October 2018
08. 10.
Mon
Mon
theatre
20:00
20:00
JULIAN HETZEL (NL) – THE AUTOMATED SNIPER
4+4 DAYS IN MOTION
English–friendly
In English with Czech subtitles. — length 80 minutes
This performative installation oscillates ironically between two far distant poles – art and war. In order to kill, seeing is key, just as it is for visitors to a gallery. The ethics of battle are changing – only gradually, but significantly. The ability to defend oneself has disappeared because the enemy has been removed from the battlefield. Indeed, coward and hero have become the same. In his works, Julian Hetzel operates between theatre, the fine arts, the media, and music. His projects have a political dimension and a documentary aspect. Julian is also a founding member of the electro-pop group The Pentatones. Last year, he received the prestigious Dutch VSCD Mime Award 2017 for his performance The Automated Sniper.
Over the course of history, the distance between the two sides involved in a battle has continuously increased: hand-to-hand combat has been replaced by the use of various devices – from knives to swords, lances, and longbows, followed by firearms, bombs, planes, and rockets, and ultimately ending with drones. Battle drones are armed, remotely controlled aircraft that have made asymmetric warfare possible. A drone operator sits in front of a screen in an air-conditioned room on a military base far away from the remotely controlled weapon and from the enemy he kills with a simple click of the joystick. Boom! The ethics of warfare are changing – only gradually, but significantly. The ability to defend oneself has disappeared because the enemy has been removed from the battlefield. Indeed, coward and hero have become the same.
Vision is the primary tool needed to operate a drone. To see means to act. To watch means to kill. Operating a drone is a task that is both virtual and real. The image is neither immediate nor real, but rather abstract and digital. Nevertheless, it is presented in real-time. In The Automated Sniper, the gamification of violence is played out on the stage. The performance is a battle, and the stage the battlefield. An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.
In his works, Julian Hetzel operates between theatre, the fine arts, the media, and music. His projects have a political dimension and a documentary aspect. Born in the German Black Forest, Hetzel now lives and works in Utrecht. He studied visual communication at Bauhaus University in Weimar, going on to earn a master’s degree from DasArts Amsterdam (a research laboratory for new forms of theatre and performing arts) in 2013. Hetzel is also one of the founding members of the electro-pop group The Pentatones. He first presented his work in Prague during the Prague Quadrennial in 2015 in the form of his site-specific project Obstacle – Sculpting Fear. Hetzel received the prestigious Dutch VSCD Mime Award 2017 for his performance The Automated Sniper.
10. 10.
Wed
Wed
theatre
/
music
20:00
20:00
BECKER/LANGGÅRD (NO) – NEW SKIN
4+4 DAYS IN MOTION
English–friendly
12. 10.
Fri
Fri
theatre
19:00
19:00
NICOLA GUNN (AU) – PIECE FOR PERSON AND GHETTO BLASTER
4+4 DAYS IN MOTION
English–friendly
13. 10.
Sat
Sat
theatre
19:00
19:00
NICOLA GUNN (AU) – PIECE FOR PERSON AND GHETTO BLASTER
4+4 DAYS IN MOTION
English–friendly
24. 10.
Wed
Wed
talkshow
20:00
20:00
Radio Wave Talkshow: Big Bad October
Aleš Stuchlý, Dan Řehák, Prokop Vejda and guests
25. 10.
Thu
Thu
theatre
20:00
20:00
English–friendly
#Study
AKCENT FESTIVAL
#Study
AKCENT FESTIVAL
26. 10.
Fri
Fri
seminary
11:00–13:00
11:00–13:00
The Cost of Life – Living Dance Studio
A meeting with the authors and protagonists of RED
FREE ADMISSION
English–friendly
AKCENT FESTIVAL
English–friendly
AKCENT FESTIVAL
26. 10.
Fri
Fri
theatre
20:00
20:00
English–friendly
#Study
AKCENT FESTIVAL
#Study
AKCENT FESTIVAL
27. 10.
