December 2016
CZK 150 / children CZK 90 / every other child from one family free entry / #Study CZK 50 — small auditorium, open seating — length 60 minutes — no language barrier — suitable for children above 4
František Vítek, the oldest performer at the Archa Theatre, recently celebrated his 90th birthday. The winners of the Lifetime Award for Achievement in Puppetry will present their performance – a legend of world puppet theatre. A children's play that became an avant-garde theatre production. A tradition that is also a 30-year theatre experiment. "If John Cage were a puppeteer, this is what he would do," said one spectator after a performance in New York.
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Wooden puppets are undressed, their mechanism is exposed. Vera Říčařová masterfully plays with them. Once she corrects their gestures to the finest detail, sometimes she lets the puppets cruelly fall so that the wood sounded like a musical instrument. Piškanderdulá is a quest to uncover the essence of the art of puppetry. The individual scenes are accompanied by old music machines and gramophones. Under a layer of their creaking noise we recognize the original melody ...
18. 12.
Sun
Sun
dance
20:00
20:00
English–friendly
19. 12.
Mon
Mon
dance
20:00
20:00
English–friendly
January 2017
11. 01.
Wed
Wed
theatre
20:00
20:00
Divadlo Vizita — Tripple and Only Birthday
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník
12. 01.
Thu
Thu
theatre
20:00
20:00
Divadlo Vizita — Old Exact Time
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník
15. 01.
Sun
Sun
theatre
20:00
20:00
Brass Band
Jiří Havelka / Karel František Tománek / Vosto5
Venue: Sokolovna Řepy, Na Chobotě 125/2b, Praha 6
Venue: KZ Domovina, Prague 7
16. 01.
Mon
Mon
theatre
20:00
20:00
Brass Band
Jiří Havelka / Karel František Tománek / Vosto5
Venue: Sokolovna Řepy, Na Chobotě 125/2b, Praha 6
Venue: KZ Domovina, Prague 7
22. 01.
Sun
Sun
theatre
20:00
20:00
Ordinary People
Jana Svobodová, Wen Hui and coll. / Archa Theatre / Living Dance Studio
#Study
English–friendly
AKCENT FESTIVAL
1st premiere
English–friendly
AKCENT FESTIVAL
1st premiere
23. 01.
Mon
Mon
theatre
20:00
20:00
Ordinary People
Jana Svobodová, Wen Hui and coll. / Archa Theatre / Living Dance Studio
#Study
English–friendly
AKCENT FESTIVAL
2nd premiere
English–friendly
AKCENT FESTIVAL
2nd premiere
27. 01.
Fri
Fri
theatre
20:00
20:00
Ordinary People
Jana Svobodová, Wen Hui and coll. / Archa Theatre / Living Dance Studio
#Study
English–friendly
AKCENT FESTIVAL
Venue: HELLERAU – European Center for the Arts, Dresden
English–friendly
AKCENT FESTIVAL
Venue: HELLERAU – European Center for the Arts, Dresden
28. 01.
Sat
Sat
theatre
20:00
20:00
Ordinary People
Jana Svobodová, Wen Hui and coll. / Archa Theatre / Living Dance Studio
#Study
English–friendly
AKCENT FESTIVAL
Venue: HELLERAU – European Center for the Arts, Dresden
English–friendly
AKCENT FESTIVAL
Venue: HELLERAU – European Center for the Arts, Dresden
29. 01.
Sun
Sun
theatre
20:00
20:00
Strange Beetle or Who Killed John Lennon
Divadlo Husa na provázku / Ondřej Novotný
30. 01.
Mon
Mon
theatre
19:00
19:00
Ordinary People
Jana Svobodová, Wen Hui and coll. / Archa Theatre / Living Dance Studio
#Study
English–friendly
AKCENT FESTIVAL
Venue: Divadlo Husa na provázku, Brno
English–friendly
AKCENT FESTIVAL
Venue: Divadlo Husa na provázku, Brno
February 2017
05. 02.
