August 2019
23. 08.
Fri
Fri
10:00
International Summer School on Theatre in Social Context 2019
23 August – 6 September 2019
English–friendly
Archa.lab
Archa.lab
The Archa Theatre will again transform into a large laboratory of contemporary theatre this year. Students will have the opportunity to explore and develop artistic tools to produce work in the field of documentary theatre. The ateliers will focus on the Viewpoints method and textual sources of documentary theatre, music and sound design, video and multimedia, objects as story source, light design, and movement on stage. In addition, participants will have the chance to attend exclusive lectures by internationally acclaimed artists and scholars. Participants will also form creative groups and work on a short performance that they will present at the Archa Theatre by using the theatrical skills they acquired in the ateliers. During this creative process, all lecturers will be available for artistic consultation.
The working language of the school is English.
Downloads
Main Ateliers:
• Jana Svobodová: The Viewpoints method and textual sources of documentary theatre
• Jan Burian Jr.: Music and sound as an integral part of stage action
• Jaroslav Hrdlička: Stage-focused video and multimedia
• Philipp Schenker: Objects in the context of personal story
Complementary ateliers:
► Pavel Kotlík: Light as a space for action
► Zuzana Sýkorová: Dancing with reality: Body movement in social-specific theatre
Exclusive lectures:
• Lola Arias: Re-enacting Life
• Robert Palmer: Re-thinking Theatre Practice for the 21st Century
• Pieter De Buysser: How to create and stage your own text
• Henk Keizer: Theatre? Get out of the theatre!
• Ondrej Hrab: Theatre and sociology: The historical roots of social-specific theatre
The principles of the education:
• Instruction based on the principle of shared experience
• Respect for each participant as an independent creative personality
Our aim
The Archa Theatre's summer school promotes individual and collective discoveries in theatrical creation, and helps participants find their own voice in their creative processes. The summer school is a platform for reflection on and communication of experience, knowledge and ideas in the field of documentary and social-specific theatre. We strive to achieve new ways of thinking by creating open formats of interaction between participants.
The International Summer School on Theatre in Social Context cooperates with individuals, cultural organizations and educational institutions. We aim to interconnect related learning systems, and build a creative network of artists with a similar approach to contemporary theatre.
Participants come back!
To develop their projects, summer school participants can apply for a short-term residency in Archa.lab in the following year. Each residency ends with a public presentation and debate.
Read more information here
Download our brochure for the 2019 edition
Take a look at the newsletter of the 2018 edition.
More information on Ateliers & Lecturers
Application deadline:
30 April 2019
For more information & application:
summerschool@archatheatre.cz
Performance was supported by
September 2019
06. 09.
Fri
Fri
10:00–17:00
International Summer School on Theatre in Social Context 2019
23 August – 6 September 2019
English–friendly
Archa.lab
Archa.lab
06. 09.
Fri
Fri
presentation
17:00
17:00
FREE ADMISSION
English–friendly
Archa.lab
English–friendly
Archa.lab
12. 09.
Thu
Thu
theatre
20:00
20:00
Divadlo Vizita – Mateřské půdy
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.
#Study
14. 09.
Sat
Sat
festival
/
film
/
music
20:00
20:00
Makiko Goto & KRASTÍ
Czech experimental films and Japanese instruments
Shakuhachi Festival Prague 2019
15. 09.
Sun
Sun
festival
/
music
20:00
20:00
Shakuhachi Festival Prague 2019
17. 09.
Tue
Tue
music
/
literature
10:00
10:00
Listen to Franz Vol. 2
Slovák and Burian Jr.
#Study
Archa for Schools
Archa for Schools
18. 09.
Wed
Wed
theatre
21:00
21:00
Russkies?
Jan Burian Jr., Jaroslav Hrdlička, Jana Svobodová and coll./ Archa Theatre
English–friendly
#Study
#Study
22. 09.
Sun
Sun
theatre
20:00
20:00
One-room Flats
Veronika Knytlová, Jiří Havelka
#Study
English–friendly
PREMIERE
English–friendly
PREMIERE
23. 09.
Mon
Mon
theatre
20:00
20:00
One-room Flats
Veronika Knytlová, Jiří Havelka
#Study
English–friendly
PREMIERE
English–friendly
PREMIERE
October 2019
02. 10.
Wed
Wed
multimedia
20:00
20:00
Jan Mocek – Virtual Ritual
Archa Theatre and Shared Cities: Creative Momentum
#Study
English–friendly
PREMIERE
English–friendly
PREMIERE
03. 10.
