June 2017
A choreography by Min Tanaka with Czech and European dancers and performers.
Created and performed by Ana Leonor Ladas (Portugal), Grete Smitaite (Lithuania), Katarina Kadijevic (Czech Republic), Nella Turkki (Finnland), Rin Ishihara (Japan), Tereza Krejčová (Czech Republic), Věra Ondrašíková (Czech Republic), Zuzana Pitterová (Czech Republic), Alfréd Krippner (Czech Republic), Johana Sulženková (Czech Republic) and Min Tanaka (Japan).
Min Tanaka performed in Prague for the first time secretly in 1984. During the Communist regime in Czechoslovakia, his performance would not have been allowed by the censorship. Only the audience that was invited personally and confidentially saw his clandestine performance. Tanaka was the first to present to a Czech audience the dance of the Japanese avant-garde. In the following years, Tanaka visited Prague on multiple occasions and his performances influenced dissident and underground artists who opposed the totalitarian regime. "His dance is based mainly on an extreme focus on space and time," said Ondřej Hrab, who organized Tanaka's secret performances in the 1980s. "It is important for him to see the dance as something happening 'here and now'. His body is a seismograph, reacting to all tectonic impulses of our spiritual environment. Tanaka's dance relativizes all physical principles and creates a poem of the body. It is dance without form, full of unexpected events and at the same time strongly rooted in the ground. His gestures stem from the agricultural work that he has been doing for several decades on his farm in the heart of the Japanese mountains."
After the revolution Hrab presented Tanaka's choreography The Rite of Spring at the National Theatre in Prague (1992) and at the Slovak National Theatre in Bratislava. In 1994, when he opened the Archa Theatre he asked Min Tanaka to share the stage with John Cale at the grand opening of this new centre for the contemporary performing arts.
In 2003 when the Archa Theatre was destroyed by floods, Tanaka performed solo at the State Opera Theatre to fundraise money for the reconstruction of the theatre. When the theatre was re-opened, Tanaka symbolically danced in the cold waters of the Vltava River. In the late 1990s he created choreography with Czech dancers, choreographers and musicians. This choreography had several versions and was performed not only in Prague but also in Japan. Since then Min has performed several times in the Archa Theatre with his productions Standing on the Edge, Locus Focus, Step Into the Shadow, The Happy Tree and most recently Destination of the Stone.
More at http://www.min-tanaka.com/
Credits
Concept, direction and stage design: Min Tanaka
Dramaturgy: Ondřej Hrab
Music and sound installation: Nao Nishihara and Jan Burian
Lights: Pavel Kotlík
Premiere: 19, 22 and 23 June 2017 at the Archa Theatre, Prague
September 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)#Study
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 EremiášEnglish–friendly
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
GODSPEED YOU! BLACK EMPEROR (CAN/ Constellation)
+ support: Kevin DoriaThu
20:00
Brass Band
Jiří Havelka / Karel František Tománek / Vosto5Fri
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
June 2018
Fri
20:00
Wed
20:00
Divadlo Vizita — Lucky Six
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.Thu
20:00
Russkies?
Jan Burian Jr., Jaroslav Hrdlička, Jana Svobodová and coll./ Archa Theatre#Study
open rehearsal with debate / free admission
Fri
20:00
Russkies?
Jan Burian Jr., Jaroslav Hrdlička, Jana Svobodová and coll./ Archa Theatre#Study
open rehearsal with debate / free admission
Sat
20:00
Russkies?
Jan Burian Jr., Jaroslav Hrdlička, Jana Svobodová and coll./ Archa Theatre#Study
pre-premiere
Sun
20:00
Cliona O’Connell — Transparent loops, or how strange is it to be an "I"
work in progress / Archa.lab residencyEnglish–friendly
Archa.lab
Thu
15:30
Archa.lab