May 2017
The play of our times,
the pop song of our souls,
the afterparty of our rituals.
It is 5 o´clock in the morning in the Prague castle. Paradise seems far away. Jan Ptáček, the master of ceremonies who was still appointed by the long disappeared, loved and wise president, lifts the tablecloth and discovers Fanny Racine, EU official. Some things went out of hand. But some things can go magically well as well. Well, well, well, what is that well?
What does the legacy of Václav Havel mean today for Europe? Is a new alliance possible? How would the landscape of Adam and Eve look like in today´s politics? Vladimír Javorský and Christelle Cornil in a play by Pieter De Buysser.
Pieter De Buysser (*1972) is a Dutch-speaking writer, he lives and works in Brussels. His novel “The stonecutters” has been published in Czech by Argo in June 16, he has written over 25 texts for theater and performance. His work received critical acclaim in several European countries. “A phenomenon in Flemish theater”, “a 22nd century story-teller”. His work has been described as “A tribute to critical thought, humour, and the art of narration” (Cobra, Belgium) wherein “the alliance of poetics and the politics are simply magical”. (Le temps, Switzerland, “Accesible, brilliant and significant in contemporary thought” (Le nouvel observateur, France)
Besides writing for performance, theater and film he directs internationally acclaimed theater productions like Book Burning, Landscape with Skiproads, Afzal and Immerwahr. His shortfilms have been awarded on numerous filmfestivals. While being highly alert of current social, political and human issues, he constantly reflects and questions our day-to-day presence. A coproduction project with Archa Theatre The After Party explores the legacy of Vaclav Havel on the backdrop of today´s Europe. He has received the Emile Zola Price, the "Dwarse Denker" Trophy and the "Kleine Marie Hartman-pen". His shows are regulary invited on the most influential festivals throughout Europe.
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Credits
Written and directed by Pieter De Buysser
With Christelle Cornil and Vladimír Javorský
Dramaturgy: Esther Severi
Scenography: Herman Sorgeloos
Costumes: Anne-Catherine Kunz
Video artists: David de los Santos Gil, Adrian Regnier Chavez, Katerina Athanasopoulou
Czech Translation: Magda de Bruin Hüblová
English Translation: Miles O´Shea
French Translation: Martine Bom
In Czech and French with English subtitles.
Premiered 22-24 March at Archa Theatre, Prague.
Produced and presented by Archa Theatre, ROBIN and Kaai Theatre with the support of the Culture Program as a part of House on Fire.
Supported by Flanders – State of the art
June 2017
Thu
17:00–19:00
Archa.lab
Sun
20:00
BUSKING UN/LIMITED
Spielraum Kollektiv / Archa.lab / Divadlo ArchaArcha.lab
Mon
20:00
BUSKING UN/LIMITED
Spielraum Kollektiv / Archa.lab / Divadlo ArchaArcha.lab
Wed
20:00
Sváteční Pop — POPrask at Archa I.
Milan Cais, Jura Hradil, Ondřej Smeykal, Petr Nikl, VJ Clad and Ondřej EremiášThu
20:00
Sváteční Pop — POPrask at Archa II.
Milan Cais, Jura Hradil, Ondřej Smeykal, Petr Nikl, VJ Clad and Ondřej EremiášSeptember 2017
Wed
10:00
Archa Theatre International Summer School 2017
Theatre in Social Context / 6–17 September 2017Thu
14:00–16:00
Sun
18:00
Archa Theatre International Summer School 2017
Theatre in Social Context / 6–17 September 2017Mon
20:00
Divadlo Vizita — The Man Who Ate the Mole
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor ZborníkSat
13:00–16:00
Archa 15 Years after the Flood
Day of Architecture FestivalOctober 2017
Wed
20:00
VERTIGO 15 YEARS
guests: Lenka Dusilová, David Dorůžka, Kvintesence Quartet and Tara FukiFri
20:00–20:50
Respectable Thief
Nastio Mosquito (Angola/Belgium)#Study
4 + 4 DAYS IN MOTION
Sat
20:00–21:20
Zvizdal (Chernobyl – So Far, So Close)
Berlin (Belgium)#Study
4 + 4 DAYS IN MOTION
Sun
20:00–21:20
Zvizdal (Chernobyl – So Far, So Close)
Berlin (Belgium)#Study
4 + 4 DAYS IN MOTION
Mon
20:00–21:30
Roses
Dakh Daughters Band (Ukraine)#Study
4 + 4 DAYS IN MOTION
Thu
20:00–21:00
An Alerte
Taoufiq Izeddiou / Cie Anania (Morocco)English–friendly
4 + 4 DAYS IN MOTION
Sat
18:30–19:20
Quartiers Libres
Nadia Beugré (Ivory Coast/France)English–friendly
4 + 4 DAYS IN MOTION
Sun
20:00–23:00
Tadeusz Slobodzianek — Our Class
Divadlo Polárka, BrnoPrague premiere
Mon
10:00–13:00
Mon
20:00
Divadlo Vizita — I Am Your Wreath
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor ZborníkTue
16:00
Robert Wilson — 1 Have You been here before 2 No this is the first time
Moving Audience, Festspielhaus Hellerau, DresdenEnglish–friendly
MOVING AUDIENCE
Fri
20:30
Colonization – new origin
VOSTO5 / Archa Theatre / 4+4 days in motionStart of performance shifted to 20:30 due to technical reasons.
