October 2017
Ticket sales: Archa Theatre Box Office, GoOut.cz, Ticketpro.
Seattle-based duo Shabazz Palaces have been credited with taking hip hop to places it had never previously been. Dense and highly sophisticated, their work has been described as 'thrilling music that seems totally without precedent' (The Guardian). Poetic, sometimes mystical lyrics mesh with nuanced electronica, African percussion, and jazz overtones to create a sound that unsettles even as it compels.
Shabazz is the brainchild of Ishamel Butler, a one-time member of early-'90s jazz-tinged hip-hop outfit Digable Planets, in collaboration with multi-instrumentalist Tendai Maraire, whose father was the acclaimed mbira maestro and scholar Dumisani Maraire. With their debut album, 2011's Black Up (released on Sub Pop records, a label more closely associated with the likes of Nirvana and the grunge scene), Shabazz Palaces served notice that something interesting was happening in hip-hop: eschewing the bragadoccio and heavy-handed beats favoured by many of their contemporaries in the genre, it instead featured minimalistic, unpredictable soundscapes: other-worldly synths, tribal drums, and fragmented beats, the perfect backdrop for Butler's impeccable, easy-going flow and intelligent, provocative lyrics.
If Black Up saw Shabazz Palaces establish themselves on the 'audacious progrssive fringe' of hip-hop (New York Times), 2014's follow-up Lese Majesty pushed the envelope even further. Featuring eighteen songs grouped into seven suites, it finds Ishmael's vocals often serving as an additional instrument, distorted and reverb-drenched: the lyrics at times unintelligible, at others cutting through the murk with a stab of insight. With its sometimes jarring changes of time signature and single-minded inventiveness, Lese Majesty was a fearlessly uncommercial album, but it was roundly praised by critics, and Shabazz Palaces audience continues to grow. It is perhaps fitting that Radiohead, rock's great experimenters, invited Shabazz Palaces to support them on their 2016 US tour.
For those who want to experience the future of hip-hop, or even put aside any notions of what 'hip hop' even is, Shabazz Palace's Strings of Autumn concert is not to be missed.
http://www.shabazzpalaces.com/
Struny podzimu 2017: http://strunypodzimu.cz
Performance was supported by
23. 10.
Mon
Mon
dance
20:00–21:00
20:00–21:00
Modern Table — Darkness Poomba
Choreography: Jae-duk Kim
English–friendly
#Study
#Study
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
English–friendly
#Study
AKCENT FESTIVAL
#Study
AKCENT FESTIVAL
22. 11.
Wed
Wed
theatre
10:00
10:00
Ordinary People
Jana Svobodová, Wen Hui and coll. / Archa Theatre / Living Dance Studio
English–friendly
#Study
AKCENT FESTIVAL
Archa for Schools
#Study
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
English–friendly
#Study
AKCENT FESTIVAL
#Study
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
Brass Band
Jiří Havelka / Karel František Tománek / Vosto5
Venue: Sokolovna Řepy, Na Chobotě 125/2b, Praha 6
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
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
January 2018
08. 01.
Mon
Mon
discussions
20:00
20:00
#Study
17. 01.
Wed
Wed
theatre
20:00
20:00
Divadlo Vizita — Perfect Repeat
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.
#Study
18. 01.
Thu
Thu
multimedia
17:30
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 Rilke
18. 01.
Thu
Thu
theatre
20:00
20:00
Divadlo Vizita — Tenacious Gremlin
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.
#Study
29. 01.
Mon
Mon
workshop
10:00–13:00
10:00–13:00
Archa for schools
31. 01.
Wed
Wed
theatre
20:30
20:30
Brass Band
Jiří Havelka / Karel František Tománek / Vosto5
Venue: Sokolovna Řepy, Na Chobotě 125/2b, Praha 6
START OF PERFORMANCE SHIFTED TO 20:30!
February 2018
01. 02.
Thu
Thu
balancing evening
20:00
20:00
Music 2017: What happened?
Pavel Klusák, Aleš Stuchlý and Karel Veselý
#Study
01. 02.
Thu
Thu
theatre
20:00
20:00
Brass Band
Jiří Havelka / Karel František Tománek / Vosto5
Venue: Sokolovna Řepy, Na Chobotě 125/2b, Praha 6
03. 02.
Sat
Sat
music
/
literature
20:00
20:00
Eva Turnová – A Magical Night in Turnová's Grove
book launch & concert
12. 02.
Mon
Mon
music
20:00
20:00
Michael Gira (USA/ Young God)
(solo off SWANS) + special guest support: GURUN GURUN (CZ)
English–friendly
14. 02.