Thu
Thu
multimedia
20:00
20:00
Jan Mocek – Virtual Ritual
Archa Theatre and Shared Cities: Creative Momentum
#Study
English–friendly
PREMIERE
English–friendly
PREMIERE
04. 10.
Fri
Fri
workshop
10:00–16:00
10:00–16:00
Archa for schools
06. 10.
Sun
Sun
theatre
20:00
20:00
Samira Elagoz – Cock Cock... Who’s There?
4+4 DAYS IN MOTION 2019
English–friendly
#Study
#Study
07. 10.
Mon
Mon
20:00
Gérald Kurdian – Hot Bodies – Stand Up
4+4 DAYS IN MOTION 2019
#Study
English–friendly
English–friendly
09. 10.
Wed
Wed
theatre
20:00
20:00
Louis Vanhaverbeke / CAMPO – Mikado Remix
4+4 DAYS IN MOTION 2019
#Study
English–friendly
English–friendly
10. 10.
Thu
Thu
theatre
20:00
20:00
Silke Huysmans & Hannes Dereere – Mining Stories
4+4 DAYS IN MOTION 2019
#Study
English–friendly
English–friendly
16. 10.
Wed
Wed
theatre
20:00
20:00
Russkies?
Jan Burian Jr., Jaroslav Hrdlička, Jana Svobodová and coll./ Archa Theatre
English–friendly
#Study
#Study
17. 10.
Thu
Thu
theatre
10:00
10:00
Russkies?
Jan Burian Jr., Jaroslav Hrdlička, Jana Svobodová and coll./ Archa Theatre
English–friendly
#Study
Archa for Schools
#Study
Archa for Schools
18. 10.
Fri
Fri
discussions
18:00
18:00
EFB Festival / Theatre D as a cultural centre, Life feed from the EFB in the Archa Theatre
The avant-garde lives!
FREE ADMISSION
18. 10.
Fri
Fri
music
20:00
20:00
EFB Festival / BERG Orchestra (CZ) & Kalabis Quintet (CZ),Pavel Bořkovec Quartet, Jan Burian Jr.
The avant-garde lives!
19. 10.
Sat
Sat
music
14:30
14:30
EFB Festival / Štěpán Uhlíř: builder songs and jazz jam
The avant-garde lives!
FREE ADMISSION
19. 10.
Sat
Sat
discussions
15:00
15:00
EFB Festival / EFB as the "forefather of multimedia creation"
The avant-garde lives!
FREE ADMISSION
19. 10.
Sat
Sat
theatre
17:00
17:00
EFB Festival / E. F. Burian / Jaroslava Šiktancová / BodyVoiceBand – War
The avant-garde lives!
19. 10.
Sat
Sat
discussions
18:30
18:30
EFB Festival / The Art of Engagement
The avant-garde lives!
FREE ADMISSION
25. 10.
Fri
Fri
theatre
20:00
20:00
La Putyka
10 Years of Cirk La Putyka Ensemble
English–friendly
Special bonus after the show – discussion, photo exhibition and DJ
Special bonus after the show – discussion, photo exhibition and DJ
26. 10.
Sat
Sat
multimedia
/
theatre
20:00
20:00
Ščegetavček
Kadınlar: Daisy Alexander, Millie Done, Çiğdem Erdöl, Varja Hrvatin
English–friendly
#Study
AKCENT FESTIVAL
#Study
AKCENT FESTIVAL
November 2019
09. 11.
Sat
Sat
theatre
/
music
/
discussions
13:00
13:00
Arctic festival 2019
Buchty a loutky, Už jsme doma, Vassvik, Bjørn Anders Nymoen and others
FREE ADMISSION
13. 11.
Wed
Wed
theatre
20:00
20:00
Divadlo Vizita – Splintery Goodwill
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.
#Study
14. 11.
Thu
Thu
theatre
20:00
20:00
Divadlo Vizita – Accidental Re-collapse
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.
#Study
15. 11.
Fri
Fri
theatre
20:00
20:00
Ordinary People
Jana Svobodová, Wen Hui and coll. / Archa Theatre / Living Dance Studio
English–friendly
#Study
AKCENT FESTIVAL
#Study
AKCENT FESTIVAL
16. 11.
Sat
Sat
multimedia
20:00
20:00
Night of the Theatres: Ordinary People
Jana Svobodová, Wen Hui and coll. / Archa Theatre / Living Dance Studio
FREE ADMISSION
24. 11.
Sun
Sun
music
20:00
20:00
Vladimír Mišík – I’ll meet you one day, the album release show
Blue Shadows & guests, special guest: PAUL BRADY
28. 11.