Sat
Sat
theatre
20:00
20:00
Ordinary People
Jana Svobodová, Wen Hui and coll. / Archa Theatre / Living Dance Studio
English–friendly
#Study
AKCENT FESTIVAL
#Study
AKCENT FESTIVAL
28. 10.
Sun
Sun
theatre
20:00
20:00
Ordinary People
Jana Svobodová, Wen Hui and coll. / Archa Theatre / Living Dance Studio
English–friendly
#Study
AKCENT FESTIVAL
#Study
AKCENT FESTIVAL
29. 10.
Mon
Mon
theatre
20:00
20:00
Ordinary People
Jana Svobodová, Wen Hui and coll. / Archa Theatre / Living Dance Studio
English–friendly
#Study
AKCENT FESTIVAL
#Study
AKCENT FESTIVAL
November 2018
03. 11.
Sat
Sat
conference
12:00–23:00
12:00–23:00
Akcent Conference on Migration
Encounters, stories, discussions and a concert for the 10th anniversary of the Allstar Refjúdží Band
AKCENT FESTIVAL
07. 11.
Wed
Wed
theatre
20:00
20:00
Russkies?
Jan Burian Jr., Jaroslav Hrdlička, Jana Svobodová and coll./ Archa Theatre
#Study
English–friendly
English–friendly
11. 11.
Sun
Sun
theatre
20:00
20:00
Divadlo Vizita — Posvátná čtyřjedinnost
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.
#Study
12. 11.
Mon
Mon
theatre
20:00
20:00
Divadlo Vizita — Tucet spadlých listů
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.
#Study
16. 11.
Fri
Fri
theatre
19:00
19:00
Russkies?
Jan Burian Jr., Jaroslav Hrdlička, Jana Svobodová and coll./ Archa Theatre
#Study
English–friendly
English–friendly
17. 11.
Sat
Sat
theatre
19:00
19:00
Russkies?
Jan Burian Jr., Jaroslav Hrdlička, Jana Svobodová and coll./ Archa Theatre
English–friendly
#Study
Theatre Nights 2018 / Free admission!
#Study
Theatre Nights 2018 / Free admission!
17. 11.
Sat
Sat
theatre
21:00
21:00
Petr Nikl – Yellow Darkness
a colourful melodrama
English–friendly
Theatre Nights 2018 / Free admission, book your seat!
19. 11.
Mon
Mon
workshop
10:00–13:00
10:00–13:00
FREE ADMISSION
AKCENT FESTIVAL
AKCENT FESTIVAL
24. 11.
Sat
Sat
theatre
18:00
18:00
CAMPO / Milo Rau / IIPM – Five Easy Pieces
Akcent Festival together with the Prague German Language Theatre Festival
#Study
AKCENT FESTIVAL
AKCENT FESTIVAL
25. 11.
Sun
Sun
theatre
13:00
13:00
CAMPO / Milo Rau / IIPM – Five Easy Pieces
Akcent Festival together with the Prague German Language Theatre Festival
#Study
AKCENT FESTIVAL
AKCENT FESTIVAL
29. 11.
Thu
Thu
happening
/
theatre
20:00
20:00
1918 – Dream of Modernity
BOZAR / Archa Theatre
#Study
AKCENT FESTIVAL
AKCENT FESTIVAL
December 2018
05. 12.
Wed
Wed
theatre
20:00
20:00
Divadlo Vizita — Pěkně plná punčocha
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.
#Study
08. 12.
Sat
Sat
theatre
18:00
18:00
andcompany&Co. – Invisible Republic
#stilllovingtherevolution
English–friendly
#Study
AKCENT FESTIVAL
#Study
AKCENT FESTIVAL
09. 12.
Sun
Sun
theatre
20:00
20:00
Russkies?
Jan Burian Jr., Jaroslav Hrdlička, Jana Svobodová and coll./ Archa Theatre
English–friendly
#Study
#Study
10. 12.
Mon
Mon
theatre
10:00
10:00
Russkies?
