June 2020

11. 06.
Thu
theatre
20:00

Petr Nikl – Yellow Darkness

a colourful melodrama
UA
English–friendly
Tickets: CZK 290 / student&senior CZK 190 / #Studovna CZK 50 — Length 70 minutes — Tickets via Archa Theatre and GoOut.cz

"He who asks too much, learns too much..."
Can light be captured? You can't meet the past. But the sun is still shining, and when it's bright, it awakens the past.


Yellow Darkness delves into a time and space where birth, life and a death have no causality. Light becomes a musical instrument that takes us to unknown worlds. The author is an orphaned figure in a space created by an interactive play of laser rays.


Petr Nikl (1960) – Artist, writer, illustrator, musician and performer. Graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague. He is a founding member of the Tvrdohlaví group and received the Jindřich Chaloupecký Prize for young artists in 1995. Nikl has been collaborating with the Archa Theatre since 1994, when he created the scenography and costumes for the first project of the Opera La Serra. In the following years, he presented his solo performances and collaborated with Kristýna Lhotáková and Ladislav Soukup on the performance Dance of Toys, and with Jana Svobodová on the projects Slunovrat, Mirror, Mirror and Worn Dreams. His recent project Yellow Darkness evolved as a continuation of his previous play – the black and white melodrama I Am Your Bunny. The performance was created as a co-production with the Archa Theatre, where it has been presented in various incarnations since 2011.

Credits

Concept and performance: Petr Nikl
Laser interactions & sound: David Vrbík
Music: Jan Burian Jr.
Lights: Patrik Sedlák
Flying objects: Ondřej Eremiáš

Translation provided by students from Charles University’s Institute of Translation Studies

Produced by: Archa Theatre

Premiere: 21 September 2018, Archa Theatre, Prague

Length: 70 minutes

12. 06.
Fri
theatre
10:00
#Study
Archa for schools
13. 06.
Sat
laser - performance
20:00
#Study
17. 06.
Wed
theatre
20:00

Divadlo Vizita – Geyser of Futility

Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.
#Study
18. 06.
Thu
theatre
20:00

Divadlo Vizita – Vykladači egyptských hlodů

Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.
#Study
20. 06.
Sat
music
15:00–23:00

July 2020

14. 07.
Tue
theatre
20:00
#Study
postponed from 30 March 2020
15. 07.
Wed
theatre
20:00
#Study
postoponed from 9 April and 22 May 2020
16. 07.
Thu
music
20:00
English–friendly
16. 07.
Thu
music
20:00
English–friendly
17. 07.
Fri
literature
18:00–19:00
FREE ADMISSION
20. 07.
Mon
theatre
20:00
21. 07.
Tue
literature
18:00–19:00
FREE ADMISSION
23. 07.
Thu
music
19:00
English–friendly
24. 07.
Fri
music
18:00–02:00

Mr. Wombat Showcase

feat. Avokaduo, Branko´s Bridge, Grottup, DJ Šaty s vlečkou
27. 07.
Mon
theatre
20:00

Divadlo Vizita - Tajemství vlastního těsta

Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.
#Study
28. 07.
Tue
music
20:00
English–friendly
30. 07.
Thu
music
20:00
English–friendly
31. 07.
Fri
music
20:00

FALL FROM EVEREST + Velkatlusta0 + Lighthouse Keeper

moved from Varšava club on 13 March 2020
English–friendly

August 2020

11. 08.
Tue
music
20:00
English–friendly
16. 08.
Sun
music
20:00

Swans / CANCELLED

presented by Scrape Sound Inc., Silver Rocket and Archa Theatre

September 2020

01. 09.
Tue
talkshow
19:30

Public filming of the Jan Kraus Show 2020

Production: IN FILM Prague
08. 09.
Tue
talkshow
19:30

Public filming of the Jan Kraus Show 2020

Production: IN FILM Prague
09. 09.
Wed
music / literature
20:00
10. 09.
Thu
music / literature
20:00
#Study
12. 09.
Sat
meeting
18:00

Meeting with Václav Janoščík

venue: Cafe Plavky at the entrance door of Archa
FREE ADMISSION
12. 09.
Sat
music
20:00

