January 2022
"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
Thu
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.Fri
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.Wed
20:00
Divadlo Vizita – Unshovable bunch
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor ZborníkThu
20:00
Divadlo Vizita – Intersection of sets
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor ZborníkFebruary 2022
Wed
20:00
postponed from October 31, 2021
Sun
20:00
INspiraCe
420PEOPLE & BERG Orchestra & Archa TheatreMon
20:00
INspiraCe
420PEOPLE & BERG Orchestra & Archa TheatreThu
18:30
Provázkovský obývák
Divadlo Husa na provázkuArcha Theatre foyer
Thu
20:00
Dictionary of the Khazars
M. Pavić, J. Mikulášek, K. Menclerová / Divadlo Husa na provázkuFri
18:30
Provázkovský obývák
Divadlo Husa na provázkuArcha Theatre foyer
Fri
18:30
Měnit realitu textem. CEDIT na scéně
Divadlo Husa na provázkuArcha Theatre foyer
Fri
20:00
Why the Child Is Cooking in the Polenta
Aglaja Veteranyi / Divadlo Husa na provázkuSun
20:00
Štěpán Filípek – 9
launch of a CD from the compositions of nine female authors for solo celloWed
20:00
Tabula Rasa – Air
Archa.FreshFri
20:00
Those Who Speak For Themselves / Czech spoken
The Only Story Is Yours / concept, screenplay & director: Jana SvobodováSat
20:00
Those Who Speak For Themselves / English spoken
The Only Story Is Yours / concept, screenplay & director: Jana Svobodováperformed in English
March 2022
Wed
20:00
Tara Fuki a M. Dvořáček – Motýlí křídla rozvlní Archu
presented by Archa Theatre and Indies ProductionWed
20:00
Jan Mocek Showcase: Virtual Ritual
a retrospective of Jan Mocek's theatrical workSun
20:00
Maceo Parker / POSTPONED TO November 2, 2022
Presented by ISAMAX s.r.o.Wed
20:00
Divadlo Vizita – Permissible harassment
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor ZborníkThu
20:00
Divadlo Vizita – Resistible enticement
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor ZborníkFri
20:00
Common Roots: Concert with Ukraine
Спільне коріння: Концерт з УкраїноюТеатр Арха пропонує українцям безкоштовний вхід на концерт. Щоб отримати квиток, достатньо лише показати український або закордонний паспорт на касі театру.
Sun
20:00
Jan Burian – Self-portrait 70
or A hilarious show about the messed up life of one artistThu
19:00
Thu
21:30
April 2022
Fri
19:00
Fri
21:30
Sat
20:00
CANCELLED – Those Who Speak for Themselves
Purchased tickets will remain valid for the new date 29 May 2022.Sun
20:00
CANCELLED – Those Who Speak for Themselves
Purchased tickets will remain valid for the new date 29 May 2022.Wed
20:00
GenotPresents#5
---__--___ (More Eaze & Seth Graham), Klahrk, Natálie PlevákováEnglish–friendly
Thu
20:00
Colonization – new origin
VOSTO5 / Archa Theatre / 4+4 days in motionlast reprises
Fri
20:00
Colonization – new origin
VOSTO5 / Archa Theatre / 4+4 days in motionlast reprises
Sat
17:00
Colonization – new origin
VOSTO5 / Archa Theatre / 4+4 days in motionlast reprises
Sun
19:00
Colonization – new origin
VOSTO5 / Archa Theatre / 4+4 days in motionlast performance
Mon
18:30
Czech Dance Platform: INspiraCe
420PEOPLE & BERG Orchestra & Archa TheatreThu
20:00
INspiraCe
420PEOPLE & BERG Orchestra & Archa TheatreDiscussion with artists after performance.
May 2022
Fri
20:00
CANCELLED: Van der Graaf Generator
presented by 10:15 EntertainmentSun
20:00
last performance
Wed
20:00
Divadlo Vizita – Certainty of a muzzle
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor ZborníkThu
20:00
Divadlo Vizita – Postmortem frequency sensing
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor ZborníkSun
20:00
Those Who Speak For Themselves / Czech spoken
The Only Story Is Yours / concept, screenplay & director: Jana SvobodováMon
09:00
Those Who Speak For Themselves / Czech spoken
The Only Story Is Yours / concept, screenplay & director: Jana Svobodováfor schools / Theatre Towards Democracy project
June 2022
Wed
20:00
Boy Harsher + Never Sol
presented by Fource Entertainment and Heartnoize PromotionFri
20:00
Roscoe Mitchell Quintet
Jon Irabagon | Roland Dahinden & Eclectus EnsembleFri
09:00
Petr Nikl – Yellow Darkness
a colourful melodramafor schools / Theatre Towards Democracy project
Sat
20:00
VEKTROSKOP 4.0 | Robert Henke – CBM 8032 AV
afterparty: HRTL + R22Fri
20:00
The Tiger Lillies & Berg Orchestra – Bohemian Nights
Postponed from May 14, 2020, November 13, 2020, May 29, 2021 and January 20, 2022. Your tickets remain valid.English–friendly
Sat
20:00
The Tiger Lillies & Berg Orchestra – Bohemian Nights
Postponed from May 15, 2020, November 14, 2020, May 30, 2021 and January 21, 2022. Your tickets remain valid.July 2022
Sun
20:00
postponed from July 16, 2020 and July 15, 2021
August 2022
Fri
20:00
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard + support: Grace Cummings
presented by fourceSun
20:00
Arooj Aftab
presented by Heartnoize Promotion and Archa TheatreMon
10:00
International Summer School on Theatre in Social Context 2022
22 August - 4 September 2022September 2022
Mon
18:00
Opening of exhibition of theatre photographs
30 Years of Continuo TheatreFri
18:00
Meeting with the festival guests
30 Years of Continuo TheatreSat
17:30
Conference Theatre and politics
30 Years of Continuo TheatreOctober 2022
Thu
20:00
INspiraCe
420PEOPLE & BERG Orchestra & Archa TheatreFri
20:00
INspiraCe
420PEOPLE & BERG Orchestra & Archa TheatreNovember 2022
Wed
20:00
Maceo Parker
Presented by ISAMAX s.r.o.postponed from April 6, 2020 / October 25, 2020 / April 11, 2021 / March 20, 2022
December 2022
Sun
20:00
EKG Of Love and Darkness
Igor Malijevský, Jaroslav Rudiš and guestsMon
20:00