April 2015
Phrasing the Pain is a piece for 7 dancers based on an original movement phrase, the pain phrase, used in the production I SOLO MENT (Ann Van den Broek, 2008). Movement springing from the feelings of pain and sadness one feels after losing a loved one, a friend, a parent, a child. Stepping on stage, each of the dancers sets on a path of confronting one's inner emotions - from lust to aggression, from euphoria to apathy. Sorrow is an eye-opener, revealing unexpected forms and perspectives. A compelling choreography, transformative force, rhythm and intense emotions.
Ann Van den Broek on Phrasing the Pain:
"The subject matter is pain. But there are a lot of kinds of pain and I have dealt with different kinds in my previous pieces. But this particular pain is the pain of losing somebody. It can be through death but it can also be through a mental process, someone may be drifting away from you and you feel you're losing contact, physical or spiritual. It is the pain of losing and also the process of trying to fix it and the frustration and the anger around it (...)"
"Sorrow melting into anger, the inner layers of our soul turning denser and darker. For this darkness to cross the demarcation line between the stage and the auditorium, it needs to be genuinely lived through. The two main protagonists of the company, Nataša Novotná and Václav Kuneš indeed succeed in this quest. They lure our vision as magnets. We see them in roles so far unrevealed to us, roles that are none the less than freezing. (...) It is obvious that the endless hours of rehearsing have paid off: the two can virtually emanate the newly found emotions through their skins. (...) Transformation of characters, their inner selves stripped to the bones. So much as to suggest that the protagonists at the end of the piece are galaxies far away from those at the beginning."
(Markéta Faustová, Dance Zone magazine Prague)
"Most demanding, probably causing more of psychic exhaustion than the physical, this piece sees all of the performers at their best. The analysis of inner suffering goes to the core. Either you indulge in empathy with the protagonists or you revel in the wide scale of forms of inner concentration, energy and dynamics of motion, all of them transforming every single minute. Quite naturally, emotions are a matter of individuality, aren't they. Phrasing the Pain is a probe exploring a single issue. And that is precisely what makes it strong, despite all of its abstractness."
(Lucie Kocourková, Opera Plus)
Credits
Choreography: Ann Van den Broek
Assistants to choreographer: Cecilia Moisio, Jan Deboom
Performing: Sylva Nečasová, Nataša Novotná, Ombline Noyer, Václav Kuneš, Milan Odstrčil, Štěpán Pechar, Saša Volný
Music: Arne van Dongen, Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
Light design: Ann Van den Broek, Adam Uzelac
Photo: Fabiana Mertová, Pavel Hejný, Michal Hančovský
The piece is co-produced by 420PEOPLE o.s., Archa Theatre and the Dutch WArd/waRD
Wed
20:00–21:30
Solo for Lu
Jana Svobodová, Jing Lu / Archa TheatreThu
20:00–22:30
Grandma: Happy Woman
Božena Němcová, Petr Oslzlý, Ivo Krobot / Goose on a String TheatreFri
20:00–22:30
Grandma: Happy Woman
Božena Němcová, Petr Oslzlý, Ivo Krobot / Goose on a String TheatreSat
20:00–22:30
Mein Švejk (Operetta. Comedy. Death.)
Jaroslav Hašek, Karel Vaněk, J. A. Pitínský / Goose on a String TheatreSun
20:00–22:30
Mein Švejk (Operetta. Comedy. Death.)
Jaroslav Hašek, Karel Vaněk, J. A. Pitínský / Goose on a String TheatreWed
20:00–22:00
Divadlo Vizita — Undressed Idleness
Special guest: Yellow Sisters.Mon
20:00–21:00
Define Yourself!
Haas, svíteková, Vrba and co. / Archa.labArcha.lab
1ST AND 2ND PREMIERES
Wed
20:00–21:00
Define Yourself!
