September 2018
An historical action fiction by the VOSTO5 Theatre. A theatrical spectacle that combines elements of the martial arts with daring stunts and the poetics of original theatre with its characteristic wordplay.
A playful interpretation of dramatic events from the Protectorate period, in which the feverish activity of the fictitious resistance group known as the Czechoslovak League of Exceptional People almost gets swept away by an unexpected blow from incoming Reich Protector Reinhard Heydrich, who arrives in Prague to restore order. Can legendary Czech superhero Pérák – who thanks to the springs on his shoes is able to strike at the fascist occupiers by leaping over fences, trams and houses – save the day? Does he even exist?
The story features actual figures from Czech history in an imaginary context. Will Václav Morávek, Adina Mandlová, Julia Fučíková, Jaroslava Foglarová and others succeed in carrying out their revolutionary plan? Time is running out and the situation is complicated by paratroopers from England. Everything inevitably leads to assassination! Will Vosto5 change history?
The production creates an unpredictable fictional adventure that intertwines with historical reality and creates a surprising alternative interpretation of history.
Credits
Director, concept and script: Jiří Havelka
Producer: Petr Prokop a Vosto5
Draaturgy: Ondřej Cihlář
Script cooperation: Ondřej Cihlář, Zdeněk Janáček, Štefan Titka
Sets and projections: Honza Bažant, Lukáš Kuchinka, Kateřina Bažantová, Martin Bražina and Jaroslav Karaok Hrdlička
Costumes: Andrea Králová
Music and sound design: 6 polnic – Ondřej Dědeček
Light design: Tomáš Morávek
Choreographic cooperation: Jan Novák, Pavel Mašek
Performed by: Ondřej Bauer, Ondřej Cihlář, Jiří Havelka, Tomina Jeřábek, Petr Prokop, Tomáš Měcháček/Jiří Böhm, Markéta Frösslová, Pavel Mašek/Jakub Gottwald, Zdeněk Pecha, Petr Vaněk, Ján Sedal, Andrej Polák, Jan Novák a Daniel Fajmon
Duration: 95 minutes
Premiere: 16 October 2011 at MeetFactory in Prague as part of the 4+4 Days in Motion Festival
A co-production by the 4+4 Days in Motion Festival, MeetFactory and the Archa Theatre.
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
NICOLA GUNN (AU) – PIECE FOR PERSON AND GHETTO BLASTER
4+4 DAYS IN MOTIONWed
20:00
Radio Wave Talkshow: Big Bad October
Aleš Stuchlý, Dan Řehák, Prokop Vejda and guestsThu
20:00
#Study
AKCENT FESTIVAL
Fri
11:00–13:00
The Cost of Life – Living Dance Studio
A meeting with the authors and protagonists of REDEnglish–friendly
AKCENT FESTIVAL
Fri
20:00
#Study
AKCENT FESTIVAL
Sat
20:00
Ordinary People
Jana Svobodová, Wen Hui and coll. / Archa Theatre / Living Dance Studio#Study
AKCENT FESTIVAL
Sun
20:00
Ordinary People
Jana Svobodová, Wen Hui and coll. / Archa Theatre / Living Dance Studio#Study
AKCENT FESTIVAL
Mon
20:00
Ordinary People
Jana Svobodová, Wen Hui and coll. / Archa Theatre / Living Dance Studio#Study
AKCENT FESTIVAL
November 2018
Sat
12:00–23:00
Akcent Conference on Migration
Encounters, stories, discussions and a concert for the 10th anniversary of the Allstar Refjúdží BandWed
20:00
Russkies?
Jan Burian Jr., Jaroslav Hrdlička, Jana Svobodová and coll./ Archa Theatre#Study
Sun
20:00
Divadlo Vizita — Posvátná čtyřjedinnost
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.Mon
20:00
Divadlo Vizita — Tucet spadlých listů
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.Fri
19:00
Russkies?
Jan Burian Jr., Jaroslav Hrdlička, Jana Svobodová and coll./ Archa Theatre#Study
Sat
19:00
Russkies?
Jan Burian Jr., Jaroslav Hrdlička, Jana Svobodová and coll./ Archa TheatreEnglish–friendly
Theatre Nights 2018 / Free admission!
Sat
21:00
Petr Nikl – Yellow Darkness
a colourful melodramaTheatre Nights 2018 / Free admission, book your seat!
