Jazz Ride in the Riding Hall - Smetanova Litomyšl

Castle Riding Hall

24.

June 2022
20:00

23. June 2022

Premiere of a melodrama Reflections on Freedom on texts by Václav Havel; the first complete performance of Emil Viklicky’s Czech Suite; and jazz standards.

“The people we surround ourselves with and the way we support each other to defend freedom also help us defend it.”

Timothy Snyder

Emil Viklický

Reflections on Freedom

A jazz melodrama with a libretto based on texts and ideas of Václav Havel (such as The Power of the Powerless • Audience • On Freedom) and excerpts from a book by American historian Timothy Snyder On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century.

photogallery

venue / Castle Riding Hall

Due to the golden color of the laminate material that dominates the room’s design – which includes a “tunable” ceiling – the castle’s riding hall has been given the nickname “the Amber Chamber.”

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Concert without Intermission

Estimated end of the concert at 9.30 p.m.

The Programme uses a sound system

performers overview

Jaromír Meduna – recitation
Tomáš Pavelka – recitation
Emil Viklický – piano
Jazz Dock Orchestra

frequently asked questions

Wheelchairs
We want do everything possible to make things easy for people in wheelchairs. Therefore, to purchase tickets, please contact Jitka at nazdravetska@smetanovalitomysl.cz or +420 602 457 338.

performers

Jaromír Meduna – recitation

Tomáš Pavelka – recitation

Emil Viklický – piano

Jazz Dock Orchestra

frequently asked questions

Wheelchairs

We want do everything possible to make things easy for people in wheelchairs. Therefore, to purchase tickets, please contact Jitka at nazdravetska@smetanovalitomysl.cz or +420 602 457 338.