May 2017
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.
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 ...
Sat
20:00
Ultima Vez — Mockumentary of a Contemporary Saviour
Direction and choreography: Wim VandekeybusSun
20:00
Ultima Vez — Mockumentary of a Contemporary Saviour
Direction and choreography: Wim VandekeybusSun
20:00
Brass Band
Jiří Havelka / Karel František Tománek / Vosto5Mon
20:00
Brass Band
Jiří Havelka / Karel František Tománek / Vosto5Mon
20:00
Ultima Vez — Mockumentary of a Contemporary Saviour
Direction and choreography: Wim VandekeybusJune 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)English–friendly
4 + 4 DAYS IN MOTION
Sat
20:00–21:20
Zvizdal (Chernobyl – So Far, So Close)
Berlin (Belgium)English–friendly
4 + 4 DAYS IN MOTION
Sun
20:00–21:20
Zvizdal (Chernobyl – So Far, So Close)
Berlin (Belgium)English–friendly
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 Kim#Study
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 Studio#Study
AKCENT FESTIVAL
Wed
10:00
Ordinary People
Jana Svobodová, Wen Hui and coll. / Archa Theatre / Living Dance Studio#Study
AKCENT FESTIVAL
Archa for Schools
Wed
20:00
Ordinary People
Jana Svobodová, Wen Hui and coll. / Archa Theatre / Living Dance Studio#Study
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
Brass Band
Jiří Havelka / Karel František Tománek / Vosto5Sun
20:00
Milo Rau: Mitleid. Die Geschichte des Maschinengewehrs (Compassion. The History of the Machine Gun)
Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz, BerlinMon
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 EremiášEnglish–friendly
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
English–friendly
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
Divadlo Vizita — Immortal Mushrooms
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.Wed
20:00
Brass Band
Jiří Havelka / Karel František Tománek / Vosto5Thu
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