Mon
10:00–13:00
AKCENT FESTIVAL
Sat
18:00
CAMPO / Milo Rau / IIPM – Five Easy Pieces
Akcent Festival together with the Prague German Language Theatre FestivalAKCENT FESTIVAL
Sun
13:00
CAMPO / Milo Rau / IIPM – Five Easy Pieces
Akcent Festival together with the Prague German Language Theatre FestivalAKCENT FESTIVAL
Thu
20:00
1918 – Dream of Modernity
BOZAR / Archa TheatreAKCENT FESTIVAL
December 2018
Wed
20:00
Divadlo Vizita — Pěkně plná punčocha
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.Sat
18:00
andcompany&Co. – Invisible Republic
#stilllovingtherevolution#Study
AKCENT FESTIVAL
Sun
20:00
Russkies?
Jan Burian Jr., Jaroslav Hrdlička, Jana Svobodová and coll./ Archa TheatreEnglish–friendly
Mon
10:00
Russkies?
Jan Burian Jr., Jaroslav Hrdlička, Jana Svobodová and coll./ Archa TheatreEnglish–friendly
Archa for Schools
Wed
20:00
Big Bad Christmas – Radio Wave Talk Show
Aleš Stuchlý, Dan Řehák, Prokop Vejda and guestsThu
10:00
VOSTO5 – Pérák 2018
What's in a name. It's actions that count!January 2019
Thu
15:00
Operation Kamen
Staatsschauspiel Dresden / Florian FischerFri
10:00
Operation Kamen
Staatsschauspiel Dresden / Florian FischerWed
20:00
Divadlo Vizita – By the Nose
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.Thu
20:00
Divadlo Vizita – Around the Corner
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.Thu
15:30
Archa.lab
Thu
20:00–23:00
Hudba 2018: The Final Cut
Pavel Klusák, Aleš Stuchlý & Karel VeselýFebruary 2019
Fri
10:00
Fidlovačka or Who are We?
Spielraum Kollektiv / Archa.labWed
20:00
Divadlo Vizita – The Decoy
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník. Guest: Dan BártaThu
20:00
Divadlo Vizita – The Trap
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.Mon
20:00
Viah&Rosa / Lunar Collective – Tears of a Giant
work in progressArcha.lab
Mon
20:00
Russkies?
Jan Burian Jr., Jaroslav Hrdlička, Jana Svobodová and coll./ Archa TheatreEnglish–friendly
Tue
10:00
Russkies?
Jan Burian Jr., Jaroslav Hrdlička, Jana Svobodová and coll./ Archa TheatreEnglish–friendly
Archa for Schools
Wed
18:00
English–friendly
SMALL INVENTORY Festival
Thu
20:00
Petr Nikl – Yellow Darkness
a colourful melodramaSMALL INVENTORY Festival
March 2019
Sat
20:00
Sunn O))) [US, Southern Lord] + Puce Mary [DK, PAN]
Presented by Archa Theatre, Heartnoize Promotion and Scrape SoundWed
20:00
Divadlo Vizita – Charmed
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník. Guests: Yellow SistersThu
20:00
Divadlo Vizita – Denouement
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.Sun
20:00
LIGNA: Rapture and Rage: Studies on the authoritarian character
A multimedia performance in Czech, English or German.#Study
Bazaar Festival 2019
Mon
10:00
LIGNA: Rapture and Rage: Studies on the authoritarian character
A multimedia performance in Czech, English or German.#Study
Bazaar Festival 2019 Archa for Schools
Mon
20:00
LIGNA: Rapture and Rage: Studies on the authoritarian character
A multimedia performance in Czech, English or German.#Study
Bazaar Festival 2019
Thu
19:30
Gondwana showcase – Phil France, Sunda Arc, DJ Matthew Halsall
Festival SpectaculareSun
20:00
Please the Trees, Manon meurt + special guest: STEVE GUNN (USA/ Matador)
Scrape Sound and Archa TheatreSat
20:00
Andreya Triana, support Klara & The Pop
Mladí ladí jazz 2019April 2019
Mon
20:00
Omar Sosa & Yilian Cañizares feat. Gustavo Ovalles
Jazz Meets WorldSat
11:00–17:00
Frank van de Ven — Body Meets Imagination
Body Weather WorkshopSat
20:00
Silent Tarzan (stolen diaries of a phantom of erotic photos)
Husa na provázku Theatre / Simona Petrů, Petr Jan Kryštof / Anna PetrželkováThu
16:30
Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker – Rosas danst Rosas
Moving Audience, Festspielhaus Hellerau DresdenMoving Audience
Fri
20:00
Archa Theatre and Forum 2000 presents – Bernard-Henri Lévy – Looking for Europe
United against populism, with the people of PragueSun
20:00
Russkies?
Jan Burian Jr., Jaroslav Hrdlička, Jana Svobodová and coll./ Archa TheatreEnglish–friendly
Mon
10:00
Russkies?