Sun
Sun
theatre
20:00
20:00
Fidlovačka or Who are We?
Spielraum Kollektiv / Archa.lab
work in progress
09. 02.
Thu
Thu
theatre
20:00
20:00
Divadlo Vizita — Unsustainable Development
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník
10. 02.
Fri
Fri
theatre
20:00
20:00
Relax Now!
Spielraum Kollektiv / Archa.lab / Archa Theatre / HAMU
English–friendly
Archa.lab
Archa.lab
12. 02.
Sun
Sun
music
20:00
20:00
Sváteční Pop — Black
Milan Cais, Jura Hradil, Ondřej Smeykal, Petr Nikl
English–friendly
13. 02.
Mon
Mon
music
20:00
20:00
Sváteční Pop — White
Milan Cais, Jura Hradil, Ondřej Smeykal, Petr Nikl
English–friendly
16. 02.
Thu
Thu
theatre
20:00
20:00
Fear and Love / Every Soul Deserves a Home
Jessica Litwak
English–friendly
Archa.lab
Archa.lab
20. 02.
Mon
Mon
literature
20:00
20:00
Fifth Walk Through Turnová's Grove
reading: Eva Turnová, music: Eturnity
22. 02.
Wed
Wed
music
/
literature
20:00
20:00
EKG Of Love and EKG
A literary cardiogram with Igor Malijevský and Jaroslav Rudiš.
23. 02.
Thu
Thu
theatre
20:00
20:00
BUSKING UN/LIMITED
Spielraum Kollektiv / Archa.lab / Divadlo Archa
English–friendly
Archa.lab
Archa.lab
24. 02.
Fri
Fri
theatre
20:00
20:00
BUSKING UN/LIMITED
Spielraum Kollektiv / Archa.lab / Divadlo Archa
English–friendly
Archa.lab
Small Inventory 2017
Archa.lab
Small Inventory 2017
27. 02.
Mon
Mon
workshop
10:00–13:00
10:00–13:00
Archa for schools
March 2017
02. 03.
Thu
Thu
music
20:00
20:00
John Mayall
Livin´ & Lovin´ The Blues
English–friendly
Presented by 10:15 Entertainment
Presented by 10:15 Entertainment
04. 03.
Sat
Sat
workshop
10:00–16:00
10:00–16:00
Don‘t pretend! Do it! — CANCELLED
one-day Archa.lab workshop
English–friendly
Archa.lab
Archa.lab
06. 03.
Mon
Mon
workshop
10:00–13:00
10:00–13:00
Archa for schools
10. 03.
Fri
Fri
workshop
16:00–18:00
16:00–18:00
To Read Music. How to make a music magazine in 21st century?
with Mary C, Martin Tvrdý, Michal Pařízek
Archa.lab
Free entry, registration required.
Free entry, registration required.
11. 03.
Sat
Sat
theatre
17:00–23:59
17:00–23:59
Constanza Macras / Dorkypark — The Ghosts
Moving Audience
English–friendly
Hellerau, Dresden
Hellerau, Dresden
17. 03.
Fri
Fri
happening
11:00
11:00
Non-stop performance by Min Tanaka at the National Gallery in Prague
venue: Trade Fair Palace
18. 03.
Sat
Sat
happening
11:00
11:00
Non-stop performance by Min Tanaka at the National Gallery in Prague
venue: Trade Fair Palace
19. 03.
Sun
Sun
happening
12:00
12:00
Non-stop performance by Min Tanaka at the National Gallery in Prague
venue: Trade Fair Palace
19. 03.
Sun
Sun
literature
20:00
20:00
EKG Of Love and Cleanliness
A literary cardiogram with Igor Malijevský and Jaroslav Rudiš.
19. 03.
Sun
Sun
theatre
20:00
20:00
Brass Band
Jiří Havelka / Karel František Tománek / Vosto5
Venue: Sokolovna Řepy, Na Chobotě 125/2b, Praha 6
Venue: KZ Domovina, Prague 7
20. 03.