Haas, svíteková, Vrba and co. / Archa.labArcha.lab
1ST AND 2ND PREMIERES
May 2015
Mon
20:00–21:10
Made in Macau
Teng Teng Lam and Kevin ChioArcha.lab
Fri
20:00–21:10
Made in Macau
Teng Teng Lam and Kevin ChioArcha.lab
Sun
20:00–22:00
EKG of Love and Flowers
A literary cardiogram by Igor Malijevský and Jaroslav Rudiš.Mon
20:00–22:00
EKG of Love and Flowers
A literary cardiogram by Igor Malijevský and Jaroslav Rudiš.Mon
20:00–21:45
Prague Spring Festival 2015
Heiner Goebbels: Songs of Wars I Have Seen, Petr Wajsar: Vápenná sinfoniettaTue
20:00–21:15
Brass Band
Jiří Havelka / Karel František Tománek / Vosto5Wed
20:00–21:15
Brass Band
Jiří Havelka / Karel František Tománek / Vosto5Thu
20:00–21:15
Brass Band
Jiří Havelka / Karel František Tománek / Vosto5Fri
20:00–21:50
no language barrier
June 2015
Wed
20:00–21:10
Made in Macau
Teng Teng Lam and Kevin ChioArcha.lab
Thu
20:00–21:10
Made in Macau
Teng Teng Lam and Kevin ChioArcha.lab
Wed
20:00–21:00
Kaddish
Imre Kertész / Barbara Lanciers / Jake GoodmanThu
20:00–21:00
Kaddish
Imre Kertész / Barbara Lanciers / Jake GoodmanFri
19:00–23:30
Sbohem a řetěz "50"
A concert for the posthumous birthday of Filip TopolWed
20:00–20:45
Phrasing the Pain
420PEOPLE, Ann Van den BroekPQ Performing Prague
Thu
19:00–20:00
Simulante Bande
VerTeDance / Archa TheatrePQ Performing Prague
Thu
20:30–22:00
Solo for Lu
Jana Svobodová, Jing Lu / Archa TheatrePQ Performing Prague
Fri
20:00–22:00
Sat
20:00–21:00
Petr Nikl — I Am Your Bunny
Petr Nikl, Miroslav Černý, Luděk del Maschio, Jaroslav Mugrauer, Ondřej EremiášPQ 2015: Performing Prague
Sun
17:00–18:00
Piškanderdulá. Joseph!
Věra Říčařová and František VítekSun
20:00–21:00
Petr Nikl — I Am Your Bunny
Petr Nikl, Miroslav Černý, Luděk del Maschio, Jaroslav Mugrauer, Ondřej EremiášPQ 2015: Performing Prague
Mon
20:00–21:15
Brass Band
Jiří Havelka / Karel František Tománek / Vosto5Tue
20:00–21:15
Brass Band
Jiří Havelka / Karel František Tománek / Vosto5Tue
20:00–21:30
vadí-nevadí.cz / Who's a chicken and who's a hero?
Jana Svobodová, Philipp Schenker / Archa TheatreFri
20:00–21:30
Solo for Lu
Jana Svobodová, Jing Lu / Archa TheatrePQ Performing Prague
August 2015
September 2015
Fri
19:00–23:59
Kytary.cz
Adam Rafferty (USA), Michael Fix (AUS) & otherSat
16:00–23:59
Torobaka
Akram Khan & Israel GalvánArcha heads to Hellerau
Mon
20:00–22:00
Divadlo Vizita — Pink Freud
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor ZborníkWed
20:00–21:15
Brass Band
Jiří Havelka / Karel František Tománek / Vosto5Thu
20:00–21:15
Brass Band
Jiří Havelka / Karel František Tománek / Vosto5Fri
20:00–21:15
Brass Band
Jiří Havelka / Karel František Tománek / Vosto5Fri
20:00–22:00
An Old Monk
Josse De Pauw & Kris Defoort Trio / LOD muziektheaterCzech premiere
October 2015
Fri
19:30–20:45
Nothing That is Everything
Zita Swoon Group /BE/4 +4 DAYS IN MOTION
Wed
19:30–20:45
4 +4 DAYS IN MOTION
Thu
18:30–19:15
What a classic is and how it performs in (our) time. Paul McCarthy, Rocky, 1976
Spreafico/Eckly /NO,IT/ — small auditorium4 +4 DAYS IN MOTION
Thu
19:30–20:20
Mette Edvarsen - No Title
large auditorium4 +4 DAYS IN MOTION
Fri
19:30–20:25
Amund Sjølie Sveen - The Norwegian Way
small auditorium4 +4 DAYS IN MOTION
Fri
20:30–21:40
Marco Berrettini - iFeel2
large auditorium4 +4 DAYS IN MOTION
Sat
20:00–22:00
Plug and Play
world premiere / finaleSun
20:00–22:00
EKG of Love and the Forest
A literary cardiogram by Igor Malijevský and Jaroslav Rudiš.Mon
20:00–22:00
EKG of Love and the Forest
A literary cardiogram by Igor Malijevský and Jaroslav Rudiš.Wed
20:00–22:00
Thu
18:00–20:00
Long table: BUSKING = ASKING
Spielraum Kollektivfree entry
Fri
20:00–23:00
Love Me Gender: What's happening in pop in 2015?
