The Theatre of Light project transforms Baroque music and theatre into a vibrant operatic-dance spectacle created jointly by the ensembles Geisslers Hofcomoedianten and Musica Florea. Librettist and dramaturge Helena Koblischková and composer Jan Jirásek draw on Baroque motifs while translating them into a contemporary stage language in which music and stage action engage in a constant dialogue. Director Petr Hašek, long-time artistic director of Geisslers Hofcomoedianten, and conductor Marek Štryncl, founder of Musica Florea, build on their extensive experience in historically informed performance and Baroque gesture. Their collaboration gives rise to playful “New Baroque” in which light, music, and acting create a cohesive stage form.
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Helena Koblischková’s libretto is based on the novel Le Théâtre de Slávek by Anne Delaflotte Mehdevi, translated by Danuše Navrátilová and published by Argo. The license for the performance was granted by © Actes Sud, France, 2018. The production is created in collaboration with the ensemble Musica Florea and the LAD-LA Department of DAMU.
Performers
Geisslers Hofcomoedianten
Vojtěch Franců, Petr Šmíd, Eva Henel Burešová, Kristýna Dámová, Lucie Valenová, Claudia Eftimiadisová, Martin Bohadlo, Bartoloměj Veselý, Martin Holzknecht, Aleš Pospíšil and as a guest Eva Hartová
Musica Florea
Marek Štryncl – musical preparation
Helena Koblischková – libretto, dramaturgy
Jan Jirásek – music
Ján Tereba – set design
Jitka Nejedlá – costumes
Kamila Mottlová – assistant director, choreography
Studio for Lighting and Audiovisual Design for Live Arts DAMU,
under the direction of Pavla Beranová and Vratislav Šrámek
Petr Hašek – director
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