Jan Burian Jr., Jaroslav Hrdlička, Jana Svobodová and coll./ Archa Theatre
English–friendly
#Study
Archa for Schools
#Study
Archa for Schools
12. 12.
Wed
Wed
talkshow
20:00
20:00
Big Bad Christmas – Radio Wave Talk Show
Aleš Stuchlý, Dan Řehák, Prokop Vejda and guests
20. 12.
Thu
Thu
theatre
10:00
10:00
VOSTO5 – Pérák 2018
What's in a name. It's actions that count!
Archa for Schools
January 2019
10. 01.
Thu
Thu
theatre
15:00
15:00
Operation Kamen
Staatsschauspiel Dresden / Florian Fischer
Archa for Schools
11. 01.
Fri
Fri
theatre
10:00
10:00
Operation Kamen
Staatsschauspiel Dresden / Florian Fischer
Archa for Schools
16. 01.
Wed
Wed
theatre
20:00
20:00
Divadlo Vizita – By the Nose
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.
#Study
17. 01.
Thu
Thu
theatre
20:00
20:00
Divadlo Vizita – Around the Corner
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.
#Study
24. 01.
Thu
Thu
presentation
15:30
15:30
FREE ADMISSION
Archa.lab
Archa.lab
31. 01.
Thu
Thu
balancing evening
/
music
20:00–23:00
20:00–23:00
Hudba 2018: The Final Cut
Pavel Klusák, Aleš Stuchlý & Karel VeselýFebruary 2019
08. 02.
Fri
Fri
theatre
10:00
10:00
Fidlovačka or Who are We?
Spielraum Kollektiv / Archa.lab
Archa for Schools
13. 02.
Wed
Wed
theatre
20:00
20:00
Divadlo Vizita – The Decoy
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník. Guest: Dan Bárta
#Study
14. 02.
Thu
Thu
theatre
20:00
20:00
Divadlo Vizita – The Trap
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.
#Study
18. 02.
Mon
Mon
theatre
20:00
20:00
Viah&Rosa / Lunar Collective – Tears of a Giant
work in progress
FREE ADMISSION
Archa.lab
Archa.lab
25. 02.
Mon
Mon
theatre
20:00
20:00
Russkies?
Jan Burian Jr., Jaroslav Hrdlička, Jana Svobodová and coll./ Archa Theatre
English–friendly
#Study
#Study
26. 02.
Tue
Tue
theatre
10:00
10:00
Russkies?
Jan Burian Jr., Jaroslav Hrdlička, Jana Svobodová and coll./ Archa Theatre
English–friendly
#Study
Archa for Schools
#Study
Archa for Schools
27. 02.
Wed
Wed
theatre
18:00
18:00
English–friendly
#Study
SMALL INVENTORY Festival
#Study
SMALL INVENTORY Festival
28. 02.
Thu
Thu
theatre
20:00
20:00
Petr Nikl – Yellow Darkness
a colourful melodrama
English–friendly
SMALL INVENTORY Festival
March 2019
02. 03.
Sat
Sat
music
20:00
20:00
Sunn O))) [US, Southern Lord] + Puce Mary [DK, PAN]
Presented by Archa Theatre, Heartnoize Promotion and Scrape Sound
English–friendly
13. 03.
Wed
Wed
theatre
20:00
20:00
Divadlo Vizita – Charmed
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník. Guests: Yellow Sisters
#Study
14. 03.
Thu
Thu
theatre
20:00
20:00
Divadlo Vizita – Denouement
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.
#Study
17. 03.
Sun
Sun
theatre
20:00
20:00
LIGNA: Rapture and Rage: Studies on the authoritarian character
A multimedia performance in Czech, English or German.
#Study
English–friendly
Bazaar Festival 2019
English–friendly
Bazaar Festival 2019
18. 03.
Mon
Mon
theatre
10:00
10:00
LIGNA: Rapture and Rage: Studies on the authoritarian character
A multimedia performance in Czech, English or German.
#Study
English–friendly
Bazaar Festival 2019 Archa for Schools
English–friendly
Bazaar Festival 2019 Archa for Schools
18. 03.