Pavel Klusák, Aleš Stuchlý and Karel VeselýSun
20:00–21:15
Brass Band
Jiří Havelka / Karel František Tománek / Vosto5Mon
10:00–11:30
vadí-nevadí.cz / Who's a chicken and who's a hero?
Jana Svobodová, Philipp Schenker / Archa TheatreArcha for schools
Mon
19:00–20:30
vadí-nevadí.cz / Who's a chicken and who's a hero?
Jana Svobodová, Philipp Schenker / Archa TheatreMon
21:00–22:15
Brass Band
Jiří Havelka / Karel František Tománek / Vosto5Tue
20:00–21:15
Brass Band
Jiří Havelka / Karel František Tománek / Vosto5Wed
20:00–22:00
Divadlo Vizita — Rodeo and Juliet
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník. Special guest: Ondřej Smeykal.Thu
20:00–22:00
Divadlo Vizita — Castle, Hunger, Chase
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor ZborníkMon
10:00–11:00
Simulante Bande
VerTeDance / Archa TheatreArcha for schools
Wed
20:00–22:00
Esperanza Spalding Presents: Emily's D+Evolution
Organized by Prague Music Performance Institute.Thu
17:30–19:00
Open class of the Theatre of Everyday Atelier
First open class in English. Free entry!Archa.lab
Thu
20:00–22:00
November 2015
Sun
20:00–21:00
Chybění / Absent
VerTeDance & Jaro Viňarský / Archa Theatre1st premiere
Mon
20:00–21:00
Chybění / Absent
VerTeDance & Jaro Viňarský / Archa Theatre2nd premiere
Wed
20:00–22:00
Sophie Hunger — Supermoon Tour
support: Mark Berube a Kristina KoropeckiThu
20:00–22:00
EKG of Love and Psyche
A literary cardiogram by Igor Malijevský and Jaroslav Rudiš.Fri
20:00–22:00
EKG of Love and Psyche
A literary cardiogram by Igor Malijevský and Jaroslav Rudiš.Mon
20:00–21:45
Orchestr Berg: Song of Wars
Heiner Goebbels, Petr WajsarWed
20:00–22:00
Divadlo Vizita — Saint Martin on a Fallen Horse
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník. Special guest: Yellow Sisters.Thu
20:00–22:00
Divadlo Vizita — Barefoot Mare
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor ZborníkSat
20:00–21:00
Petr Nikl — I Am Your Bunny
Petr Nikl, Miroslav Černý, Luděk del Maschio, Jaroslav Mugrauer, Ondřej EremiášSun
20:00–21:00
Petr Nikl — I Am Your Bunny
Petr Nikl, Miroslav Černý, Luděk del Maschio, Jaroslav Mugrauer, Ondřej EremiášThu
20:00–21:40
Interrobang – Preenacting Europe
Akcent Festival, Prague Theatre Festival of German Language and Goethe InstitutAKCENT FESTIVAL
Special location: former Federal Assembly Building
Fri
10:00–11:40
Interrobang – Preenacting Europe
Akcent Festival, Prague Theatre Festival of German Language and Goethe InstitutAKCENT FESTIVAL
Special location: former Federal Assembly Building Archa for schools
Fri
16:30–18:30
At private apartments.
Fri
16:30–18:30
At private apartments. ENGLISH VERSION
Fri
20:30–22:30
At private apartments.
