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YoutubeDAY OF THE DEAD – DIA DE LOS MUERTOS 2018 /Motus
This year in the theatre's yard, not in Stromovka park.
performance length: 240 min
The 13. edition of DAY OF THE DEAD - DIA DE LOS MUERTOS will take place at Alfred ve dvoře (in the theatre and its courtyard). Our celebration of the Mexican Day of the Dead is focused on children and their parents. For the latest info please follow our Facebook page.
Día de los Muertos is a traditional celebration which takes place every year all over Mexico. It’s a very important holiday in which pre-Hispanic culture meets the Catholic church, and a very emotional time, though these emotions need not be negative. The sadness we feel thinking of the loss of loved ones can blend with celebration, because death as the Mexicans see it is not a definitive end to life, but just another kind of life.
“The old Mexicans did not perceive life and death in contrast as we do. Life continued in death, while on the other hand death was not the natural end of life but only one chapter in a never-ending story. Life, death and rebirth were only different stages of the endlessly repeating universal process.“ (Magdaléna Koháková, Literární noviny)
PROGRAM:
3. 11. / 2-4pm – children's workshops (50 CZK for 1 child / 1 workshop; presale available)
3. 11. / 4:30pm – Wariot Ideal: Albert's fear (200/100 CZK)
Due to limited capacity we advise advance booking.
2 children's workshops
Details soon. Admission (1 child/1 workshop) 50 CZK.
Wariot Ideal: Albert's fear
A comedic tale about a young boy's struggle with his own fear. The performance blends elements of westerns, comics, and the dramas of everyday life, and is told in a clown-pantomime style. "I am here, I'm behind you, in your eyes, your voice. You can't see me, but I can see you." Will Albert be able to overcome his anxiety and thus win the fight against his own fear? Can he do it alone? An enormous imagination vs. dwarfish courage.
concept, performed by: Vojta Švejda
direction: James Donlon (USA)
Light design: Jan Beneš
music: Petr Wajsar, Jiří Mráz, Martin Zpěvák
musical accompaniment: Martin Zpěvák (kontrabas), Jiří Mráz (klarinet)
Día de los Muertos is a traditional celebration which takes place every year all over Mexico. It’s a very important holiday in which pre-Hispanic culture meets the Catholic church, and a very emotional time, though these emotions need not be negative. The sadness we feel thinking of the loss of loved ones can blend with celebration, because death as the Mexicans see it is not a definitive end to life, but just another kind of life.
“The old Mexicans did not perceive life and death in contrast as we do. Life continued in death, while on the other hand death was not the natural end of life but only one chapter in a never-ending story. Life, death and rebirth were only different stages of the endlessly repeating universal process.“ (Magdaléna Koháková, Literární noviny)
PROGRAM:
3. 11. / 2-4pm – children's workshops (50 CZK for 1 child / 1 workshop; presale available)
3. 11. / 4:30pm – Wariot Ideal: Albert's fear (200/100 CZK)
Due to limited capacity we advise advance booking.
2 children's workshops
Details soon. Admission (1 child/1 workshop) 50 CZK.
Wariot Ideal: Albert's fear
A comedic tale about a young boy's struggle with his own fear. The performance blends elements of westerns, comics, and the dramas of everyday life, and is told in a clown-pantomime style. "I am here, I'm behind you, in your eyes, your voice. You can't see me, but I can see you." Will Albert be able to overcome his anxiety and thus win the fight against his own fear? Can he do it alone? An enormous imagination vs. dwarfish courage.
concept, performed by: Vojta Švejda
direction: James Donlon (USA)
Light design: Jan Beneš
music: Petr Wajsar, Jiří Mráz, Martin Zpěvák
musical accompaniment: Martin Zpěvák (kontrabas), Jiří Mráz (klarinet)
With the support of: Art District 7, The Czech Ministry of Culture, State Culture Fund, and The City of Prague.