Wed
Wed
theatre
20:00
20:00
Divadlo Vizita — The Slowest Element
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.
#Study
15. 02.
Thu
Thu
theatre
20:00
20:00
Divadlo Vizita — An Equal Patronage
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.
#Study
16. 02.
Fri
Fri
music
20:00
20:00
Už jsme doma – Masojez / CANCELLED
Purchased tickets can be returned at the place of purchase. Thank you.
18. 02.
Sun
Sun
music
20:00
20:00
Sváteční Pop — Poprask I
Milan Cais, Jura Hradil, Ondřej Smeykal, Petr Nikl, VJ Clad and Ondřej Eremiáš
#Study
English–friendly
English–friendly
19. 02.
Mon
Mon
music
20:00
20:00
Sváteční Pop — Poprask II
Milan Cais, Jura Hradil, Ondřej Smeykal, Petr Nikl, VJ Clad and Ondřej Eremiáš
English–friendly
#Study
#Study
22. 02.
Thu
Thu
theatre
18:00
18:00
Fidlovačka or Who are We?
Spielraum Kollektiv / Archa.lab
SMALL INVENTORY festival
22. 02.
Thu
Thu
theatre
20:30
20:30
VOSTO5 – Pérák 2018
What's in a name. It's actions that count!
Start of performance shifted to 20:30 due to technical reasons.
25. 02.
Sun
Sun
theatre
18:00
18:00
#Study
English–friendly
SMALL INVENTORY festival
English–friendly
SMALL INVENTORY festival
26. 02.
Mon
Mon
theatre
10:00
10:00
VOSTO5 – Pérák 2018
What's in a name. It's actions that count!
Archa for Schools
28. 02.
Wed
Wed
theatre
20:00
20:00
Brass Band
Jiří Havelka / Karel František Tománek / Vosto5
Venue: Sokolovna Řepy, Na Chobotě 125/2b, Praha 6
March 2018
01. 03.
Thu
Thu
theatre
20:00
20:00
Brass Band
Jiří Havelka / Karel František Tománek / Vosto5
Venue: Sokolovna Řepy, Na Chobotě 125/2b, Praha 6
05. 03.
Mon
Mon
talkshow
20:00
20:00
Big Bad: Radio Wave Talk Show
Aleš Stuchlý, Dan Řehák, Prokop Vejda and guests
12. 03.
Mon
Mon
dance
20:00
20:00
Cancelled due to technical reasons. Tickets can be returned at the place of purchase till 31 March 2018.
13. 03.
Tue
Tue
dance
20:00
20:00
Cancelled due to technical reasons. Tickets can be returned at the place of purchase till 31 March 2018.
14. 03.
Wed
Wed
dance
20:00
20:00
Cancelled due to technical reasons. Tickets can be returned at the place of purchase till 31 March 2018.
15. 03.
Thu
Thu
music
20:00
20:00
English–friendly
16. 03.
Fri
Fri
music
10:00
10:00
English–friendly
Archa for Schools
Archa for Schools
16. 03.
Fri
Fri
music
20:00
20:00
English–friendly
18. 03.
Sun
Sun
18:00
Sahar Rezaei – The Poem of Craving
work in progress / Archa.lab resident
FREE ADMISSION
Archa.lab
Archa.lab
21. 03.
Wed
Wed
theatre
20:00
20:00
Divadlo Vizita — Bird Cockpit
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník. Special guest: Yellow Sisters
#Study
22. 03.
Thu
Thu
theatre
20:00
20:00
Divadlo Vizita — Tearful Valley Gas
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.
#Study
April 2018
06. 04.
Fri
Fri
music
20:00
20:00
Submotion Orchestra (UK) @ Mladí ladí jazz 2018
+ support: Zorba že ja Buddha
English–friendly
11. 04.
Wed
Wed
theatre
20:00
20:00
Divadlo Vizita — Double April
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník. Special guest: Yellow Sisters
#Study
12. 04.
Thu
Thu
theatre
20:00
20:00
Divadlo Vizita — Ordinary Quadruple Dance
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.
#Study
16. 04.
Mon
Mon
theatre
20:00
20:00
Petr Nikl – Yellow Darkness
a colourful melodrama
English–friendly
work in progress
work in progress
17. 04.
Tue
Tue
theatre
20:00
20:00
Brass Band
Jiří Havelka / Karel František Tománek / Vosto5
Venue: Sokolovna Řepy, Na Chobotě 125/2b, Praha 6
18. 04.
Wed
Wed
theatre
19:00
19:00
Pieter De Buysser — The Tip of the Tongue
venue: Prague Planetarium, Královská obora 233, Praha 7
#Study
English–friendly
English–friendly
18. 04.