The Toy Dolls / NEW DATE: 5 NOVEMBER 2022

Purchased tickets remain valid.
English–friendly
12. 09.
Sat
theatre
20:00

Collective Nesladim – House Without Sleep

+ discussion with Monika Kliková
#Study
13. 09.
Sun
music
19:00
13. 09.
Sun
music
20:00

CANCELLED: Van der Graaf Generator

presented by 10:15 Entertainment
English–friendly
15. 09.
Tue
talkshow
19:30

Public filming of the Jan Kraus Show 2020

Production: IN FILM Prague
16. 09.
Wed
theatre
20:00

Don Quixote

Goose on a String Theatre / Miguel de Cervantes y Saavedra
18. 09.
Fri
theatre
20:00

Gadžové jdou do nebe

Goose on a String Theatre
postponed from 3 April 2020
19. 09.
Sat
meeting
16:00
19. 09.
Sat
theatre
20:00

Gadžové jdou do nebe

Goose on a String Theatre
postponed from 4 April 2020
21. 09.
Mon
film / discussions
19:00
English–friendly
FREE ADMISSION
22. 09.
Tue
talkshow
19:30

Public filming of the Jan Kraus Show 2020

Production: IN FILM Prague
23. 09.
Wed
music
20:00

Berg Orchestra – 20th Anniversary Season

NARRATORS | … poetry, texts, voices
English–friendly
25. 09.
Fri
music
20:00
English–friendly
postponed from 28 May 2020
29. 09.
Tue
talkshow
19:30

Public filming of the Jan Kraus Show 2020

Production: IN FILM Prague
30. 09.
Wed
AV LIVE
20:00

NONOTAK presents Shiro AV live

Lunchmeat Festival
English–friendly

October 2020

01. 10.
Thu
music
20:00

Virus of Protest: Music 2020

Pavel Klusák, Karel Veselý, Aleš Stuchlý
03. 10.
Sat
literature
20:00

EKG – Of Love and Fire

Igor Malijevský, Jaroslav Rudiš and guests
POSTPONED FROM APRIL 18, 2020
04. 10.
Sun
literature
20:00

EKG – Of Love and Fire

Igor Malijevský, Jaroslav Rudiš and guests
POSTPONED FROM APRIL 19, 2020
05. 10.
Mon
discussions
16:00–18:00
FREE ADMISSION
Please reserve your seat.
06. 10.
Tue
talkshow
17:00

Public filming of the Jan Kraus Show 2020

Production: IN FILM Prague
06. 10.
Tue
talkshow
19:30

Public filming of the Jan Kraus Show 2020

Production: IN FILM Prague
07. 10.
Wed
music
20:00
English–friendly
08. 10.
Thu
discussions
18:30
FREE ADMISSION
10. 10.
Sat
lecture
18:00

Hynek Medřický – Vliv světla na živé organismy

venue: Cafe Plavky at the entrance door of Archa Theatre
FREE ADMISSION
10. 10.
Sat
theatre
20:00

Collective Nesladim – House Without Sleep

+ discussion with Karolína Janků
#Study
14. 10.
Wed
theatre
19:00
#Study
Archa for schools
16. 10.
Fri
dance
20:00

Jiri Bartovanec - Education project in collaboration with Duncan Centre / POSTPONED TO 19 JULY 2021

Adaptation of Kreatur - Sasha Waltz performed by students of Ducan Centre
English–friendly
17. 10.
Sat
AV performance
20:00

Vektroskop+ / CANCELLED

Signal Festival
#Study
18. 10.
Sun
AV performance
20:00

Vektroskop+ / CANCELLED

Signal Festival
#Study
21. 10.
Wed
theatre
20:00
22. 10.
Thu
theatre
20:00

Perception / POSTPONED TO 18 MARCH 2021

HaDivadlo/ Ivan Buraj and coll.
23. 10.
Fri
workshop
10:00–13:00
Archa for schools
25. 10.
Sun
music
20:00
English–friendly
27. 10.
Tue
talkshow
19:30
The shooting of the Jan Kraus Show from May 25, 2021 is again taking place for the public. Your tickets remain valid.
29. 10.
Thu
theatre
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
30. 10.
Fri
theatre
20:00
#Study

November 2020

01. 11.
Sun
performance
16:00
English–friendly
01. 11.
Sun
performance
18:00–23:59
English–friendly
05. 11.
Thu
music
20:00
postponed from 8 April 2020
06. 11.
Fri
music / literature
20:00
07. 11.
Sat
music
20:00