Thu
Thu
theatre
20:00
20:00
#Study
English–friendly
AKCENT FESTIVAL
English–friendly
AKCENT FESTIVAL
29. 11.
Fri
Fri
theatre
20:00
20:00
#Study
English–friendly
AKCENT FESTIVAL
English–friendly
AKCENT FESTIVAL
30. 11.
Sat
Sat
theatre
20:00
20:00
Granma. Posaunen aus Havanna
Stefan Kaegi/Rimini Protokoll (CH/DE)
Moving Audience
English–friendly
AKCENT FESTIVAL
English–friendly
AKCENT FESTIVAL
December 2019
02. 12.
Mon
Mon
multimedia
/
theatre
10:00
10:00
Archa for schools
14. 12.
Sat
Sat
music
/
literature
20:00
20:00
EKG – Of Love and Jesus
Igor Malijevský, Jaroslav Rudiš and guests
15. 12.
Sun
Sun
music
/
literature
20:00
20:00
EKG – Of Love and Space
Igor Malijevský, Jaroslav Rudiš and guests
16. 12.
Mon
Mon
work in progress
20:00
20:00
1144
Tom Jaspers and Lise Grimelund-Kjelsen
FREE ADMISSION
English–friendly
Archa.lab
English–friendly
Archa.lab
18. 12.
Wed
Wed
theatre
20:00
20:00
Divadlo Vizita – Vyhnání z mumráje
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.
#Study
19. 12.
Thu
Thu
theatre
20:00
20:00
Divadlo Vizita – Jasná křeč
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.
#Study
January 2020
14. 01.
Tue
Tue
talkshow
19:30–21:00
19:30–21:00
Public filming of the Jan Kraus Show 2020
Production: IN FILM Prague
15. 01.
Wed
Wed
theatre
20:00
20:00
Divadlo Vizita – The Latest Particles
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.
#Study
16. 01.
Thu
Thu
workshop
10:00
10:00
Archa.lab
Archa for schools
Archa for schools
16. 01.
Thu
Thu
theatre
20:00
20:00
Divadlo Vizita – Abandoned Quarry
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.
#Study
17. 01.
Fri
Fri
workshop
10:00
10:00
Archa for schools
21. 01.
Tue
Tue
music
/
literature
10:00
10:00
Archa for Schools: Listen to Franz Vol. 5
Slovák and Burian Jr.
Archa for schools
21. 01.
Tue
Tue
talkshow
19:30–21:00
19:30–21:00
Public filming of the Jan Kraus Show 2020
Production: IN FILM Prague
26. 01.
Sun
Sun
theatre
20:00
20:00
Home at the End of the World
Goose on a String Theatre / Anna Davidová
#Study
28. 01.
Tue
Tue
talkshow
19:30–21:00
19:30–21:00
Public filming of the Jan Kraus Show 2020
Production: IN FILM Prague
29. 01.
Wed
Wed
theatre
20:00
20:00
Russkies?
Jan Burian Jr., Jaroslav Hrdlička, Jana Svobodová and coll./ Archa Theatre
English–friendly
#Study
#Study
30. 01.
Thu
Thu
theatre
20:00
20:00
Russkies?
Jan Burian Jr., Jaroslav Hrdlička, Jana Svobodová and coll./ Archa Theatre
English–friendly
#Study
#Study
February 2020
04. 02.
Tue
Tue
talkshow
19:30–21:00
19:30–21:00
Public filming of the Jan Kraus Show 2020
Production: IN FILM Prague
12. 02.
Wed
Wed
theatre
20:00
20:00
Divadlo Vizita – Cool Aunt
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.
#Study
13. 02.
Thu
Thu
theatre
20:00
20:00
Divadlo Vizita – Careless Investigator
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.
#Study
14. 02.
Fri
Fri
workshop
10:00
10:00
Archa.lab
Archa for schools
Archa for schools
15. 02.
Sat
Sat
music
20:00
20:00
Efterklang, support: Kristín Anna
presented by10:15 Entertainment
English–friendly
23. 02.
Sun
Sun
festival
/
dance
18:00
18:00
Jan Komárek – Hiroshima the Magician
SMALL INVENTORY FESTIVAL
#Study
English–friendly
English–friendly
25. 02.
Tue
Tue
talkshow
19:30–21:00
19:30–21:00
Public filming of the Jan Kraus Show 2020
Production: IN FILM Prague
27. 02.