Mon
Mon
happening
15:00–16:00
15:00–16:00
Non-stop performance by Min Tanaka at the National Gallery in Prague
venue: Trade Fair Palace
outside the National Gallery entrance
20. 03.
Mon
Mon
literature
20:00
20:00
EKG Of Love and Cleanliness
A literary cardiogram with Igor Malijevský and Jaroslav Rudiš.
20. 03.
Mon
Mon
theatre
20:00
20:00
Brass Band
Jiří Havelka / Karel František Tománek / Vosto5
Venue: Sokolovna Řepy, Na Chobotě 125/2b, Praha 6
Venue: KZ Domovina, Prague 7
21. 03.
Tue
Tue
happening
12:00
12:00
Non-stop performance by Min Tanaka at the National Gallery in Prague
venue: Trade Fair Palace
22. 03.
Wed
Wed
happening
12:00
12:00
Non-stop performance by Min Tanaka at the National Gallery in Prague
venue: Trade Fair Palace
22. 03.
Wed
Wed
theatre
20:00
20:00
The After Party
Pieter De Buysser / Archa Theatre
#Study
English–friendly
premiere
English–friendly
premiere
23. 03.
Thu
Thu
theatre
20:00
20:00
The After Party
Pieter De Buysser / Archa Theatre
#Study
English–friendly
premiere
English–friendly
premiere
24. 03.
Fri
Fri
theatre
20:00
20:00
The After Party
Pieter De Buysser / Archa Theatre
#Study
English–friendly
premiere
English–friendly
premiere
26. 03.
Sun
Sun
theatre
20:00
20:00
Leoš or the Most Loyal Play
Divadlo Husa na provázku / Milan Uhde / Miloš Štědroň
27. 03.
Mon
Mon
theatre
20:00
20:00
Leoš or the Most Loyal Play
Divadlo Husa na provázku / Milan Uhde / Miloš Štědroň
31. 03.
Fri
Fri
theatre
20:00
20:00
BUSKING UN/LIMITED
Spielraum Kollektiv / Archa.lab / Divadlo Archa
English–friendly
Archa.lab
Archa.lab
April 2017
02. 04.
Sun
Sun
music
20:00
20:00
Jan Burian — Improvisation and Vice Versa
Jan Burian, Jaroslav Kořán, Bizzare Band and others
05. 04.
Wed
Wed
theatre
20:00
20:00
Divadlo Vizita — Round the Barrel
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník
06. 04.
Thu
Thu
theatre
20:00
20:00
Divadlo Vizita — Down to DNA!
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník
20. 04.
Thu
Thu
music
20:00
20:00
Jablkoň 40
Jablkoň, Dusilová, Svoboda, Květy, Váša, Nejtek, Stivín and others
23. 04.
Sun
Sun
theatre
20:00
20:00
BUSKING UN/LIMITED
Spielraum Kollektiv / Archa.lab / Divadlo Archa
English–friendly
Archa.lab
Archa.lab
24. 04.
Mon
Mon
theatre
15:00
15:00
BUSKING UN/LIMITED
Spielraum Kollektiv / Archa.lab / Divadlo Archa
English–friendly
Archa.lab
Archa for schools
Archa.lab
Archa for schools
24. 04.
Mon
Mon
theatre
20:00
20:00
BUSKING UN/LIMITED
Spielraum Kollektiv / Archa.lab / Divadlo Archa
English–friendly
Archa.lab
Archa.lab
26. 04.
Wed
Wed
literature
20:00
20:00
EKG Of Love and Night
A literary cardiogram with Igor Malijevský and Jaroslav Rudiš.
27. 04.
Thu
Thu
literature
20:00
20:00
EKG Of Love and Night
A literary cardiogram with Igor Malijevský and Jaroslav Rudiš.
29. 04.
Sat
Sat
theatre
20:00
20:00
Brass Band
Jiří Havelka / Karel František Tománek / Vosto5
Venue: Sokolovna Řepy, Na Chobotě 125/2b, Praha 6
Venue: KZ Domovina, Prague 7
29. 04.
