Resurrection
Divadlo Husa na provázku / F. M. DostoevskyWed
20:00
Divadlo Vizita — Unfinished Trip
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník. Special guest: Yellow Sisters.Thu
20:00
Divadlo Vizita — Smrk moďoulům!
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník. Special guest: Dan Bárta.Sat
16:00
Peeping Tom – Moeder (Mother)
Moving Audience, Festspielhaus Hellerau, DresdenMOVING AUDIENCE
Sat
19:00
ENTER SHIKARI + LOWER THAN ATLANTIS & ASTROID BOYS
presented by www.conspiracy.czMon
10:00–13:00
January 2018
Mon
20:00
Wed
20:00
Divadlo Vizita — Perfect Repeat
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.Thu
17:30
Music–Memory–Metamorphosis
A Multimedia Production Featuring Viktor Ullmann’s 1944 Theresienstadt Melodrama The Lay of Love and Death of the Cornet Christoph RilkeThu
20:00
Divadlo Vizita — Tenacious Gremlin
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.Mon
10:00–13:00
Wed
20:30
Brass Band
Jiří Havelka / Karel František Tománek / Vosto5February 2018
Thu
20:00
Music 2017: What happened?
Pavel Klusák, Aleš Stuchlý and Karel VeselýThu
20:00
Brass Band
Jiří Havelka / Karel František Tománek / Vosto5Sat
20:00
Eva Turnová – A Magical Night in Turnová's Grove
book launch & concertMon
20:00
Michael Gira (USA/ Young God)
(solo off SWANS) + special guest support: GURUN GURUN (CZ)Wed
20:00
Divadlo Vizita — The Slowest Element
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.Thu
20:00
Divadlo Vizita — An Equal Patronage
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.Fri
20:00
Už jsme doma – Masojez / CANCELLED
Purchased tickets can be returned at the place of purchase. Thank you.Sun
20:00
Sváteční Pop — Poprask I
Milan Cais, Jura Hradil, Ondřej Smeykal, Petr Nikl, VJ Clad and Ondřej Eremiáš#Study
Mon
20:00
Sváteční Pop — Poprask II
Milan Cais, Jura Hradil, Ondřej Smeykal, Petr Nikl, VJ Clad and Ondřej Eremiáš#Study
Thu
18:00
Fidlovačka or Who are We?
Spielraum Kollektiv / Archa.labThu
20:30
VOSTO5 – Pérák 2018
What's in a name. It's actions that count!Sun
18:00
English–friendly
SMALL INVENTORY festival
Mon
10:00
VOSTO5 – Pérák 2018
What's in a name. It's actions that count!Wed
20:00
Brass Band
Jiří Havelka / Karel František Tománek / Vosto5March 2018
Thu
20:00
Brass Band
Jiří Havelka / Karel František Tománek / Vosto5Mon
20:00
Big Bad: Radio Wave Talk Show
Aleš Stuchlý, Dan Řehák, Prokop Vejda and guestsMon
20:00
Tue
20:00
Wed
20:00
Thu
20:00
Fri
10:00
Archa for Schools
Fri
20:00
Sun
18:00
Sahar Rezaei – The Poem of Craving
work in progress / Archa.lab residentArcha.lab
Wed
20:00
Divadlo Vizita — Bird Cockpit
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník. Special guest: Yellow SistersThu
20:00
Divadlo Vizita — Tearful Valley Gas
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.April 2018
Fri
20:00
Submotion Orchestra (UK) @ Mladí ladí jazz 2018
+ support: Zorba že ja BuddhaWed
20:00
Divadlo Vizita — Double April
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník. Special guest: Yellow SistersThu
20:00
Divadlo Vizita — Ordinary Quadruple Dance
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.Mon
20:00
Petr Nikl – Yellow Darkness
a colourful melodramawork in progress
Tue
20:00
Brass Band
Jiří Havelka / Karel František Tománek / Vosto5Wed
19:00
Pieter De Buysser — The Tip of the Tongue
venue: Prague Planetarium, Královská obora 233, Praha 7#Study
Wed
20:00
Brass Band
Jiří Havelka / Karel František Tománek / Vosto5Thu
19:00
Pieter De Buysser — The Tip of the Tongue
venue: Prague Planetarium, Královská obora 233, Praha 7#Study
Thu
20:00
Brass Band
Jiří Havelka / Karel František Tománek / Vosto5Thu
20:00
GODSPEED YOU! BLACK EMPEROR (CAN/ Constellation)
+ support: Kevin DoriaFri
18:00
50 Seasons of the Husa na provázku Theatre
vernissage for an exhibition50 Years of the Husa na provázku Theatre
Fri
19:00
E. T. Earthling
a reading by Eva TurnováFri
20:00
Sat
18:00
A Question of Money
Tomáš Sedláček, Paralelní polis, Renata Kalenská50 Years of the Husa na provázku Theatre
Sat
20:00
Stefano Massini / Dynasty (Lehman Brothers)
Husa na provázku TheatreSun
18:00
Testing Room
Dalibor Buš, Vít Pískala50 Years of the Husa na provázku Theatre
Sun
20:00
Brecht, Bresson, Kosztolányi, Pitínský / Triptych (Mother. Maid. Virgin)
Husa na provázku TheatreMon
18:00
50 Years of the Husa na provázku Theatre
Mon
20:00
Vitka
Husa na provázku Theatre / Kateřina Tučková / Anna PetrželkováMay 2018
Wed
10:00–13:00
Wed
20:00
Big Bad: Radio Wave Talk Show
Aleš Stuchlý, Dan Řehák, Prokop Vejda and guestsFri
09:00
Fidlovačka or Who are We?
