The times were to blame This year’s 100th anniversary of the birth of Emil František Burian is commemorated by Divadlo Archa in a play by Jiří Pokorný, which attempts to portray the story of one of the greatest – and at the same time, most inconsistent – theatrical artists of the 20th century. Burian was a director, composer, dramatist, theorist, hit singer, and a left-wing politician. He was imprisoned in a concentration camp, he was a communist, and he was loved and hated, but above all he was a very charismatic personality. The music-filled performance follows the fateful changes in Burian’s life, unfolding in a story of passion that becomes fanaticism, and vision that becomes blindness. E. F. Burian: Kladivo na divadlo, Divadlo Archa premiere Nov. 23 at 20:00, tickets CZK 220 and 150 (reduced) Three faces outside the window Three worlds hidden behind the doors of an apartment leading out to a crowded street…this is brief description of a performance by dancer and choreographer Adéla Stodolová, who follows up on her earlier performance, “All Unique”, for which she received many awards locally and abroad (Poland, Venezuela). Stodolová invited two musicians, Ridina Ahmedová and Petra Ernyeiová, to cooperate on stage. Musician Jan P. Muchow also took part in creating the soundtrack. Adéla Stodolová: It’s so lovely, že?, Divadlo Alfred ve dvoře premiere November 17 at 20:00, tickets CZK 150 and 90 (reduced)

Compiled by Marie Šrámková
Photo: archiv

Theater
6. 11. – Jak jsem snědl psa, Divadlo Bez zábradlí 19:00
8.-13. 11. – Odysseus, Laterna magika 20:00
9. 11. – The Tempest, Švandovo divadlo na Smíchově 19:00
10. 11. – Coriolanus, Národní divadlo 19:00
11. 11. – Tit for tat, Švandovo divadlo na Smíchově 19:00
16. 11. – School of Gossip – new performance, Stavovské divadlo 19:00
17. 11. – Hero of the West, Divadlo v Dlouhé 19:00
18. 11. – Pronásledování a umučení Dr. Šaldy, Stavovské divadlo 19:00
24. 11. – Coriolanus, Národní divadlo 19:00
25. 11. – Tit for Tat, Švandovo divadlo na Smíchově 19:00
25. 11. – School of Gossip – new performance, Stavovské divadlo 19:00
28. 11. – Lantern, Národní divadlo 19:00
30. 11. – Hero of the West, Divadlo v Dlouhé 19:00

Opera
4. 11. – Madame Butterfly, Státní opera 19:00
5. 11. – Tosca, Národní divadlo 19:00
6. 11. – Le Nozze di Figaro, Stavovské divadlo 19:00
11. 11. – Nabucco, Státní opera 19:00
13. 11. – Masquerade Ball, Státní opera 19:00
14. 11. – Magic Flute, Stavovské divadlo 13:00
19.-24. 11. – La Traviata, Státní opera 19:00
17.-18. 11. – The Bartered Bride – new show, Národní divadlo 19:00
20. 11. – The Devil and Kate, Národní divadlo 11:00
25. 11. – The Bartered Bride – new show, Národní divadlo 19:00
26. 11. – Requiem (Verdi), Národní divadlo 19:00
27. 11. – The Queen of Spades, Státní opera 19:00
29. 11. – Le Nozze di Figaro, Stavovské divadlo 19:00

Dance
3. 11. – Earth Songs, Stavovské divadlo 19:00
6. 11. – Giselle, Národní divadlo 14:00 a 19:00
7. 11. – Rasputin, Národní divadlo 19:00
8. 11. – La Dame aux Camelias, Státní opera 19:00
14. 11. – Spring 2004, Státní opera 14:00
14.-15. 11. – Swan Lake, Národní divadlo 19:00
14. 11. – La Dame aux Camelias, Státní opera 19:00
17. 11. – It’s So Lovely, Že? – premiere, Alfred ve dvoře 20:00
18.-20. 11. – It’s So Lovely, Že?, Alfred ve dvoře 20:00
22. 11. – La Dame aux Camelias, Státní opera 19:00
23.-26. 11. – It’s So Lovely, Že?, Alfred ve dvoře 20:00