Mon
Mon
theatre
20:00
20:00
LIGNA: Rapture and Rage: Studies on the authoritarian character
A multimedia performance in Czech, English or German.
#Study
English–friendly
Bazaar Festival 2019
English–friendly
Bazaar Festival 2019
21. 03.
Thu
Thu
music
19:30
19:30
Gondwana showcase – Phil France, Sunda Arc, DJ Matthew Halsall
Festival Spectaculare
English–friendly
24. 03.
Sun
Sun
music
20:00
20:00
Please the Trees, Manon meurt + special guest: STEVE GUNN (USA/ Matador)
Scrape Sound and Archa Theatre
English–friendly
30. 03.
Sat
Sat
music
20:00
20:00
Andreya Triana, support Klara & The Pop
Mladí ladí jazz 2019
English–friendly
April 2019
01. 04.
Mon
Mon
music
20:00
20:00
Omar Sosa & Yilian Cañizares feat. Gustavo Ovalles
Jazz Meets World
English–friendly
06. 04.
Sat
Sat
workshop
11:00–17:00
11:00–17:00
Frank van de Ven — Body Meets Imagination
Body Weather Workshop
Archa.lab
06. 04.
Sat
Sat
theatre
20:00
20:00
Silent Tarzan (stolen diaries of a phantom of erotic photos)
Husa na provázku Theatre / Simona Petrů, Petr Jan Kryštof / Anna Petrželková
18. 04.
Thu
Thu
dance
16:30
16:30
Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker – Rosas danst Rosas
Moving Audience, Festspielhaus Hellerau Dresden
English–friendly
Moving Audience
Moving Audience
26. 04.
Fri
Fri
theatre
20:00
20:00
Archa Theatre and Forum 2000 presents – Bernard-Henri Lévy – Looking for Europe
United against populism, with the people of Prague
English–friendly
28. 04.
Sun
Sun
theatre
20:00
20:00
Russkies?
Jan Burian Jr., Jaroslav Hrdlička, Jana Svobodová and coll./ Archa Theatre
English–friendly
#Study
#Study
29. 04.
Mon
Mon
theatre
10:00
10:00
Russkies?
Jan Burian Jr., Jaroslav Hrdlička, Jana Svobodová and coll./ Archa Theatre
English–friendly
#Study
Archa for Schools
#Study
Archa for Schools
May 2019
04. 05.
Sat
Sat
FLAB
14:00–17:00
14:00–17:00
FLAB: Magic of Decision
European Parliament, House of European History, Brussels
Archa in Brussels
06. 05.
Mon
Mon
work in progress
/
theatre
20:00
20:00
I shall go into a hare, With sorrow and sych and meickle care
Anna Klimešová and coll.
FREE ADMISSION
Archa.lab
Archa.lab
15. 05.
Wed
Wed
theatre
20:00
20:00
Divadlo Vizita – Potemkin's Pike
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník. Guest: Ondřej Smeykal
#Study
16. 05.
Thu
Thu
theatre
20:00
20:00
Divadlo Vizita – Melancholy Beast
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.
#Study
19. 05.
Sun
Sun
theatre
20:00
20:00
Russkies?
Jan Burian Jr., Jaroslav Hrdlička, Jana Svobodová and coll./ Archa Theatre
English–friendly
#Study
#Study
20. 05.
Mon
Mon
theatre
20:00
20:00
Russkies?
Jan Burian Jr., Jaroslav Hrdlička, Jana Svobodová and coll./ Archa Theatre
English–friendly
#Study
#Study
25. 05.
Sat
Sat
workshop
10:00–16:00
10:00–16:00
Omar Carrum – Momentum / CANCELLED
Continuum, Improvisation - Partnering & Instant composition Workshop
English–friendly
Archa.lab
Archa.lab
26. 05.
Sun
Sun
workshop
10:00–16:00
10:00–16:00
Omar Carrum – Momentum / CANCELLED
Continuum, Improvisation - Partnering & Instant composition Workshop
English–friendly
Archa.lab
Archa.lab
31. 05.