Fri
20:30–22:30
At private apartments. ENGLISH VERSION
Sat
17:00–22:00
Lola Arias – Audition for a demonstration
Theatre Night 2015AKCENT FESTIVAL
Free entry
Mon
18:00–19:30
Rimini Protokoll (Helgard Haug, Daniel Wetzel) – Qualitätskontrolle / Quality Control
Akcent Festival and Pražský divadelní festival německého jazykaTue
16:30–18:30
At private apartments.
Tue
18:00–19:30
Rimini Protokoll (Helgard Haug, Daniel Wetzel) – Qualitätskontrolle / Quality Control
Akcent Festival and Pražský divadelní festival německého jazykaTue
20:30–22:30
At private apartments.
Wed
10:00–13:00
Wed
16:00–19:00
Free Apples — DidaDiv / Refugees
Jindřich Krippner and Tereza KrippnerováArcha Theatre foyer
Wed
16:30–18:30
At private apartments.
Wed
20:30–22:30
At private apartments.
Thu
16:00–19:00
Free Apples — DidaDiv / Refugees
Jindřich Krippner and Tereza KrippnerováArcha Theatre foyer
Thu
16:30–18:30
At private apartments.
Thu
20:30–22:30
At private apartments.
Fri
16:00–20:00
Fri
19:00–21:00
Fremde Freunde / Walk between Dresden and Prague
Meeting with a dinner. Limited seating!Sat
16:30–18:30
At private apartments.
Sat
20:30–22:30
At private apartments.
Sun
17:00–19:00
Jessica Litwak — Solo and group techniques of socially engaged theatre
workshop presentationFree entrance.
Sun
20:00–22:00
LLoyd Newson / DV8 Physical Theatre — John
film screeningAKCENT FESTIVAL
December 2015
Fri
20:00–22:00
EKG of Love and Space
A literary cardiogram by Igor Malijevský and Jaroslav Rudiš.Sat
20:00–22:00
EKG of Love and Space
A literary cardiogram by Igor Malijevský and Jaroslav Rudiš.Sun
20:00–22:00
Bohuslav Martinů was also a great jazz composer!
South Bohemian Chamber Philharmonic and Gustav Brom's Big Bandworld premiere
Mon
20:00–21:15
Brass Band
Jiří Havelka / Karel František Tománek / Vosto5Tue
20:00–21:15
Brass Band
Jiří Havelka / Karel František Tománek / Vosto5Wed
10:00–16:30
Conflict of Interests: Culture 360°
A conference organized by the Arts Institute.Wed
20:00–21:15
Brass Band
Jiří Havelka / Karel František Tománek / Vosto5Sun
20:00–22:00
Dan Bárta & Illustratosphere – The First 15 Tour 2015
Presented by Kontra productionTue
20:00–23:00
Against Fear!
Thematic evening and renewed premiere of Respect in the Archa TheatreWed
20:00–22:00
Divadlo Vizita — Plain Deer
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník. Special guest: Yellow Sisters.Thu
20:00–22:00
Divadlo Vizita — Coming Next Week!
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor ZborníkFri
20:00–21:00
Piškanderdulá. Joseph!
Věra Říčařová and František Vítekfor adults
Sat
16:00–17:00
Piškanderdulá. Joseph!
Věra Říčařová and František Vítekfor children
January 2016
Mon
20:00–22:00
Divadlo Vizita — Exact Opposite or Defence of Values
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor ZborníkWed
20:00–22:00
A Stroll through Turnová's Grove 4
launch of Eva Turnová's fourth book and concert by Longital and EturnityThu
19:00–20:30
vadí-nevadí.cz / Who's a chicken and who's a hero?
