Making footprints in Prague In March, as part of his European tour, the legendary jazz composer and saxophonist Wayne Shorter will visit Prague with his star-studded quartet - Brian Blade (drums), John Patitucci (contrabass), and Danilo Perez (piano). All of these musicians have received an impressive gamut of awards, not just for their work with the most resounding names of world jazz, but also for their independent outings. Besides a wonderful solo career, Shorter has also played with Miles Davis, Chick Corea, Tony Williams, and Joe Zawinul, as well as Joni Mitchell and Carlos Santana. During his fifty-year career, Shorter has built a loyal base of jazz fans who enjoy everything from hard bop to modern fusion. Wayne Shorter Quartet, Kongresové centrum Praha March 6 at 20:00, tickets CZK 500, 750, 1150 Inviting the neighbors over Guest appearances at the National Theater by colleagues from the Slovak National Theater are already a tradition. On Saturday, 12 March, they will present the festive Shakespeare comedy As You Like It, directed by Peter Mikulík, at the Estate Theater. In this carnival deviation from the quotidian Diana Mórová, Jozef Vajda, Emil Horváth, Stano Dančiak, and Robert Roth play the leading roles. The next day the Estate Theater stage will feature the bizarre, provocative whodunnit The Pillowman, by the contemporary English dramatist Martin McDonagh. Ľubomír Vajdička will direct Marián Labuda, Emil Horváth, Ján Koleník, Tomáš Maštalír, Anna Maľová, and Vladimír Obšil. SND: Večer tříkrálový aneb Cokoliv chcete / Polštářník, Stavovské divadlo March 12 and 13 from 19:00, tickets CZK 30-310

CULTURAL CALENDAR >
March 2005
Compiled by Marie Šrámková
Photo: archiv

Theater
4.-5. 3. - Sex + Sex = 12, Divadlo Semafor 19:30
5. 3. - Komedie s čertem aneb Doktora Fausta do pekla vzetí, Divadlo v Dlouhé 17:00
6. 3. - The School for Scandal, Stavovské divadlo 19:30
7. 3. - Cabaret Vian - Cami, Divadlo v Dlouhé 19:00
8. 3. - Rocky IX - puppet show, Švandovo divadlo - studio 19:00
10. 3. - Tartuffe, Švandovo divadlo 19:00
12. 3. - Harvey and I, Divadlo Na Fidlovačce 19:30
13. 3. - Fool for Dinner, Divadlo Bez zábradlí, v 15:00 a v 19:00
14. 3. - Harvey and I, Divadlo Na Fidlovačce 19:30
15.-16. 3. - We Are Closing, Come In, Divadlo Semafor 19:30
16. 3. - Caveman, Divadlo U hasičů 19:30
17. 3. - Hero of the West, Divadlo v Dlouhé 19:00
18. 3. - Five Reasons for Voodoo, Divadlo Semafor 19:30
19. 3. - Soudné sestry, Divadlo v Dlouhé 19:00
20. 3. - Začarované dudy, Švandovo divadlo 15:00
23. 3. - The School for Scandal, Stavovské divadlo 19:00
24. 3. - Painted on the Glass, Divadlo Na Fidlovačce 19:30
26.-27. 3. - Mozartissimo, Divadlo Bez zábradlí 19:30
26.-31. 3. - Don Giovanni - puppet show, Národní divadlo marionet 20:00
29. 3. - Rocky IX - puppet show, Švandovo divadlo - studio 19:00
30. 3. - Goldberg's Variations, Divadlo v Dlouhé 19:00
31. 3. - Love Letters, Divadlo Bez zábradlí 19:00

Opera
3. 3. - The Queen of Spades, Státní opera Praha 19:00
11. 3. - La Traviata, Státní opera Praha 19:00
15. 3. - Nagano, Stavovské divadlo 19:00
16. 3. - La Traviata, Státní opera Praha 19:00
16. 3. - Montezuma, Národní divadlo 19:00
20. 3. - The Magic Flute, Stavovské divadlo 19:00
26. 3. - Don Giovanni, Stavovské divadlo 14:00
26. 3. - La Traviata, Státní opera Praha 19:00
31. 3. - The Queen of Spades, Státní opera Praha 19:00