Wed
Wed
theatre
20:00
20:00
Brass Band
Jiří Havelka / Karel František Tománek / Vosto5
Venue: Sokolovna Řepy, Na Chobotě 125/2b, Praha 6
19. 04.
Thu
Thu
theatre
19:00
19:00
Pieter De Buysser — The Tip of the Tongue
venue: Prague Planetarium, Královská obora 233, Praha 7
#Study
English–friendly
English–friendly
19. 04.
Thu
Thu
music
20:00
20:00
GODSPEED YOU! BLACK EMPEROR (CAN/ Constellation)
+ support: Kevin Doria
English–friendly
19. 04.
Thu
Thu
theatre
20:00
20:00
Brass Band
Jiří Havelka / Karel František Tománek / Vosto5
Venue: Sokolovna Řepy, Na Chobotě 125/2b, Praha 6
20. 04.
Fri
Fri
18:00
50 Seasons of the Husa na provázku Theatre
vernissage for an exhibition
FREE ADMISSION
50 Years of the Husa na provázku Theatre
50 Years of the Husa na provázku Theatre
20. 04.
Fri
Fri
literature
19:00
19:00
E. T. Earthling
a reading by Eva Turnová
50 Years of the Husa na provázku Theatre
20. 04.
Fri
Fri
theatre
20:00
20:00
50 Years of the Husa na provázku Theatre
21. 04.
Sat
Sat
debate
18:00
18:00
A Question of Money
Tomáš Sedláček, Paralelní polis, Renata Kalenská
FREE ADMISSION
50 Years of the Husa na provázku Theatre
50 Years of the Husa na provázku Theatre
21. 04.
Sat
Sat
theatre
20:00
20:00
Stefano Massini / Dynasty (Lehman Brothers)
Husa na provázku Theatre
50 Years of the Husa na provázku Theatre
22. 04.
Sun
Sun
theatre
18:00
18:00
Testing Room
Dalibor Buš, Vít Pískala
FREE ADMISSION
50 Years of the Husa na provázku Theatre
50 Years of the Husa na provázku Theatre
22. 04.
Sun
Sun
theatre
20:00
20:00
Brecht, Bresson, Kosztolányi, Pitínský / Triptych (Mother. Maid. Virgin)
Husa na provázku Theatre
50 Years of the Husa na provázku Theatre
23. 04.
Mon
Mon
literature
18:00
18:00
FREE ADMISSION
50 Years of the Husa na provázku Theatre
50 Years of the Husa na provázku Theatre
23. 04.
Mon
Mon
theatre
20:00
20:00
Vitka
Husa na provázku Theatre / Kateřina Tučková / Anna Petrželková
50 Years of the Husa na provázku Theatre
May 2018
02. 05.
Wed
Wed
workshop
10:00–13:00
10:00–13:00
Archa for schools
02. 05.
Wed
Wed
talkshow
20:00
20:00
Big Bad: Radio Wave Talk Show
Aleš Stuchlý, Dan Řehák, Prokop Vejda and guests
04. 05.
Fri
Fri
theatre
09:00
09:00
Fidlovačka or Who are We?
Spielraum Kollektiv / Archa.lab
Archa for Schools
04. 05.
Fri
Fri
theatre
12:00
12:00
Fidlovačka or Who are We?
Spielraum Kollektiv / Archa.lab
Archa for Schools
15. 05.
Tue
Tue
theatre
20:00
20:00
Brass Band
Jiří Havelka / Karel František Tománek / Vosto5
Venue: Sokolovna Řepy, Na Chobotě 125/2b, Praha 6
16. 05.
Wed
Wed
theatre
20:00
20:00
Brass Band
Jiří Havelka / Karel František Tománek / Vosto5
Venue: Sokolovna Řepy, Na Chobotě 125/2b, Praha 6
— CLOSING NIGHT
16. 05.
Wed
Wed
theatre
20:00
20:00
Divadlo Vizita — Immortal Mushrooms
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.
17. 05.
Thu
Thu
workshop
10:00–13:00
10:00–13:00
Archa for schools
17. 05.
Thu
Thu
18:00
Joana de Brito Silva — A letter to my father or Put a ring on it
work in progress / Archa.lab resident
FREE ADMISSION
Archa.lab
Archa.lab
17. 05.
Thu
Thu
theatre
20:00
20:00
Divadlo Vizita — Secret Mystery
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.
19. 05.
Sat
Sat
workshop
11:00–17:00
11:00–17:00
Frank van de Ven — Strands of Movement and Language
two-day workshop
English–friendly
Archa.lab
Archa.lab
20. 05.
