November 2018
Fri
19:00
Russkies?
Jan Burian Jr., Jaroslav Hrdlička, Jana Svobodová and coll./ Archa Theatre#Study
"He who asks too much, learns too much..."
Can light be captured? You can't meet the past. But the sun is still shining, and when it's bright, it awakens the past.
Yellow Darkness delves into a time and space where birth, life and a death have no causality. Light becomes a musical instrument that takes us to unknown worlds. The author is an orphaned figure in a space created by an interactive play of laser rays.
Petr Nikl (1960) – Artist, writer, illustrator, musician and performer. Graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague. He is a founding member of the Tvrdohlaví group and received the Jindřich Chaloupecký Prize for young artists in 1995. Nikl has been collaborating with the Archa Theatre since 1994, when he created the scenography and costumes for the first project of the Opera La Serra. In the following years, he presented his solo performances and collaborated with Kristýna Lhotáková and Ladislav Soukup on the performance Dance of Toys, and with Jana Svobodová on the projects Slunovrat, Mirror, Mirror and Worn Dreams. His recent project Yellow Darkness evolved as a continuation of his previous play – the black and white melodrama I Am Your Bunny. The performance was created as a co-production with the Archa Theatre, where it has been presented in various incarnations since 2011.
Credits
Concept and performance: Petr Nikl
Laser interactions & sound: David Vrbík
Music: Jan Burian Jr.
Lights: Patrik Sedlák
Flying objects: Ondřej Eremiáš
Translation provided by students from Charles University’s Institute of Translation Studies
Produced by: Archa Theatre
Premiere: 21 September 2018, Archa Theatre, Prague
Length: 70 minutes
Sat
19:00
Russkies?
Jan Burian Jr., Jaroslav Hrdlička, Jana Svobodová and coll./ Archa Theatre#Study
Theatre Nights 2018 / Free admission!
Sat
21:00
Petr Nikl – Yellow Darkness
a colourful melodramaEnglish–friendly
Theatre Nights 2018 / Free admission, book your seat!
Mon
10:00–13:00
AKCENT FESTIVAL
Sat
18:00
CAMPO / Milo Rau / IIPM – Five Easy Pieces
Akcent Festival together with the Prague German Language Theatre FestivalAKCENT FESTIVAL
Sun
13:00
CAMPO / Milo Rau / IIPM – Five Easy Pieces
Akcent Festival together with the Prague German Language Theatre FestivalAKCENT FESTIVAL
Thu
20:00
1918 – Dream of Modernity
BOZAR / Archa TheatreAKCENT FESTIVAL
December 2018
Wed
20:00
Divadlo Vizita — Pěkně plná punčocha
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.Sat
18:00
andcompany&Co. – Invisible Republic
#stilllovingtherevolution#Study
AKCENT FESTIVAL
Sun
20:00
Russkies?
Jan Burian Jr., Jaroslav Hrdlička, Jana Svobodová and coll./ Archa Theatre#Study
Mon
10:00
Russkies?
Jan Burian Jr., Jaroslav Hrdlička, Jana Svobodová and coll./ Archa Theatre#Study
Archa for Schools
Wed
20:00
Big Bad Christmas – Radio Wave Talk Show
Aleš Stuchlý, Dan Řehák, Prokop Vejda and guestsThu
10:00
VOSTO5 – Pérák 2018
What's in a name. It's actions that count!January 2019
Thu
15:00
Operation Kamen
Staatsschauspiel Dresden / Florian FischerFri
10:00
Operation Kamen
Staatsschauspiel Dresden / Florian FischerWed
20:00
Divadlo Vizita – By the Nose
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.Thu
20:00
Divadlo Vizita – Around the Corner
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.Thu
15:30
Archa.lab
Thu
20:00–23:00
Hudba 2018: The Final Cut
Pavel Klusák, Aleš Stuchlý & Karel VeselýFebruary 2019
Fri
10:00
Fidlovačka or Who are We?
Spielraum Kollektiv / Archa.labWed
20:00
Divadlo Vizita – The Decoy
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník. Guest: Dan BártaThu
20:00
Divadlo Vizita – The Trap
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.Mon
20:00
Viah&Rosa / Lunar Collective – Tears of a Giant
work in progressArcha.lab
Mon
20:00
Russkies?
Jan Burian Jr., Jaroslav Hrdlička, Jana Svobodová and coll./ Archa Theatre#Study
Tue
10:00
Russkies?