Sat
Sat
music
20:00
20:00
NAOKO KIKUCHI — koto unlimited
guests: Hearn GADBOIS, Seizan OSAKO, Marek MATVIJA
English–friendly
30. 04.
Sun
Sun
theatre
20:00
20:00
Brass Band
Jiří Havelka / Karel František Tománek / Vosto5
Venue: Sokolovna Řepy, Na Chobotě 125/2b, Praha 6
Venue: KZ Domovina, Prague 7
May 2017
11. 05.
Thu
Thu
theatre
20:00
20:00
Divadlo Vizita — Universal Ancestor
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník
17. 05.
Wed
Wed
literature
20:00
20:00
EKG Of Love and Holidays
A literary cardiogram with Igor Malijevský and Jaroslav Rudiš.
18. 05.
Thu
Thu
literature
20:00
20:00
EKG Of Love and Holidays
A literary cardiogram with Igor Malijevský and Jaroslav Rudiš.
27. 05.
Sat
Sat
theatre
/
dance
20:00
20:00
Ultima Vez — Mockumentary of a Contemporary Saviour
Direction and choreography: Wim Vandekeybus
English–friendly
28. 05.
Sun
Sun
theatre
/
dance
20:00
20:00
Ultima Vez — Mockumentary of a Contemporary Saviour
Direction and choreography: Wim Vandekeybus
English–friendly
28. 05.
Sun
Sun
theatre
20:00
20:00
Brass Band
Jiří Havelka / Karel František Tománek / Vosto5
Venue: Sokolovna Řepy, Na Chobotě 125/2b, Praha 6
Venue: KZ Domovina, Prague 7
29. 05.
Mon
Mon
theatre
/
dance
20:00
20:00
Ultima Vez — Mockumentary of a Contemporary Saviour
Direction and choreography: Wim Vandekeybus
English–friendly
29. 05.
Mon
Mon
theatre
20:00
20:00
Brass Band
Jiří Havelka / Karel František Tománek / Vosto5
Venue: Sokolovna Řepy, Na Chobotě 125/2b, Praha 6
Venue: KZ Domovina, Prague 7
June 2017
01. 06.
Thu
Thu
17:00–19:00
FREE ADMISSION
Archa.lab
Archa.lab
04. 06.
Sun
Sun
theatre
20:00
20:00
BUSKING UN/LIMITED
Spielraum Kollektiv / Archa.lab / Divadlo Archa
English–friendly
Archa.lab
Archa.lab
05. 06.
Mon
Mon
theatre
20:00
20:00
BUSKING UN/LIMITED
Spielraum Kollektiv / Archa.lab / Divadlo Archa
English–friendly
Archa.lab
Archa.lab
07. 06.
Wed
Wed
music
20:00
20:00
Sváteční Pop — POPrask at Archa I.
Milan Cais, Jura Hradil, Ondřej Smeykal, Petr Nikl, VJ Clad and Ondřej Eremiáš
English–friendly
08. 06.
Thu
Thu
music
20:00
20:00
Sváteční Pop — POPrask at Archa II.
Milan Cais, Jura Hradil, Ondřej Smeykal, Petr Nikl, VJ Clad and Ondřej Eremiáš
English–friendly
September 2017
06. 09.
Wed
Wed
10:00
Archa Theatre International Summer School 2017
Theatre in Social Context / 6–17 September 2017
English–friendly
14. 09.
Thu
Thu
lecture
14:00–16:00
14:00–16:00
English–friendly
17. 09.
Sun
Sun
18:00
Archa Theatre International Summer School 2017
Theatre in Social Context / 6–17 September 2017
English–friendly
25. 09.
Mon
Mon
theatre
20:00
20:00
Divadlo Vizita — The Man Who Ate the Mole
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník
30. 09.
Sat
Sat
festival
13:00–16:00
13:00–16:00
Archa 15 Years after the Flood
Day of Architecture Festival
FREE ADMISSION
October 2017
04. 10.