Sun
Sun
workshop
11:00–17:00
11:00–17:00
Frank van de Ven — Strands of Movement and Language
two-day workshop
English–friendly
Archa.lab
Archa.lab
20. 05.
Sun
Sun
music
20:00
20:00
Jan P. Muchow & The Antagonists
support: Kalle
English–friendly
Prague premiere
Prague premiere
30. 05.
Wed
Wed
18:00
Christa van Rijn — Prague Stories
work in progress / Archa.lab residency
FREE ADMISSION
Archa.lab
Location: Přístav 18600
Archa.lab
Location: Přístav 18600
June 2018
08. 06.
Fri
Fri
music
20:00
20:00
English–friendly
13. 06.
Wed
Wed
theatre
20:00
20:00
Divadlo Vizita — Lucky Six
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.
14. 06.
Thu
Thu
theatre
20:00
20:00
Russkies?
Jan Burian Jr., Jaroslav Hrdlička, Jana Svobodová and coll./ Archa Theatre
English–friendly
#Study
open rehearsal with debate / free admission
#Study
open rehearsal with debate / free admission
15. 06.
Fri
Fri
theatre
20:00
20:00
Russkies?
Jan Burian Jr., Jaroslav Hrdlička, Jana Svobodová and coll./ Archa Theatre
English–friendly
#Study
open rehearsal with debate / free admission
#Study
open rehearsal with debate / free admission
16. 06.
Sat
Sat
theatre
20:00
20:00
Russkies?
Jan Burian Jr., Jaroslav Hrdlička, Jana Svobodová and coll./ Archa Theatre
English–friendly
#Study
pre-premiere
#Study
pre-premiere
17. 06.
Sun
Sun
presentation
20:00
20:00
Cliona O’Connell — Transparent loops, or how strange is it to be an "I"
work in progress / Archa.lab residency
FREE ADMISSION
English–friendly
Archa.lab
English–friendly
Archa.lab
21. 06.
Thu
Thu
presentation
15:30
15:30
FREE ADMISSION
Archa.lab
Archa.lab
July 2018
August 2018
21. 08.
Tue
Tue
theatre
20:00
20:00
Russkies?
Jan Burian Jr., Jaroslav Hrdlička, Jana Svobodová and coll./ Archa Theatre
English–friendly
#Study
premiere
#Study
premiere
25. 08.
Sat
Sat
10:00
Archa Theatre International Summer School 2018
Theatre in Social Context / 25 August – 7 September 2018
English–friendly
Archa.lab
Archa.lab
September 2018
07. 09.
Fri
Fri
18:00
Archa Theatre International Summer School 2018
Theatre in Social Context / 25 August – 7 September 2018
English–friendly
Archa.lab
Archa.lab
17. 09.
Mon
Mon
theatre
09:30
09:30
VOSTO5 – Pérák 2018
What's in a name. It's actions that count!
Archa for Schools
21. 09.
Fri
Fri
theatre
20:00
20:00
Petr Nikl – Yellow Darkness
a colourful melodrama
English–friendly
premiere
premiere
24. 09.
Mon
Mon
theatre
20:00
20:00
Divadlo Vizita — Tireless Creditor
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.
26. 09.
Wed
Wed
music
20:00
20:00
The Tiger Lillies & Berg Orchestra — Bohemian Nights
world premiere / Archa Theatre production
English–friendly
27. 09.
Thu
Thu
music
20:00
20:00
The Tiger Lillies & Berg Orchestra — Bohemian Nights
world premiere / Archa Theatre production
English–friendly
October 2018
07. 10.
Sun
Sun
film
18:00–19:00
18:00–19:00
SARAH VANHEE (BE) — THE MAKING OF JUSTICE
4+4 DAYS IN MOTION
English–friendly
small auditorium
small auditorium
08. 10.
Mon
Mon
theatre
20:00
20:00
JULIAN HETZEL (NL) – THE AUTOMATED SNIPER
4+4 DAYS IN MOTION
English–friendly
10. 10.
Wed
Wed
theatre
/
music
20:00
20:00
BECKER/LANGGÅRD (NO) – NEW SKIN
4+4 DAYS IN MOTION
English–friendly
12. 10.
Fri
Fri
theatre
19:00
19:00
NICOLA GUNN (AU) – PIECE FOR PERSON AND GHETTO BLASTER
4+4 DAYS IN MOTION
English–friendly
13. 10.
Sat
Sat
theatre
19:00
19:00
NICOLA GUNN (AU) – PIECE FOR PERSON AND GHETTO BLASTER
4+4 DAYS IN MOTION
English–friendly