Jan Burian Jr., Jaroslav Hrdlička, Jana Svobodová and coll./ Archa Theatre#Study
Archa for Schools
Wed
18:00
English–friendly
SMALL INVENTORY Festival
Thu
20:00
Petr Nikl – Yellow Darkness
a colourful melodramaEnglish–friendly
SMALL INVENTORY Festival
March 2019
Sat
20:00
Sunn O))) [US, Southern Lord] + Puce Mary [DK, PAN]
Presented by Archa Theatre, Heartnoize Promotion and Scrape SoundWed
20:00
Divadlo Vizita – Charmed
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník. Guests: Yellow SistersThu
20:00
Divadlo Vizita – Denouement
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.Sun
20:00
LIGNA: Rapture and Rage: Studies on the authoritarian character
A multimedia performance in Czech, English or German.English–friendly
Bazaar Festival 2019
Mon
10:00
LIGNA: Rapture and Rage: Studies on the authoritarian character
A multimedia performance in Czech, English or German.English–friendly
Bazaar Festival 2019 Archa for Schools
Mon
20:00
LIGNA: Rapture and Rage: Studies on the authoritarian character
A multimedia performance in Czech, English or German.English–friendly
Bazaar Festival 2019
Thu
19:30
Gondwana showcase – Phil France, Sunda Arc, DJ Matthew Halsall
Festival SpectaculareSun
20:00
Please the Trees, Manon meurt + special guest: STEVE GUNN (USA/ Matador)
Scrape Sound and Archa TheatreSat
20:00
Andreya Triana, support Klara & The Pop
Mladí ladí jazz 2019April 2019
Mon
20:00
Omar Sosa & Yilian Cañizares feat. Gustavo Ovalles
Jazz Meets WorldSat
11:00–17:00
Frank van de Ven — Body Meets Imagination
Body Weather WorkshopSat
20:00
Silent Tarzan (stolen diaries of a phantom of erotic photos)
Husa na provázku Theatre / Simona Petrů, Petr Jan Kryštof / Anna PetrželkováThu
16:30
Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker – Rosas danst Rosas
Moving Audience, Festspielhaus Hellerau DresdenMoving Audience
Fri
20:00
Archa Theatre and Forum 2000 presents – Bernard-Henri Lévy – Looking for Europe
United against populism, with the people of PragueSun
20:00
Russkies?
Jan Burian Jr., Jaroslav Hrdlička, Jana Svobodová and coll./ Archa Theatre#Study
Mon
10:00
Russkies?
Jan Burian Jr., Jaroslav Hrdlička, Jana Svobodová and coll./ Archa Theatre#Study
Archa for Schools
May 2019
Sat
14:00–17:00
FLAB: Magic of Decision
European Parliament, House of European History, BrusselsMon
20:00
I shall go into a hare, With sorrow and sych and meickle care
Anna Klimešová and coll.Archa.lab
Wed
20:00
Divadlo Vizita – Potemkin's Pike
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník. Guest: Ondřej SmeykalThu
20:00
Divadlo Vizita – Melancholy Beast
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.Sun
20:00
Russkies?
Jan Burian Jr., Jaroslav Hrdlička, Jana Svobodová and coll./ Archa Theatre#Study
Mon
20:00
Russkies?
Jan Burian Jr., Jaroslav Hrdlička, Jana Svobodová and coll./ Archa Theatre#Study
Sat
10:00–16:00
Omar Carrum – Momentum / CANCELLED
Continuum, Improvisation - Partnering & Instant composition WorkshopArcha.lab
Sun
10:00–16:00
Omar Carrum – Momentum / CANCELLED
Continuum, Improvisation - Partnering & Instant composition WorkshopArcha.lab
Fri
10:00
Fidlovačka or Who are We?
Spielraum Kollektiv / Archa.labJune 2019
Mon
20:00
Ščegetavček
Kadınlar: Daisy Alexander, Millie Done, Çiğdem Erdöl, Varja HrvatinEnglish–friendly
AKCENT FESTIVAL
Sat
17:30
Sat
20:00
Sun
21:00
Robert Henke – Lumière III
Vektroskop and Robert HenkeMon
19:00
Russkies?
Jan Burian Jr., Jaroslav Hrdlička, Jana Svobodová and coll./ Archa Theatre#Study
Wed
20:00
Divadlo Vizita – Červ ven!