Wed
Wed
music
20:00
20:00
VERTIGO 15 YEARS
guests: Lenka Dusilová, David Dorůžka, Kvintesence Quartet and Tara Fuki
English–friendly
06. 10.
Fri
Fri
theatre
20:00–20:50
20:00–20:50
Respectable Thief
Nastio Mosquito (Angola/Belgium)
English–friendly
#Study
4 + 4 DAYS IN MOTION
#Study
4 + 4 DAYS IN MOTION
07. 10.
Sat
Sat
theatre
20:00–21:20
20:00–21:20
Zvizdal (Chernobyl – So Far, So Close)
Berlin (Belgium)
English–friendly
#Study
4 + 4 DAYS IN MOTION
#Study
4 + 4 DAYS IN MOTION
08. 10.
Sun
Sun
theatre
20:00–21:20
20:00–21:20
Zvizdal (Chernobyl – So Far, So Close)
Berlin (Belgium)
English–friendly
#Study
4 + 4 DAYS IN MOTION
#Study
4 + 4 DAYS IN MOTION
09. 10.
Mon
Mon
theatre
20:00–21:30
20:00–21:30
Roses
Dakh Daughters Band (Ukraine)
English–friendly
#Study
4 + 4 DAYS IN MOTION
#Study
4 + 4 DAYS IN MOTION
12. 10.
Thu
Thu
dance
20:00–21:00
20:00–21:00
An Alerte
Taoufiq Izeddiou / Cie Anania (Morocco)
#Study
English–friendly
4 + 4 DAYS IN MOTION
English–friendly
4 + 4 DAYS IN MOTION
14. 10.
Sat
Sat
dance
18:30–19:20
18:30–19:20
Quartiers Libres
Nadia Beugré (Ivory Coast/France)
#Study
English–friendly
4 + 4 DAYS IN MOTION
English–friendly
4 + 4 DAYS IN MOTION
15. 10.
Sun
Sun
theatre
20:00–23:00
20:00–23:00
Tadeusz Slobodzianek — Our Class
Divadlo Polárka, Brno
#Study
Prague premiere
Prague premiere
16. 10.
Mon
Mon
workshop
10:00–13:00
10:00–13:00
Archa for schools
16. 10.
Mon
Mon
theatre
20:00
20:00
Divadlo Vizita — I Am Your Wreath
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník
#Study
17. 10.
Tue
Tue
lecture
16:00
16:00
Robert Wilson — 1 Have You been here before 2 No this is the first time
Moving Audience, Festspielhaus Hellerau, Dresden
#Study
English–friendly
MOVING AUDIENCE
English–friendly
MOVING AUDIENCE
20. 10.
Fri
Fri
theatre
20:30
20:30
Colonization – new origin
VOSTO5 / Archa Theatre / 4+4 days in motion
Start of performance shifted to 20:30 due to technical reasons.
21. 10.
Sat
Sat
workshop
10:00–13:00
10:00–13:00
Archa for schools
NEW!
NEW!
23. 10.
Mon
Mon
dance
20:00–21:00
20:00–21:00
Modern Table — Darkness Poomba
Choreography: Jae-duk Kim
#Study
English–friendly
English–friendly
24. 10.
Tue
Tue
theatre
20:00
20:00
Brass Band
Jiří Havelka / Karel František Tománek / Vosto5
Venue: Sokolovna Řepy, Na Chobotě 125/2b, Praha 6
25. 10.
Wed
Wed
theatre
20:00
20:00
Brass Band
Jiří Havelka / Karel František Tománek / Vosto5
Venue: Sokolovna Řepy, Na Chobotě 125/2b, Praha 6
November 2017
04. 11.
Sat
Sat
workshop
/
CLASS / at Archa Studio
10:00–13:00
10:00–13:00
Wen Hui, China / Dance in Social Context / Body and Social Memory
Workshop with Chinese choreographer and dancer Wen Hui
English–friendly
Archa.lab
Archa.lab
08. 11.