Fri
Fri
theatre
10:00
10:00
Fidlovačka or Who are We?
Spielraum Kollektiv / Archa.lab
Archa for Schools
June 2019
03. 06.
Mon
Mon
multimedia
/
theatre
20:00
20:00
Ščegetavček
Kadınlar: Daisy Alexander, Millie Done, Çiğdem Erdöl, Varja Hrvatin
#Study
English–friendly
AKCENT FESTIVAL
English–friendly
AKCENT FESTIVAL
08. 06.
Sat
Sat
multimedia
17:30
17:30
English–friendly
08. 06.
Sat
Sat
multimedia
20:00
20:00
English–friendly
09. 06.
Sun
Sun
multimedia
21:00
21:00
Robert Henke – Lumière III
Vektroskop and Robert Henke
English–friendly
10. 06.
Mon
Mon
theatre
19:00
19:00
Russkies?
Jan Burian Jr., Jaroslav Hrdlička, Jana Svobodová and coll./ Archa Theatre
English–friendly
#Study
#Study
12. 06.
Wed
Wed
theatre
20:00
20:00
Divadlo Vizita – Červ ven!
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.
#Study
13. 06.
Thu
Thu
theatre
20:00
20:00
Petr Nikl – Yellow Darkness
a colourful melodrama
English–friendly
PQ+, Vektroskop
14. 06.
Fri
Fri
theatre
20:00
20:00
Petr Nikl – Yellow Darkness
a colourful melodrama
English–friendly
PQ+, Vektroskop
17. 06.
Mon
Mon
work in progress
18:00
18:00
The Calm After the Storm
Kristýna Doležalová and Lily Carmen Smith
FREE ADMISSION
English–friendly
Archa.lab
Venue: Přístav 18600
English–friendly
Archa.lab
Venue: Přístav 18600
17. 06.
Mon
Mon
work in progress
18:45
18:45
The Calm After the Storm
Kristýna Doležalová and Lily Carmen Smith
FREE ADMISSION
English–friendly
Archa.lab
Venue: Přístav 18600
English–friendly
Archa.lab
Venue: Přístav 18600
17. 06.
Mon
Mon
work in progress
19:30
19:30
The Calm After the Storm
Kristýna Doležalová and Lily Carmen Smith
FREE ADMISSION
English–friendly
Archa.lab
Venue: Přístav 18600
English–friendly
Archa.lab
Venue: Přístav 18600
20. 06.
Thu
Thu
presentation
15:30
15:30
FREE ADMISSION
Archa.lab
Archa.lab
July 2019
11. 07.
Thu
Thu
theatre
18:00
18:00
Ordinary People - public rehearsal
Jana Svobodová, Wen Hui and coll. / Archa Theatre / Living Dance Studio
FREE ADMISSION
English–friendly
Free Entry
English–friendly
Free Entry
16. 07.
Tue
Tue
theatre
18:00
18:00
Ordinary People / Festival d'Avignon
Jana Svobodová, Wen Hui and coll. / Archa Theatre / Living Dance Studio
On tour
Théâtre Benoît-XII, Avignon, France
Théâtre Benoît-XII, Avignon, France
16. 07.
Tue
Tue
music
20:00
20:00
Keb´ Mo´ + support: Ripoff Raskolnikov
presented by Liver Music
English–friendly
17. 07.
Wed
Wed
theatre
18:00
18:00
Ordinary People / Festival d'Avignon
Jana Svobodová, Wen Hui and coll. / Archa Theatre / Living Dance Studio
On tour
Théâtre Benoît-XII, Avignon, France
Théâtre Benoît-XII, Avignon, France
18. 07.
Thu
Thu
theatre
18:00
18:00
Ordinary People / Festival d'Avignon
Jana Svobodová, Wen Hui and coll. / Archa Theatre / Living Dance Studio
On tour
Théâtre Benoît-XII, Avignon, France
Théâtre Benoît-XII, Avignon, France
20. 07.