Classical music
2.-30. 11. – Symphonic Orchestra FOK, various places 19:30
1.-28. 11. – “Jewels of Czech & World Music”, Židovské muzeum – Španělská synagoga 17:30
3. 11. – Czech National Symphony Orchestra, Rudolfinum 19:30
4.-5. 11. – Czech Philharmonic, Rudolfinum – Dvořákova síň 19:30
13. 11. – The Best of World and Czech Music, Obecní dům 20:00
15. 11. – W. A. Mozart – Requiem, Obecní dům – Smetanova síň 20:00
16. 11. – Virtuosi di Praga, Rudolfinum – Dvořákova síň 19:30
25.-26. 11. – Janáček’s Philharmonic Ostrava, Rudolfinum 19:30
26. 11. – Jennifer Larmore, T-Mobile Aréna 19:30Modern music
3. 11. – Petr Zeman Quintet, Agharta Jazz Centrum 21:00
6. 11. – C & K Vocal, KD Vltavská – Velký sál 20:00
8. 11. – A.S.P.M., Agharta Jazz Centrum 21:00
9. 11. – Žalozpěv pro lehký holky, Divadlo v Dlouhé 19:00
11. 11. – Chumbawamba, Roxy 19:00
13. 11. – Ti?sto, T-Mobile Aréna, 20:00
14. 11. – Candy Dulfer, Roxy 19:00
16. 11. – Echt!, Švandovo divadlo – Studio 21:00
17. 11. – J.A.R. – 15th anniversary, Lucerna – Velký sál 20:30
18. 11. – Wohnout, Lucerna – Velký sál 19:30
23. 11. – Javory, Švandovo divadlo – Velký sál 20:00
23. 11. – Peter Nagy: 20 years – 20 hits, Lucerna – Velký sál 20:00
24. 11. – Hooverphonic, Roxy 19:00
30. 11. – Jiří Stivín & CO., Agharta Jazz Centrum 21:00

Family entertainment

1.-30. 11. – Cats, Divadlo Milénium 19:00, 14:00
1.-26. 11. – Les Misérables, GoJa Music Hall 19:00, 14:30
2.-28. 11. – Excalibur, Divadlo Ta Fantastika 18:00, 14:00
4.-30. 11. – Galileo, Divadlo Kalich 19:00, 15:00
13.-14. 11. – The Jackson Singers, Obecní dům – Smetanova síň 20:00
14. 11. – The Pied Piper, Divadlo Kalich 15:00
21. 11. – The Pied Piper, Divadlo Kalich 15:00
20.-30. 11. – Three Musketeers, Divadlo Broadway 18:30
26.-27. 11. – Gypsies Go To Heaven, Divadlo Bez zábradlí 19:00
29. 11. – David Copperfield, T-Mobile Aréna 17:30, 21:00

Madrigal on stage

The “Lamenti” project was created by the Italian-Swiss writer Francesco Micieli and the opera director Jiří Heřman. The original theme for this project was the Monteverdi fragment “Lamento d’Arianna”. The project deals with the relationship between words and music in a novel way – the resulting form is chamber music-poetry, which brings an innovative view of the interpretation of sound and vocals in space. Composer Michal Nejtek was invited to set the poems to music, and the resulting composition is a cycle for one male and four female voices.

Claudio Monteverdi: Lamenti, Univerzální prostor NoD v Dlouhé, Praha 2
premiere Nov. 5, other showings on Nov. 6, 9, 10 at 19:00, tickets CZK 250-350

Urban faces

Artist and photographer David Holas (1973) has prepared his third sales exhibition of black-and-white retro photography, called “Města – The Cities.” The exhibition presents six years of the artist’s travels to cities around the world – New York, Paris, Sidney, San Francisco, Lisbon, etc. The photographs were taken in the style of the ’30s to the ’60s and processed through the techniques of old masters. The collection premiered in 2002 in Sydney, at Blender Gallery-Paddington, under the name “Scapes”.

David Holas: “Města – The Cities”
Výstavní síň ČEZ, Vinohradská 325/8, Praha 2
from Nov. 4 to Dec. 14, free entry

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