Sat
10:00–13:00
NEW!
Mon
20:00–21:00
Modern Table — Darkness Poomba
Choreography: Jae-duk KimEnglish–friendly
Tue
20:00
Brass Band
Jiří Havelka / Karel František Tománek / Vosto5Wed
20:00
Brass Band
Jiří Havelka / Karel František Tománek / Vosto5November 2017
Sat
10:00–13:00
Wen Hui, China / Dance in Social Context / Body and Social Memory
Workshop with Chinese choreographer and dancer Wen HuiArcha.lab
Wed
20:00
Divadlo Vizita — Half-hearted Lover
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor ZborníkThu
20:00
Divadlo Vizita — Forgetful Cook
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor ZborníkFri
20:00
Yi qi – Together (Czech-Chinese Music Encounter)
Jan Burian & Wen Luyuan#Study
Wed
18:00
Sat
19:00
Theatre Nights 2017 at Archa Theatre
guided tour and Ordinary People performanceTue
20:00
Ordinary People
Jana Svobodová, Wen Hui and coll. / Archa Theatre / Living Dance StudioEnglish–friendly
AKCENT FESTIVAL
Wed
10:00
Ordinary People
Jana Svobodová, Wen Hui and coll. / Archa Theatre / Living Dance StudioEnglish–friendly
AKCENT FESTIVAL
Archa for Schools
Wed
20:00
Ordinary People
Jana Svobodová, Wen Hui and coll. / Archa Theatre / Living Dance StudioEnglish–friendly
AKCENT FESTIVAL
Fri
10:00
Fidlovačka or Who are We?
Spielraum Kollektiv / Archa.labSat
20:00
Milo Rau: Mitleid. Die Geschichte des Maschinengewehrs (Compassion. The History of the Machine Gun)
Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz, BerlinSun
20:00
Milo Rau: Mitleid. Die Geschichte des Maschinengewehrs (Compassion. The History of the Machine Gun)
Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz, BerlinSun
20:00
Brass Band
Jiří Havelka / Karel František Tománek / Vosto5Mon
20:00
Brass Band
Jiří Havelka / Karel František Tománek / Vosto5December 2017
Sun
20:00
Na protest aneb Pokoj lidem dobré vůně
Divadlo Husa na provázku / Radomil MatznerMon
20:00
Prince Myshkin is an Idiot: The Resurrection
Divadlo Husa na provázku / F. M. DostoevskyWed
20:00
Divadlo Vizita — Unfinished Trip
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník. Special guest: Yellow Sisters.Thu
20:00
Divadlo Vizita — Smrk moďoulům!
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník. Special guest: Dan Bárta.Sat
16:00
Peeping Tom – Moeder (Mother)
Moving Audience, Festspielhaus Hellerau, DresdenMOVING AUDIENCE
Sat
19:00
ENTER SHIKARI + LOWER THAN ATLANTIS & ASTROID BOYS
presented by www.conspiracy.czMon
10:00–13:00
January 2018
Mon
20:00
Wed
20:00
Divadlo Vizita — Perfect Repeat
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.Thu
17:30
Music–Memory–Metamorphosis
A Multimedia Production Featuring Viktor Ullmann’s 1944 Theresienstadt Melodrama The Lay of Love and Death of the Cornet Christoph RilkeThu
20:00
Divadlo Vizita — Tenacious Gremlin
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.Mon
10:00–13:00
Wed
20:30
Brass Band
Jiří Havelka / Karel František Tománek / Vosto5February 2018
Thu
20:00
Music 2017: What happened?
Pavel Klusák, Aleš Stuchlý and Karel VeselýThu
20:00
Brass Band
Jiří Havelka / Karel František Tománek / Vosto5Sat
20:00
Eva Turnová – A Magical Night in Turnová's Grove
book launch & concertMon
20:00
Michael Gira (USA/ Young God)
(solo off SWANS) + special guest support: GURUN GURUN (CZ)Wed
20:00
Divadlo Vizita — The Slowest Element
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.Thu
20:00
Divadlo Vizita — An Equal Patronage
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.Fri
20:00
Už jsme doma – Masojez / CANCELLED
Purchased tickets can be returned at the place of purchase. Thank you.Sun
20:00
Sváteční Pop — Poprask I
Milan Cais, Jura Hradil, Ondřej Smeykal, Petr Nikl, VJ Clad and Ondřej Eremiáš#Study
Mon
20:00
Sváteční Pop — Poprask II
Milan Cais, Jura Hradil, Ondřej Smeykal, Petr Nikl, VJ Clad and Ondřej Eremiáš#Study
Thu
18:00
Fidlovačka or Who are We?