The Crimson Marathon / POSTPONED TO 24 OCTOBER, 2021

presented by Prague Music Performance and Archa Theatre
English–friendly
11. 11.
Wed
music
20:00

Tara Fuki - album launch - POSTPONED TO 3 NOVEMBER 2021

Presented by Archa Theatre and Indies Production
19. 11.
Thu
theatre
20:00
English–friendly
AKCENT FESTIVAL
20. 11.
Fri
theatre
22:00
English–friendly
AKCENT FESTIVAL
21. 11.
Sat
theatre
20:00
AKCENT FESTIVAL
THEATRE NIGHT
21. 11.
Sat
music
21:30

AKCENT ONLINE: Archa meets Radio Laude

Niels Doucet / Live set
AKCENT FESTIVAL
THEATRE NIGHT
22. 11.
Sun
theatre / dance
18:00

AKCENT ONLINE: Nibiru III - Loud Ring

Tamara Zsófia Vadas, Ábris Gryllus, Márton Emil Tóth
English–friendly
AKCENT FESTIVAL
23. 11.
Mon
awards ceremony
19:00

The Czech Architecture Award 2020

watch live stream from Archa Theatre at ČT art
24. 11.
Tue
talkshow
19:30
24. 11.
Tue
theatre
20:00
English–friendly
AKCENT FESTIVAL
25. 11.
Wed
conference
15:00–17:30

AKCENT ONLINE: No More Social Kissing - NEW DATE!

An international conference on the future of performing arts
English–friendly
AKCENT FESTIVAL
29. 11.
Sun
theatre
20:00
30. 11.
Mon
theatre
20:00

December 2020

01. 12.
Tue
talkshow
19:30
04. 12.
Fri
workshop
10:00–13:00
Archa.lab
Archa for schools
08. 12.
Tue
talkshow
19:30
11. 12.
Fri
multimedia / music
18:00–22:00

GenotPresents_PurrPurra2.020

Genot Centre and Archa Theatre's Chrismas online party
14. 12.
Mon
talkshow
19:30
15. 12.
Tue
talkshow
19:30
18. 12.
Fri
theatre
20:00
19. 12.
Sat
theatre
17:00
20. 12.
Sun
theatre
17:00
21. 12.
Mon
theatre
20:00
22. 12.
Tue
music
20:00

January 2021

12. 01.
Tue
talkshow
19:30
19. 01.
Tue
talkshow
19:30
20. 01.
Wed
music
20:00

Merta 75! / POSTPONED TO 9 SEPTEMBER 2021

Vladimír Merta and guests
22. 01.
Fri
music
20:00

Destroyer / CANCELLED

presented by Landmine Alert, Scrape Sound Inc., AM180 Collective and Archa Theatre
postponed from 22 April 2020
26. 01.
Tue
talkshow
19:30
27. 01.
Wed
theatre
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
28. 01.
Thu
theatre
20:00

Divadlo Vizita - Merciful Fit

Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.
#Study
Postponed from March 13, 2020 and October 30, 2020

February 2021

01. 02.
Mon
dance
20:00–20:50
Archa.lab
LIVE STREAM
02. 02.
Tue
talkshow
19:30
06. 02.
Sat
awards ceremony
20:15

Czech Film Critic Awards 2020

organised by Sdružení českých filmových kritiků, z.s.
09. 02.
Tue
talkshow
19:30
16. 02.
Tue
talkshow
19:30
18. 02.
Thu
theatre
20:00
English–friendly
#Study
Archa for schools
19. 02.
Fri
theatre
19:00
English–friendly
#Study
Archa for schools
23. 02.
Tue
talkshow
19:30
24. 02.
Wed
theatre
20:00

Divadlo Vizita - After All / POSTPONED TO 10 JUNE 2021

Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.
#Study
25. 02.
Thu
theatre
20:00

Divadlo Vizita - Unhappy Return / POSTPONED TO 10 JUNE 2021

Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.
#Study

March 2021

02. 03.
Tue
talkshow
19:30
09. 03.
Tue
talkshow
19:30
11. 03.
Thu
theatre
20:00
postponed to 2 December 2021, 20:00
12. 03.
Fri
theatre
20:00
postponed to 3 December 2021, 20:00
13. 03.
Sat
theatre
17:00
postponed to 4 December 2021, 17:00
14. 03.
Sun
theatre
17:00
postponed to 5 December 2021, 17:00
16. 03.
Tue
talkshow
19:30
17. 03.
Wed
theatre
20:00
HADIVADLO AT ARCHA
17. 03.
Wed
music
20:00