Thu
Thu
theatre
20:00
20:00
Jan Mocek – Virtual Ritual
SMALL INVENTORY FESTIVAL
English–friendly
#Study
#Study
28. 02.
Fri
Fri
theatre
20:00
20:00
Jan Mocek – Virtual Ritual
SMALL INVENTORY FESTIVAL
English–friendly
#Study
#Study
March 2020
03. 03.
Tue
Tue
talkshow
19:30–21:00
19:30–21:00
Public filming of the Jan Kraus Show 2020
Production: IN FILM Prague
05. 03.
Thu
Thu
workshop
10:00–15:00
10:00–15:00
Blanka Žižka: The Body Knows / Tělo to ví
March 5 – 8 / workshop for proffesional actors, dancers and directors
English–friendly
Archa.lab
Archa.lab
06. 03.
Fri
Fri
theatre
20:00
20:00
Rimini Protokoll (Stefan Kaegi) / Thomas Melle / Münchner Kammerspiele – Uncanny Valley
Presented by The Prague Theatre Festival of German Language and Archa Theatre
07. 03.
Sat
Sat
theatre
17:00
17:00
Rimini Protokoll (Stefan Kaegi) / Thomas Melle / Münchner Kammerspiele – Uncanny Valley
Presented by The Prague Theatre Festival of German Language and Archa Theatre
#Study
07. 03.
Sat
Sat
theatre
20:00
20:00
Rimini Protokoll (Stefan Kaegi) / Thomas Melle / Münchner Kammerspiele – Uncanny Valley
Presented by The Prague Theatre Festival of German Language and Archa Theatre
#Study
09. 03.
Mon
Mon
theatre
20:00
20:00
THOMAS & RUHLLER (NL) – Eiland / CANCELLED DUE TO TECHNICAL REASONS
Purchased tickets can be returned at the place of purchase. E-Tickets: the amount will be automatically returned to bank account.
12. 03.
Thu
Thu
theatre
20:00
20:00
Divadlo Vizita – Unrepeatable Joke / NEW DATE: 7 October 2021
postponed from 12 March 2020, 29 October 2020, 27 January 2021 and 12 May 2021
#Study
13. 03.
Fri
Fri
theatre
20:00
20:00
Divadlo Vizita – Merciful Fit – POSTPONED TO October 30, 2020
Your tickets remain valid.
#Study
15. 03.
Sun
Sun
music
20:00
20:00
Dan Bárta & Illustratosphere / Zvířený prach tour – POSTPONED TO 2 NOVEMBER 2020
Your tickets remain valid.
16. 03.
Mon
Mon
music
/
literature
20:00
20:00
Listen to Franz Vol. 7 – POSTPONED INDEFINITELY
Your tickets remain valid. We will inform you about the new date through our website and social networks.
#Study
19. 03.
Thu
Thu
music
20:00
20:00
Andrej Šeban a Petr Nikl – Vyšinu – POSTPONED TO 10 SEPTEMBER 2020
Purchased tickets remain valid.
22. 03.
Sun
Sun
performance
16:00
16:00
Jurisic – Mandicc (SL): Together / CANCELLED
Bazaar Festival
English–friendly
26. 03.
Thu
Thu
theatre
20:00
20:00
Fidlovačka or Who Are We? – CANCELLED
The performance was cancelled. Your tickets will be refunded.
27. 03.
Fri
Fri
theatre
10:00
10:00
Archa for Schools: Fidlovačka or Who Are We? – CANCELLED
Purchase tickets will be fully refunded.
30. 03.
Mon
Mon
theatre
20:00
20:00
Collective Nesladim – House Without Sleep – POSTPONED TO 14 JULY 2020
Your tickets remain valid.
#Study
April 2020
03. 04.
Fri
Fri
theatre
20:00
20:00
Gadžové jdou do nebe – POSTPONED TO 18. 9. and 19. 9.
Your tickets remain valid.
Prague premiere
04. 04.
Sat
Sat
theatre
20:00
20:00
Gadžové jdou do nebe – POSTPONED TO 18. 9. and 19. 9.
Your tickets remain valid.
06. 04.
Mon
Mon
music
20:00
20:00
Maceo Parker / POSTPONED TO November 2, 2022
Presented by ISAMAX s.r.o.
English–friendly
09. 04.
Thu
Thu
theatre
20:00
20:00
Collective Nesladim – House Without Sleep – POSTPONED TO 15 JULY 2020
Your tickets remain valid.
#Study
15. 04.
Wed
Wed
theatre
20:00
20:00
Divadlo Vizita – After All – POSTPONED TO November 29, 2020
Your tickets remain valid.
