Compiled by Marie Šrámková
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The return of neo-baroque minimalism As part of the project “Banging on the Iron Curtain”, the National Theater in Prague will present the global premiere of the opera Yta Innocence. In this way the theater will enable the nascent generation of musical composers to present their dramatic works for the first time. The rarely performed story, based on Swedish history about court intrigues, had its premiere in the Kromuříž Castle Theater on 12 September 1728, evoking unprecedented response. In its modern version by Tomáš Hanzlík, the libretto by Jan Kopecký (1696-1758) has been preserved, but substantially abridged. T. Hanzlík: Nevinná Yta – Bušení do železné opony, Stavovské divadlo world premiere February 1 at 19:00, tickets CZK 200-1000

Theater
5. 1. – Deskový statek, Činoherní klub 19:30
6. 1. – Tři králové po mexicku aneb Adoración de los Reyes Magos, Divadlo Archa 20:00
7. 1. – Velkolepý paroháč, Divadlo v Dlouhé 19:00
8. 1. – Orphaned West, Činoherní klub 19:30
9. 1. – Romeo and Juliet, Stavovské divadlo 19:00
10. 1. – Don Juan and Faust, Studio Švandova divadla 19:00
12.-14. 1. – Caveman – one-man show, Klub Lávka 20:00
12. 1. – I Still Live With a Clothes Rack, Cap, and Signal Disk, Divadlo v Dlouhé 19:00
13. 1. – Nahniličko, Divadlo Kalich 19:00
14. 1. – Cyrano de Bergerac, Národní divadlo 19:30
16. 1. – Gagarin Street, Činoherní klub 19:30
21. 1. – Past na myši, Divadlo v Dlouhé 19:00
22. 1. – KarMa Tearoom – premiere, Divadlo Archa 20:00
24. 1. – Strange Mrs. S., Divadlo Na Fidlovačce 15:00 a19:30
26. 1. – As One Family, Divadlo Kalich 19:00
27. 1. – Perfect Days, Divadlo Na zábradlí 19:00
28. 1. – Chat, Divadlo Archa 20:00
30. 1. – Divadlo Vizita: Neopakovatelná stoupačka, Divadlo Archa 20:00
31. 1. – PUSH-UP 1-3, Divadlo Na zábradlí 19:00

Opera
6. 1. – The Last Tape, Národní divadlo 19:00
7. 1. – The Magic Flute, Stavovské divadlo 19:00
10. 1. – Devil’s Wall, Národní divadlo 19:00
17. 1. – La Bohe`me, Státní opera 19:00
18. 1. – Le Nozze di Figaro, Stavovské divadlo 19:00
27. 1. – Rusalka, Národní divadlo 19:00

Dance

Spiritual horror The team that created the performance of The Vain Questioning of Paradise at Divadlo Archa has prepared a new project under the name of Painted Skin, the play Čajovna KarMa. The protagonists of the story meet in a tearoom in Prague. They share a common love of the unknown, the mysterious, and the remote. They use mystical names for ordinary things, and their story seems as if it belongs in the world of spiritual forces. A demon comes into the tea room – and normal desire becomes obsession. Sincere love is scalded by passion. But who exactly is this demon? A mysterious Chinese beauty, a Tibetan soothsayer, an old Taoist, or even the owner of the KarMa tearoom himself? Čajovna KarMa, Divadlo Archa premiere January 22 at 20:00, tickets CZK 180

11. 1. – Songs of the Earth, Stavovské divadlo 14:00 a 19:00
16. 1. – The Taming of the Shrew, Národní divadlo 19:00
17. 1. – Lucky Seven / Bolero, Stavovské divadlo 14:00 a 17:00
20. 1. – Lady of the Camellias, Státní opera 19:00
24. 1. – Swan Lake, Národní divadlo 19:00
31. 1. – Amerikana II. – last performance, Národní divadlo 14:00 a 19:00

Classical music
3.-26. 1. – “Music and Poetry Touches” – festival, Lichtenštejnský palác 19:30
6.-31. 1. – Czech Philharmonic – Rudolfinum, Dvořákova síň

Modern music
4. 1. – Tam-Tam Orchestra – Brazilian samba, Jazz Club U staré paní 21:00
7. 1. – J. Hutka Concert, Salmovská literární kavárna 19:30
15. 1. – Chicken Soup – jazz fusion, Ungelt Jazz & Blues Club 21:00
23.-25. 1. – Luboš Andršt Blues Band feat. Reesie Davis – blues, Ungelt Jazz & Blues Club 21:00

Family entertainment

6.-10. 1. – Excalibur – musical, Divadlo Ta Fantastika 18:00
7.-11. 1. – Cleopatra – musical, Divadlo Broadway 19:00
13.-15. 1. – Chicago – musical, Kongresové centrum – Společenský sál 19:00
14.-17. 1. – Galileo – musical, Divadlo Kalich 19:00
21.-24. 1. – Rebelové – musical, Divadlo Broadway 18:00
22.-24. 1. – Les Misérables – musical, GoJa Music Hall 19:00
26.-29. 1. – West Side Story – musical, Kongresové centrum – Společenský sál 19:00

 

Cuba through the looking glass

News photographs from Havana and its environs were taken in May 2003, then subjected to a special film developing technique, so-called cross-processing, which lends the images special atmosphere and colors. They look more like hyper-realistic paintings. The photographer, Lenka Hatašová (1969), has been a professional photographer since 1990. She gradually focused on news and sports photography and found her place with society magazines. But shooting newsworthy events, especially street scenes, remains her main love, which can be seen in several exhibitions on this genre. In the beginning of the nineties, she showed her collection of pictures from November of 1989 in New York and Strasbourg, and later in Prague she exhibited photos from her stay in the US and her trip to war-torn Sarajevo.

Lenka Hatašová: Cuba Mi Amor, Kavárna 42, Kubelíkova, Praha 3
until the end of January 2004, open daily, free admission

A play for Europe

In Coriolanus, his tragedy from the dawn of European history, William Shakespeare showed that some problems have been part of human nature from the very beginning. We’re still facing the same dilemmas that accompanied the establishment of the first village. Written when Shakespeare’s creative powers were at their peak, Coriolanus is the story of an exceptional person, warrior, and leader, Coriolanus (played by David Prachař under the direction of Ivan Rajmont), who should have become the head of state but, due to his inability to tactically employ subterfuge, he was driven off and betrayed. He also betrayed himself and lost his direction, which he didn’t find until the moment when he willingly signed his own death warrant.

W. Shakespeare: Coriolanus, Národní divadlo
I. and II. premiere – January 29, 30 at 19:00, tickets CZK 30-350

Tickets for these events may be purchased at any of the Ticketpro outlets, online through www.ticketpro.cz., or by phoning the TicketPro call center at 296 329 999.