Wed
Wed
theatre
20:00
20:00
Divadlo Vizita — Half-hearted Lover
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník
#Study
09. 11.
Thu
Thu
theatre
20:00
20:00
Divadlo Vizita — Forgetful Cook
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník
#Study
10. 11.
Fri
Fri
music
20:00
20:00
Yi qi – Together (Czech-Chinese Music Encounter)
Jan Burian & Wen Luyuan
English–friendly
#Study
#Study
15. 11.
Wed
Wed
film
/
debate
18:00
18:00
18. 11.
Sat
Sat
lecture
/
theatre
19:00
19:00
Theatre Nights 2017 at Archa Theatre
guided tour and Ordinary People performance
OVERFILLED CAPACITY
21. 11.
Tue
Tue
theatre
20:00
20:00
Ordinary People
Jana Svobodová, Wen Hui and coll. / Archa Theatre / Living Dance Studio
#Study
English–friendly
AKCENT FESTIVAL
English–friendly
AKCENT FESTIVAL
22. 11.
Wed
Wed
theatre
10:00
10:00
Ordinary People
Jana Svobodová, Wen Hui and coll. / Archa Theatre / Living Dance Studio
#Study
English–friendly
AKCENT FESTIVAL
Archa for Schools
English–friendly
AKCENT FESTIVAL
Archa for Schools
22. 11.
Wed
Wed
theatre
20:00
20:00
Ordinary People
Jana Svobodová, Wen Hui and coll. / Archa Theatre / Living Dance Studio
#Study
English–friendly
AKCENT FESTIVAL
English–friendly
AKCENT FESTIVAL
24. 11.
Fri
Fri
theatre
10:00
10:00
Fidlovačka or Who are We?
Spielraum Kollektiv / Archa.lab
Archa for Schools
25. 11.
Sat
Sat
theatre
20:00
20:00
Milo Rau: Mitleid. Die Geschichte des Maschinengewehrs (Compassion. The History of the Machine Gun)
Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz, Berlin
Prague German Language Theatre Festival
26. 11.
Sun
Sun
theatre
20:00
20:00
Milo Rau: Mitleid. Die Geschichte des Maschinengewehrs (Compassion. The History of the Machine Gun)
Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz, Berlin
Prague German Language Theatre Festival
26. 11.
Sun
Sun
theatre
20:00
20:00
Brass Band
Jiří Havelka / Karel František Tománek / Vosto5
Venue: Sokolovna Řepy, Na Chobotě 125/2b, Praha 6
27. 11.
Mon
Mon
theatre
20:00
20:00
Brass Band
Jiří Havelka / Karel František Tománek / Vosto5
Venue: Sokolovna Řepy, Na Chobotě 125/2b, Praha 6
December 2017
03. 12.
Sun
Sun
theatre
20:00
20:00
Na protest aneb Pokoj lidem dobré vůně
Divadlo Husa na provázku / Radomil Matzner
04. 12.
Mon
Mon
theatre
20:00
20:00
Prince Myshkin is an Idiot: The Resurrection
Divadlo Husa na provázku / F. M. Dostoevsky
06. 12.
Wed
Wed
theatre
20:00
20:00
Divadlo Vizita — Unfinished Trip
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník. Special guest: Yellow Sisters.
#Study
07. 12.
Thu
Thu
theatre
20:00
20:00
Divadlo Vizita — Smrk moďoulům!
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník. Special guest: Dan Bárta.
#Study
09. 12.
Sat
Sat
theatre
16:00
16:00
Peeping Tom – Moeder (Mother)
Moving Audience, Festspielhaus Hellerau, Dresden
#Study
MOVING AUDIENCE
MOVING AUDIENCE
09. 12.
Sat
Sat
music
19:00
19:00
ENTER SHIKARI + LOWER THAN ATLANTIS & ASTROID BOYS
presented by www.conspiracy.cz
SOLD OUT
11. 12.
Mon
Mon
workshop
10:00–13:00
10:00–13:00
Archa for schools