Jana Svobodová, Philipp Schenker / Archa TheatreGuest performance at Husa na provázku (Brno)
February 2016
Mon
20:00–21:20
Colonization
VOSTO5 / Archa Theatre / 4+4 days in motionThu
20:00–21:00
Chybění / Absent
VerTeDance & Jaro Viňarský / Archa TheatreFri
20:00–21:00
Chybění / Absent
VerTeDance & Jaro Viňarský / Archa TheatreSat
19:00–23:00
Sun
20:00–22:00
EKG of Love and Poetry
A literary cardiogram by Igor Malijevský and Jaroslav Rudiš.Mon
20:00–22:00
EKG of Love and Poetry
A literary cardiogram by Igor Malijevský and Jaroslav Rudiš.Tue
20:00–21:15
Brass Band
Jiří Havelka / Karel František Tománek / Vosto5Wed
18:00–20:00
Respect 2016 / Slovakia – Denník N
in cooperation with Respekt magazineWed
20:00–21:15
Brass Band
Jiří Havelka / Karel František Tománek / Vosto5Thu
20:00–21:45
Ultima Vez – Speak low if you speak love ...
direction, choreography: Wim VandekeybusThu
20:00–21:15
Brass Band
Jiří Havelka / Karel František Tománek / Vosto5Fri
20:00–21:45
Ultima Vez – Speak low if you speak love ...
direction, choreography: Wim VandekeybusSat
18:00–19:30
Meet the artists — Ultima Vez
debate with members of Ultima VezFree entry.
Sat
20:00–21:45
Ultima Vez – Speak low if you speak love ...
direction, choreography: Wim VandekeybusSun
20:00–21:45
Ultima Vez – Speak low if you speak love ...
direction, choreography: Wim VandekeybusSat
20:00–22:00
Sváteční Pop — Audiobiograf
Milan Cais, Jura Hradil, Ondřej Smeykal and Petr NiklMon
20:00–21:15
Small Inventory — Awards Ceremony
The annual ceremony awards "Czech Theatre DNA 2016"Wed
20:00–22:00
Divadlo Vizita — Red-hot Mutual Benefit
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor ZborníkThu
20:00–22:00
Divadlo Vizita — Half-empty Feeder
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor ZborníkFri
20:00–22:00
Petr Nikl — Cockroach Arabesques
Jaroslav Mugrauer, Michael Delia, Jaroslav Kořán, Oskar Török, Robert Škarda, Ondřej Smeykal, Tomáš G. Pospíšil, Petr Nikl and Ondřej EremiášMon
20:00–21:30
vadí-nevadí.cz / Who's a chicken and who's a hero?
Jana Svobodová, Philipp Schenker / Archa TheatreWITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
March 2016
Wed
20:00–21:00
Chybění / Absent
VerTeDance & Jaro Viňarský / Archa TheatreThu
20:00–21:00
Chybění / Absent
VerTeDance & Jaro Viňarský / Archa TheatreFri
20:00
BUSKING UN/LIMITED
Spielraum Kollektiv / Archa.lab / Divadlo ArchaArcha.lab
1st premiere
Mon
20:00
BUSKING UN/LIMITED
Spielraum Kollektiv / Archa.lab / Divadlo ArchaArcha.lab
2nd premiere
Wed
20:00–22:00
EKG of Love and 24 Hours Bars
A literary cardiogram by Igor Malijevský and Jaroslav Rudiš.Sat
20:00–22:00
Glen Hansard & band - Didn’t He Ramble
special guest: Markéta IrglováSun
20:00–22:00
Glen Hansard & band - Didn’t He Ramble
special guest: Markéta IrglováWed
20:00–22:00
Divadlo Vizita — Čerstvé bujaro
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor ZborníkThu
20:00–22:00
Divadlo Vizita — Nezdolná zevluška
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor ZborníkTue
20:00–21:15
Brass Band
Jiří Havelka / Karel František Tománek / Vosto5Wed
20:00–21:15
Brass Band
Jiří Havelka / Karel František Tománek / Vosto5Thu
10:00–11:00
Simulante Bande
VerTeDance / Archa TheatreArcha for schools / derniere
Thu
20:00–21:15
Brass Band
Jiří Havelka / Karel František Tománek / Vosto5April 2016
Mon
20:00
BUSKING UN/LIMITED
Spielraum Kollektiv / Archa.lab / Divadlo ArchaArcha.lab
Sat
11:00–17:00
From Touch to Dance
A weekend workshop with Frank van de Ven (Body Weather Amsterdam)Archa.lab
Sun
11:00–17:00
From Touch to Dance
A weekend workshop with Frank van de Ven (Body Weather Amsterdam)Archa.lab