Spielraum Kollektiv / Archa.labThu
20:30
VOSTO5 – Pérák 2018
What's in a name. It's actions that count!Sun
18:00
#Study
SMALL INVENTORY festival
Mon
10:00
VOSTO5 – Pérák 2018
What's in a name. It's actions that count!Wed
20:00
Brass Band
Jiří Havelka / Karel František Tománek / Vosto5March 2018
Thu
20:00
Brass Band
Jiří Havelka / Karel František Tománek / Vosto5Mon
20:00
Big Bad: Radio Wave Talk Show
Aleš Stuchlý, Dan Řehák, Prokop Vejda and guestsMon
20:00
Tue
20:00
Wed
20:00
Thu
20:00
Fri
10:00
Archa for Schools
Fri
20:00
Sun
18:00
Sahar Rezaei – The Poem of Craving
work in progress / Archa.lab residentArcha.lab
Wed
20:00
Divadlo Vizita — Bird Cockpit
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník. Special guest: Yellow SistersThu
20:00
Divadlo Vizita — Tearful Valley Gas
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.April 2018
Fri
20:00
Submotion Orchestra (UK) @ Mladí ladí jazz 2018
+ support: Zorba že ja BuddhaWed
20:00
Divadlo Vizita — Double April
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník. Special guest: Yellow SistersThu
20:00
Divadlo Vizita — Ordinary Quadruple Dance
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.Mon
20:00
Petr Nikl – Yellow Darkness
a colourful melodramawork in progress
Tue
20:00
Brass Band
Jiří Havelka / Karel František Tománek / Vosto5Wed
19:00
Pieter De Buysser — The Tip of the Tongue
venue: Prague Planetarium, Královská obora 233, Praha 7#Study
Wed
20:00
Brass Band
Jiří Havelka / Karel František Tománek / Vosto5Thu
19:00
Pieter De Buysser — The Tip of the Tongue
venue: Prague Planetarium, Královská obora 233, Praha 7#Study
Thu
20:00
Brass Band
Jiří Havelka / Karel František Tománek / Vosto5Thu
20:00
GODSPEED YOU! BLACK EMPEROR (CAN/ Constellation)
+ support: Kevin DoriaFri
18:00
50 Seasons of the Husa na provázku Theatre
vernissage for an exhibition50 Years of the Husa na provázku Theatre
Fri
19:00
E. T. Earthling
a reading by Eva TurnováFri
20:00
Sat
18:00
A Question of Money
Tomáš Sedláček, Paralelní polis, Renata Kalenská50 Years of the Husa na provázku Theatre
Sat
20:00
Stefano Massini / Dynasty (Lehman Brothers)
Husa na provázku TheatreSun
18:00
Testing Room
Dalibor Buš, Vít Pískala50 Years of the Husa na provázku Theatre
Sun
20:00
Brecht, Bresson, Kosztolányi, Pitínský / Triptych (Mother. Maid. Virgin)
Husa na provázku TheatreMon
18:00
50 Years of the Husa na provázku Theatre
Mon
20:00
Vitka
Husa na provázku Theatre / Kateřina Tučková / Anna PetrželkováMay 2018
Wed
10:00–13:00
Wed
20:00
Big Bad: Radio Wave Talk Show
Aleš Stuchlý, Dan Řehák, Prokop Vejda and guestsFri
09:00
Fidlovačka or Who are We?
Spielraum Kollektiv / Archa.labFri
12:00
Fidlovačka or Who are We?
Spielraum Kollektiv / Archa.labTue
20:00
Brass Band
Jiří Havelka / Karel František Tománek / Vosto5Wed
20:00
Brass Band
Jiří Havelka / Karel František Tománek / Vosto5Wed
20:00
Divadlo Vizita — Immortal Mushrooms
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.Thu
10:00–13:00
Thu
18:00
Joana de Brito Silva — A letter to my father or Put a ring on it
work in progress / Archa.lab residentArcha.lab
Thu
20:00
Divadlo Vizita — Secret Mystery
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.Sat
11:00–17:00
Frank van de Ven — Strands of Movement and Language
two-day workshopArcha.lab
Sun
11:00–17:00
Frank van de Ven — Strands of Movement and Language
two-day workshopArcha.lab
Sun
20:00
Jan P. Muchow & The Antagonists
support: KallePrague premiere
Wed
18:00
Christa van Rijn — Prague Stories
work in progress / Archa.lab residencyArcha.lab
Location: Přístav 18600