Spielraum Kollektiv / Archa.labFri
12:00
Fidlovačka or Who are We?
Spielraum Kollektiv / Archa.labTue
20:00
Brass Band
Jiří Havelka / Karel František Tománek / Vosto5Wed
20:00
Brass Band
Jiří Havelka / Karel František Tománek / Vosto5Wed
20:00
Divadlo Vizita — Immortal Mushrooms
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.Thu
10:00–13:00
Thu
18:00
Joana de Brito Silva — A letter to my father or Put a ring on it
work in progress / Archa.lab residentArcha.lab
Thu
20:00
Divadlo Vizita — Secret Mystery
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.Sat
11:00–17:00
Frank van de Ven — Strands of Movement and Language
two-day workshopArcha.lab
Sun
11:00–17:00
Frank van de Ven — Strands of Movement and Language
two-day workshopArcha.lab
Sun
20:00
Jan P. Muchow & The Antagonists
support: KallePrague premiere
Wed
18:00
Christa van Rijn — Prague Stories
work in progress / Archa.lab residencyArcha.lab
Location: Přístav 18600
June 2018
Fri
20:00
Wed
20:00
Divadlo Vizita — Lucky Six
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.Thu
20:00
Russkies?
Jan Burian Jr., Jaroslav Hrdlička, Jana Svobodová and coll./ Archa TheatreEnglish–friendly
open rehearsal with debate / free admission
Fri
20:00
Russkies?
Jan Burian Jr., Jaroslav Hrdlička, Jana Svobodová and coll./ Archa TheatreEnglish–friendly
open rehearsal with debate / free admission
Sat
20:00
Russkies?
Jan Burian Jr., Jaroslav Hrdlička, Jana Svobodová and coll./ Archa TheatreEnglish–friendly
pre-premiere
Sun
20:00
Cliona O’Connell — Transparent loops, or how strange is it to be an "I"
work in progress / Archa.lab residencyFREE ADMISSION
Archa.lab
Thu
15:30
Archa.lab
July 2018
August 2018
Tue
20:00
Russkies?
Jan Burian Jr., Jaroslav Hrdlička, Jana Svobodová and coll./ Archa TheatreEnglish–friendly
premiere
Sat
10:00
Archa Theatre International Summer School 2018
Theatre in Social Context / 25 August – 7 September 2018Archa.lab
September 2018
Fri
18:00
Archa Theatre International Summer School 2018
Theatre in Social Context / 25 August – 7 September 2018Archa.lab
Mon
09:30
VOSTO5 – Pérák 2018
What's in a name. It's actions that count!Fri
20:00
Petr Nikl – Yellow Darkness
a colourful melodramapremiere
Mon
20:00
Divadlo Vizita — Tireless Creditor
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.Wed
20:00
The Tiger Lillies & Berg Orchestra — Bohemian Nights
world premiere / Archa Theatre productionThu
20:00
The Tiger Lillies & Berg Orchestra — Bohemian Nights
world premiere / Archa Theatre productionOctober 2018
Sun
18:00–19:00
SARAH VANHEE (BE) — THE MAKING OF JUSTICE
4+4 DAYS IN MOTIONsmall auditorium
Mon
20:00
JULIAN HETZEL (NL) – THE AUTOMATED SNIPER
4+4 DAYS IN MOTIONWed
20:00
BECKER/LANGGÅRD (NO) – NEW SKIN
4+4 DAYS IN MOTIONFri
19:00
NICOLA GUNN (AU) – PIECE FOR PERSON AND GHETTO BLASTER
4+4 DAYS IN MOTIONSat
19:00