Sat
Sat
theatre
18:00
18:00
Ordinary People / Festival d'Avignon
Jana Svobodová, Wen Hui and coll. / Archa Theatre / Living Dance Studio
On tour
Théâtre Benoît-XII, Avignon, France
Théâtre Benoît-XII, Avignon, France
21. 07.
Sun
Sun
theatre
18:00
18:00
Ordinary People / Festival d'Avignon
Jana Svobodová, Wen Hui and coll. / Archa Theatre / Living Dance Studio
On tour
Théâtre Benoît-XII, Avignon, France
Théâtre Benoît-XII, Avignon, France
22. 07.
Mon
Mon
theatre
18:00
18:00
Ordinary People / Festival d'Avignon
Jana Svobodová, Wen Hui and coll. / Archa Theatre / Living Dance Studio
On tour
Théâtre Benoît-XII, Avignon, France
Théâtre Benoît-XII, Avignon, France
23. 07.
Tue
Tue
theatre
18:00
18:00
Ordinary People / Festival d'Avignon
Jana Svobodová, Wen Hui and coll. / Archa Theatre / Living Dance Studio
On tour
Théâtre Benoît-XII, Avignon, France
Théâtre Benoît-XII, Avignon, France
August 2019
23. 08.
Fri
Fri
10:00
International Summer School on Theatre in Social Context 2019
23 August – 6 September 2019
English–friendly
Archa.lab
Archa.lab
September 2019
06. 09.
Fri
Fri
10:00–17:00
International Summer School on Theatre in Social Context 2019
23 August – 6 September 2019
English–friendly
Archa.lab
Archa.lab
06. 09.
Fri
Fri
presentation
17:00
17:00
FREE ADMISSION
English–friendly
Archa.lab
English–friendly
Archa.lab
12. 09.
Thu
Thu
theatre
20:00
20:00
Divadlo Vizita – Mateřské půdy
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.
#Study
14. 09.
Sat
Sat
festival
/
film
/
music
20:00
20:00
Makiko Goto & KRASTÍ
Czech experimental films and Japanese instruments
Shakuhachi Festival Prague 2019
15. 09.
Sun
Sun
festival
/
music
20:00
20:00
Shakuhachi Festival Prague 2019
17. 09.
Tue
Tue
music
/
literature
10:00
10:00
Listen to Franz Vol. 2
Slovák and Burian Jr.
#Study
Archa for Schools
Archa for Schools
18. 09.
Wed
Wed
theatre
21:00
21:00
Russkies?
Jan Burian Jr., Jaroslav Hrdlička, Jana Svobodová and coll./ Archa Theatre
#Study
English–friendly
English–friendly
22. 09.
Sun
Sun
theatre
20:00
20:00
One-room Flats
Veronika Knytlová, Jiří Havelka
#Study
English–friendly
PREMIERE
English–friendly
PREMIERE
23. 09.
Mon
Mon
theatre
20:00
20:00
One-room Flats
Veronika Knytlová, Jiří Havelka
#Study
English–friendly
PREMIERE
English–friendly
PREMIERE
October 2019
02. 10.
Wed
Wed
multimedia
20:00
20:00
Jan Mocek – Virtual Ritual
Archa Theatre and Shared Cities: Creative Momentum
#Study
English–friendly
PREMIERE
English–friendly
PREMIERE
03. 10.
Thu
Thu
multimedia
20:00
20:00
Jan Mocek – Virtual Ritual
Archa Theatre and Shared Cities: Creative Momentum
#Study
English–friendly
PREMIERE
English–friendly
PREMIERE
04. 10.
Fri
Fri
workshop
10:00–16:00
10:00–16:00
Archa for schools
06. 10.
Sun
Sun
theatre
20:00
20:00
Samira Elagoz – Cock Cock... Who’s There?
4+4 DAYS IN MOTION 2019
#Study
English–friendly
English–friendly
07. 10.
Mon
Mon
20:00
Gérald Kurdian – Hot Bodies – Stand Up
4+4 DAYS IN MOTION 2019
#Study
English–friendly
English–friendly