Swans / CANCELLED

presented by Scrape Sound Inc., Silver Rocket and Archa Theatre
postponed from 29 April and 16 August 2020
18. 03.
Thu
meeting
18:00
HADIVADLO AT ARCHA
18. 03.
Thu
theatre
20:00
HADIVADLO AT ARCHA
23. 03.
Tue
talkshow
19:30
30. 03.
Tue
talkshow
19:30
31. 03.
Wed
music
20:00

Tara Fuki - album launch - POSTPONED TO 3 NOVEMBER 2021

Presented by Archa Theatre and Indies Production

April 2021

06. 04.
Tue
talkshow
19:30
08. 04.
Thu
music
20:00
postponed from 5 November 2020
08. 04.
Thu
meeting
20:00

MMM – Michal Mejstřík Memorial

Online from Archa Theatre
FREE ADMISSION
09. 04.
Fri
music / literature
20:00
11. 04.
Sun
music
20:00
English–friendly
13. 04.
Tue
talkshow
19:30
15. 04.
Thu
dance
20:00

Jiri Bartovanec - Education project in collaboration with Duncan Centre / POSTPONED TO 19 JULY 2021

Adaptation of Kreatur - Sasha Waltz performed by students of Ducan Centre
English–friendly
postponed from 15 April 2021
19. 04.
Mon
talkshow
19:30
20. 04.
Tue
talkshow
19:30

May 2021

04. 05.
Tue
talkshow
19:30
11. 05.
Tue
talkshow
19:30
12. 05.
Wed
theatre
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
18. 05.
Tue
talkshow
19:30
25. 05.
Tue
talkshow
19:30

Public filming of the Jan Kraus Show 2021

Production: IN FILM Prague
The shooting of the Jan Kraus Show from May 25, 2021 is again taking place for the public. Your tickets remain valid.
27. 05.
Thu
music
20:00
English–friendly
postponed from 28 May 2020 and 25 September 2020
29. 05.
Sat
music
20:00

The Tiger Lillies & Orchestr Berg – Bohemian Nights / NEW DATE: June 24, 2022

Postponed from May 14, 2020, November 13, 2020, May 29, 2021 and January 20, 2022. Your tickets remain valid.
30. 05.
Sun
music
20:00

The Tiger Lillies & Orchestr Berg – Bohemian Nights / NEW DATE: June 25, 2022

Postponed from May 15, 2020, November 14, 2020, May 30, 2021 and January 21, 2022. Your tickets remain valid.

June 2021

01. 06.
Tue
talkshow
19:30

Public filming of the Jan Kraus Show 2021

Production: IN FILM Prague
The shooting of the Jan Kraus Show from May 25, 2021 is again taking place for the public. Your tickets remain valid.
04. 06.
Fri
laser - performance
20:00

V E K T R O S K O P I I I. / The reflection of Reflection concert

Soňa Koutová , Tomáš Krivošík, Beata Hlavenková, Ondřej Skala (JTNB), Stanislav Abrahám, Leoš Hort (HRTL)
#Study
English–friendly
06. 06.
Sun
laser - performance
20:00

V E K T R O S K O P I I I. / Vektroskop Jam

Stanislav Abrahám, Dan Vlček, Dan Gregor, Tomáš Krivošík, Dita Malečková, Cyril Kaplan, David Vrbík and others
English–friendly
#Study
08. 06.
Tue
talkshow
19:30

Public filming of the Jan Kraus Show 2021

Production: IN FILM Prague
The shooting of the Jan Kraus Show from May 25, 2021 is again taking place for the public. Your tickets remain valid.
09. 06.
Wed
theatre
20:00

Divadlo Vizita - Merciful Fit

Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.
#Study
Postponed from March 13, 2020 and October 30, 2020
10. 06.
Thu
theatre
20:00

Divadlo Vizita – After All / Unhappy Return

Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.
#Study
postponed from 15 & 16 April 2020, 29 & 30 November 2020, 24 & 25 February 2021