16. 04.
Thu
Thu
theatre
20:00
20:00
Divadlo Vizita – Unhappy Return – POSTPONED TO November 30, 2020
Your tickets remain valid.
18. 04.
Sat
Sat
literature
20:00
20:00
EKG – Of Love and Fire – POSTPONED TO OCTOBER, 2020
Your tickets remain valid.
NEW DATE: OCTOBER 3, 2020
19. 04.
Sun
Sun
literature
20:00
20:00
EKG – Of Love and Fire – POSTPONED TO OCTOBER, 2020
Your tickets remain valid.
NEW DATE: OCTOBER 4, 2020
20. 04.
Mon
Mon
music
20:00
20:00
CANCELLED: Van der Graaf Generator
presented by 10:15 Entertainment
English–friendly
22. 04.
Wed
Wed
music
20:00
20:00
Destroyer – POSTPONED TO JANUARY 22, 2021
Purchased tickets remain valid.
English–friendly
25. 04.
Sat
Sat
theatre
17:00
17:00
Colonization – new origin / POSTPONED TO DECEMBER 2021
Your tickets remain valid.
26. 04.
Sun
Sun
theatre
20:00
20:00
Colonization – new origin / POSTPONED TO DECEMBER 2021
Your tickets remain valid.
27. 04.
Mon
Mon
theatre
20:00
20:00
Colonization – new origin / POSTPONED TO DECEMBER 2021
Your tickets remain valid.
29. 04.
Wed
Wed
music
20:00
20:00
Swans / CANCELLED
presented by Scrape Sound Inc., Silver Rocket and Archa TheatreMay 2020
06. 05.
Wed
Wed
theatre
20:00
20:00
Divadlo Vizita – Lost Universe – POSTPONED TO 18 JUNE 2020
Purchased tickets remain valid.
#Study
07. 05.
Thu
Thu
theatre
20:00
20:00
Divadlo Vizita – Carious Vulture – POSTPONED TO 18 JUNE 2020
Purchased tickets remain valid.
#Study
14. 05.
Thu
Thu
music
20:00
20:00
English–friendly
15. 05.
Fri
Fri
music
20:00
20:00
English–friendly
22. 05.
Fri
Fri
theatre
20:00
20:00
Collective Nesladim – House Without Sleep – POSTPONED TO 15 JULY 2020
Your tickets remain valid.
#Study
26. 05.
Tue
Tue
talkshow
19:30
19:30
Public filming of the Jan Kraus Show 2020
LIMITED CAPACITY – REGISTRATION NECESSARY
27. 05.
Wed
Wed
theatre
/
music
20:00
20:00
Tros Sketos / POSTPONED TO DECEMBER 20, 2021
Purchased tickets remain valid.
28. 05.
Thu
Thu
music
20:00
20:00
English–friendly
June 2020
02. 06.
Tue
Tue
talkshow
19:30
19:30
Public filming of the Jan Kraus Show 2020
LIMITED CAPACITY – REGISTRATION NECESSARY
05. 06.
Fri
Fri
multimedia
/
theatre
10:00
10:00
Archa for schools
12. 06.
Fri
Fri
theatre
10:00
10:00
Petr Nikl - Yellow Darkness / postponed to September 25, 2021
a colourful melodrama
#Study
Archa for schools
Archa for schools
17. 06.
Wed
Wed
theatre
20:00
20:00
Divadlo Vizita – Geyser of Futility
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.
#Study
18. 06.
Thu
Thu
theatre
20:00
20:00
Divadlo Vizita – Vykladači egyptských hlodů
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.
#Study
July 2020
14. 07.
Tue
Tue
theatre
20:00
20:00
#Study
postponed from 30 March 2020
postponed from 30 March 2020
15. 07.
Wed
Wed
theatre
20:00
20:00
#Study
postoponed from 9 April and 22 May 2020
postoponed from 9 April and 22 May 2020
24. 07.
Fri
Fri
music
18:00–02:00
18:00–02:00
Mr. Wombat Showcase
feat. Avokaduo, Branko´s Bridge, Grottup, DJ Šaty s vlečkou
27. 07.
Mon
Mon
theatre
20:00
20:00
Divadlo Vizita - Tajemství vlastního těsta
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.
#Study
31. 07.
Fri
Fri
music
20:00
20:00
FALL FROM EVEREST + Velkatlusta0 + Lighthouse Keeper
moved from Varšava club on 13 March 2020
English–friendly
August 2020
16. 08.
Sun
Sun
music
20:00
20:00