Jan Burian Jr., Jaroslav Hrdlička, Jana Svobodová and coll./ Archa TheatreEnglish–friendly
Archa for Schools
May 2019
Sat
14:00–17:00
FLAB: Magic of Decision
European Parliament, House of European History, BrusselsMon
20:00
I shall go into a hare, With sorrow and sych and meickle care
Anna Klimešová and coll.Archa.lab
Wed
20:00
Divadlo Vizita – Potemkin's Pike
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník. Guest: Ondřej SmeykalThu
20:00
Divadlo Vizita – Melancholy Beast
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.Sun
20:00
Russkies?
Jan Burian Jr., Jaroslav Hrdlička, Jana Svobodová and coll./ Archa TheatreEnglish–friendly
Mon
20:00
Russkies?
Jan Burian Jr., Jaroslav Hrdlička, Jana Svobodová and coll./ Archa TheatreEnglish–friendly
Sat
10:00–16:00
Omar Carrum – Momentum / CANCELLED
Continuum, Improvisation - Partnering & Instant composition WorkshopArcha.lab
Sun
10:00–16:00
Omar Carrum – Momentum / CANCELLED
Continuum, Improvisation - Partnering & Instant composition WorkshopArcha.lab
Fri
10:00
Fidlovačka or Who are We?
Spielraum Kollektiv / Archa.labJune 2019
Mon
20:00
Ščegetavček
Kadınlar: Daisy Alexander, Millie Done, Çiğdem Erdöl, Varja HrvatinEnglish–friendly
AKCENT FESTIVAL
Sat
17:30
Sat
20:00
Sun
21:00
Robert Henke – Lumière III
Vektroskop and Robert HenkeMon
19:00
Russkies?
Jan Burian Jr., Jaroslav Hrdlička, Jana Svobodová and coll./ Archa TheatreEnglish–friendly
Wed
20:00
Divadlo Vizita – Červ ven!
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.Thu
20:00
Petr Nikl – Yellow Darkness
a colourful melodramaPQ+, Vektroskop
Fri
20:00
Petr Nikl – Yellow Darkness
a colourful melodramaPQ+, Vektroskop
Mon
18:00
The Calm After the Storm
Kristýna Doležalová and Lily Carmen SmithEnglish–friendly
Archa.lab
Venue: Přístav 18600
Mon
18:45
The Calm After the Storm
Kristýna Doležalová and Lily Carmen SmithEnglish–friendly
Archa.lab
Venue: Přístav 18600
Mon
19:30
The Calm After the Storm
Kristýna Doležalová and Lily Carmen SmithEnglish–friendly
Archa.lab
Venue: Přístav 18600
Thu
15:30
Archa.lab
July 2019
Thu
18:00
Ordinary People - public rehearsal
Jana Svobodová, Wen Hui and coll. / Archa Theatre / Living Dance StudioEnglish–friendly
Free Entry
Tue
18:00
Ordinary People / Festival d'Avignon
Jana Svobodová, Wen Hui and coll. / Archa Theatre / Living Dance StudioThéâtre Benoît-XII, Avignon, France
Tue
20:00
Keb´ Mo´ + support: Ripoff Raskolnikov
presented by Liver MusicWed
18:00
Ordinary People / Festival d'Avignon
Jana Svobodová, Wen Hui and coll. / Archa Theatre / Living Dance StudioThéâtre Benoît-XII, Avignon, France
Thu
18:00
Ordinary People / Festival d'Avignon
Jana Svobodová, Wen Hui and coll. / Archa Theatre / Living Dance StudioThéâtre Benoît-XII, Avignon, France
Sat
18:00
Ordinary People / Festival d'Avignon
Jana Svobodová, Wen Hui and coll. / Archa Theatre / Living Dance StudioThéâtre Benoît-XII, Avignon, France
Sun
18:00
Ordinary People / Festival d'Avignon
Jana Svobodová, Wen Hui and coll. / Archa Theatre / Living Dance StudioThéâtre Benoît-XII, Avignon, France
Mon
18:00
Ordinary People / Festival d'Avignon
Jana Svobodová, Wen Hui and coll. / Archa Theatre / Living Dance StudioThéâtre Benoît-XII, Avignon, France
Tue
18:00
Ordinary People / Festival d'Avignon
Jana Svobodová, Wen Hui and coll. / Archa Theatre / Living Dance StudioThéâtre Benoît-XII, Avignon, France
August 2019
Fri
10:00
International Summer School on Theatre in Social Context 2019
23 August – 6 September 2019Archa.lab
September 2019
Fri
10:00–17:00
International Summer School on Theatre in Social Context 2019
23 August – 6 September 2019Archa.lab
Fri
17:00
English–friendly
Archa.lab
Thu
20:00
Divadlo Vizita – Mateřské půdy
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.Sat
20:00
Makiko Goto & KRASTÍ
Czech experimental films and Japanese instrumentsSun
20:00