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.Thu
20:00
Petr Nikl – Yellow Darkness
a colourful melodramaEnglish–friendly
PQ+, Vektroskop
Fri
20:00
Petr Nikl – Yellow Darkness
a colourful melodramaEnglish–friendly
PQ+, Vektroskop
Mon
18:00
The Calm After the Storm
Kristýna Doležalová and Lily Carmen SmithFREE ADMISSION
Archa.lab
Venue: Přístav 18600
Mon
18:45
The Calm After the Storm
Kristýna Doležalová and Lily Carmen SmithFREE ADMISSION
Archa.lab
Venue: Přístav 18600
Mon
19:30
The Calm After the Storm
Kristýna Doležalová and Lily Carmen SmithFREE ADMISSION
Archa.lab
Venue: Přístav 18600
Thu
15:30
Archa.lab
July 2019
Thu
18:00
Ordinary People - public rehearsal
Jana Svobodová, Wen Hui and coll. / Archa Theatre / Living Dance StudioEnglish–friendly
Free Entry
Tue
18:00
Ordinary People / Festival d'Avignon
Jana Svobodová, Wen Hui and coll. / Archa Theatre / Living Dance StudioThéâtre Benoît-XII, Avignon, France
Tue
20:00
Keb´ Mo´ + support: Ripoff Raskolnikov
presented by Liver MusicWed
18:00
Ordinary People / Festival d'Avignon
Jana Svobodová, Wen Hui and coll. / Archa Theatre / Living Dance StudioThéâtre Benoît-XII, Avignon, France
Thu
18:00
Ordinary People / Festival d'Avignon
Jana Svobodová, Wen Hui and coll. / Archa Theatre / Living Dance StudioThéâtre Benoît-XII, Avignon, France
Sat
18:00
Ordinary People / Festival d'Avignon
Jana Svobodová, Wen Hui and coll. / Archa Theatre / Living Dance StudioThéâtre Benoît-XII, Avignon, France
Sun
18:00
Ordinary People / Festival d'Avignon
Jana Svobodová, Wen Hui and coll. / Archa Theatre / Living Dance StudioThéâtre Benoît-XII, Avignon, France
Mon
18:00
Ordinary People / Festival d'Avignon
Jana Svobodová, Wen Hui and coll. / Archa Theatre / Living Dance StudioThéâtre Benoît-XII, Avignon, France
Tue
18:00
Ordinary People / Festival d'Avignon
Jana Svobodová, Wen Hui and coll. / Archa Theatre / Living Dance StudioThéâtre Benoît-XII, Avignon, France
August 2019
Fri
10:00
International Summer School on Theatre in Social Context 2019
23 August – 6 September 2019Archa.lab
September 2019
Fri
10:00–17:00
International Summer School on Theatre in Social Context 2019
23 August – 6 September 2019Archa.lab
Fri
17:00
English–friendly
Archa.lab
Thu
20:00
Divadlo Vizita – Mateřské půdy
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.Sat
20:00
Makiko Goto & KRASTÍ
Czech experimental films and Japanese instrumentsSun
20:00
Tue
10:00
Listen to Franz Vol. 2
Slovák and Burian Jr.Archa for Schools
Wed
21:00
Russkies?
Jan Burian Jr., Jaroslav Hrdlička, Jana Svobodová and coll./ Archa Theatre#Study
Sun
20:00
One-room Flats
Veronika Knytlová, Jiří Havelka#Study
PREMIERE
Mon
20:00
One-room Flats
Veronika Knytlová, Jiří Havelka#Study
PREMIERE
October 2019
Wed
20:00
Jan Mocek – Virtual Ritual
Archa Theatre and Shared Cities: Creative MomentumEnglish–friendly
PREMIERE
Thu
20:00
Jan Mocek – Virtual Ritual
Archa Theatre and Shared Cities: Creative MomentumEnglish–friendly
PREMIERE
Fri
10:00–16:00
Sun
20:00
Samira Elagoz – Cock Cock... Who’s There?
4+4 DAYS IN MOTION 2019#Study
Mon
20:00
Gérald Kurdian – Hot Bodies – Stand Up
4+4 DAYS IN MOTION 2019English–friendly
Wed
20:00
Louis Vanhaverbeke / CAMPO – Mikado Remix
4+4 DAYS IN MOTION 2019English–friendly
Thu
20:00
Silke Huysmans & Hannes Dereere – Mining Stories
4+4 DAYS IN MOTION 2019#Study
Wed
20:00
Russkies?
Jan Burian Jr., Jaroslav Hrdlička, Jana Svobodová and coll./ Archa Theatre#Study
Thu
10:00
Russkies?
Jan Burian Jr., Jaroslav Hrdlička, Jana Svobodová and coll./ Archa Theatre#Study
Archa for Schools
Fri
18:00
EFB Festival / Theatre D as a cultural centre, Life feed from the EFB in the Archa Theatre
The avant-garde lives!Fri
20:00
EFB Festival / BERG Orchestra (CZ) & Kalabis Quintet (CZ),Pavel Bořkovec Quartet, Jan Burian Jr.
The avant-garde lives!Sat
14:30
EFB Festival / Štěpán Uhlíř: builder songs and jazz jam
The avant-garde lives!Sat
15:00
EFB Festival / EFB as the "forefather of multimedia creation"
The avant-garde lives!Sat
17:00
EFB Festival / E. F. Burian / Jaroslava Šiktancová / BodyVoiceBand – War
The avant-garde lives!Sat
18:30
EFB Festival / The Art of Engagement
The avant-garde lives!Fri
20:00
La Putyka
10 Years of Cirk La Putyka EnsembleSpecial bonus after the show – discussion, photo exhibition and DJ
Sat
20:00
Ščegetavček
Kadınlar: Daisy Alexander, Millie Done, Çiğdem Erdöl, Varja HrvatinEnglish–friendly
AKCENT FESTIVAL
November 2019
Sat
13:00
Arctic festival 2019
Buchty a loutky, Už jsme doma, Vassvik, Bjørn Anders Nymoen and othersWed
20:00
Divadlo Vizita – Splintery Goodwill
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.Thu
20:00
Divadlo Vizita – Accidental Re-collapse
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.Fri
20:00
Ordinary People
Jana Svobodová, Wen Hui and coll. / Archa Theatre / Living Dance Studio#Study
AKCENT FESTIVAL