BALLET
3.-5. 3. - Swan Lake, Národní divadlo 19:00
7. 3. - Swan Lake, Státní opera Praha 19:00
14. 3. - Sleeping Beauty, Stavovské divadlo 19:00
18.-19. 3. - Family Album, Stavovské divadlo 19:00
19. 3. - Lord of the Dance, T-Mobile Arena 20:00
22. 3. - Lady of Cammelias, Státní opera Praha 19:00

Classical music
8. 3. - "The Best of Czech and World Music", Obecní dům 20:00
9. 3. - "The Best of Gershwin", Obecní dům, Grégrův sál 20:00
10.-11. 3. - Czech Philharmonic, Rudolfinum, Dvořákova síň 19:30
12. 3. - Musica Divina Praga, Klementinum - Zrcadlová síň 17:00
17.-18. 3. - Czech Philharmonic, Rudolfinum, Dvořákova síň 19:30
19. 3. - FOK - Cycle I. - Piano, Rudolfinum, Dvoř. síň 19:30
21.-22. 3. - Mozart Orchestra Prague, Rudolfinum - Sukův sál 19:00
25. 3. - Musica Divina Praga, Klementinum - Zrcadlová síň 20:00
30. 3. - "The Best of Gershwin", Obecní dům, Grégrův sál 20:00

Modern music
4. 3. - Vibe Music, Lucerna Music Bar 20:00
6. 3. - Wayne Shortet Quartet, Kongresové centrum Praha 20:00
6. 3. - Fanfare Ciocarlia, Palác Akropolis 19:00
12.-13. 3. - Madfinger, Agharta Jazz Centrum 21:00
13. 3. - Musíme vidět dál, Divadlo v Dlouhé 19:00
14. 3. - MIG 21, Lucerna - Velký sál 20:00
15. 3. - Jungle Funk + Cherry Hill, Lucerna Music Bar 21:00
16. 3. - Hradišťan, Gong 19:30
18. 3. - Spin Doctors, Divadlo Archa 21:00
19. 3. - Spring Sázava Fest 2005, Abaton 15:00
22. 3. - Omara Portuondo, Lucerna - Velký sál 20:00
24. 3. - A. Lee & Hogans Heroes + V. Mišík, R. Hladík, J. Hrubý - Lucerna Music Bar 21:00
27. 3. - Milan Svoboda Quartet, Agharta Jazz Centrum 21:00
28. 3. - Einsturzende Neubauten, Lucerna - Velký sál 21:00
30.-31. 3. - Katapult, Futurum Music Bar 21:00
30. 3. - Emil Viklický Trio, Agharta Jazz Centrum 21:00

SPORT
1. 3. - HC Sparta vs. Třinec, T-Mobile Arena 17:30
5. 3. - Gala evening of professional boxing, Hotel Hilton 18:00

"Old-timers" in motion

The play Lola & Mr. Talk, which had its Prague premiere at the end of February, won the Sazka and Theatrical News Award for dance for 2004. This involves the first collaboration between leading Czech choreographer and dancer Jan Kodet and the Swedish dancer Charlotta Öfverholm, who was nominated for the Thalia prize for this role. The play tells a bizarre tale full of humor and fantasy about an aging couple, Lola and Albert, who try to dispel the ennui of their long relationship by creating the abstract figure Monsieur le Manque (Petr Opavský dances the part of the Mr. Missing), who fulfills their hidden wishes and desires.

Ch. Őfverholm & J. Kodet: Lola & Mr. Talk, Divadlo Archa
March 23 and 24 at 20:00, tickets CZK 150 and 220

Transparent forms

Another exhibition in the "Masters of European Glass" cycle presents a selection of the life works of František Vízner (1936). The artist studied at the Industrial School of Glasswork in Železný Brod and the College of Applied Arts in Prague. He first worked as a designer for Sklo Union in Teplice, then plied his trade in the glassworks of the Center for Artistic Crafts in Škrdlovice. Now he focuses on studio cut glass in Žďár nad Sázavou. He creates harmonic, geometrical bowls and vases filled with inner tension. His work is characterized by its continuity and timelessness.

Mistři evropského sklářství: František Vízner, Uměleckoprůmyslové muzeum
from March 23 to June 5, open daily except Mon 10-18, Tue until 20:00, entrance CZK 30, 60, 120

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