Divadlo za branou program

The building, which cocksurely overlooks the National Avenue, was placed in the neo-Renaissance mouth of the street bluntly and without ceremony. It is composed of two parts: the one lying against the Baroque convent is discreet, transparent, with a smooth coat of solar-control glazing. The other part rises on massive pillars, between which a passage opens onto the theatre piazzetta.

These glass pieces that create the characteristic aspect of the New Stage have diverse shapes, and placed together they create a huge relief. The whole building becomes actually a peculiar sculpture; it is the unique example of such a use of glass. His other constructions in Prague are not as univocally accepted. This architect, known for his fantastic vitality and an incredible passion for his commissions, was awarded the Prize for life achievement from the Community of architects shortly before he passed away.

Right from the beginning, the performances held on the new stage showed that there was a huge difference between the New Stage as promised and acclaimed by the media, and the real New Stage. All the inconvenient consequences of the sudden modifications made during the construction came to the surface, and in particular the poor technical planning of the project — on the theatrical level.

For instance any rearrangement of the stage was extremely time-consuming and demanded a lot of staff, thus the possibility of having an adaptable stage was soon abandoned. The bad acoustics of the hall also created big problems, the communication system within the theater including elevators proved to be inadequate, and the heating and air-conditioning systems were disproportionate. The purpose is actually also that all the possibilities offered by this stage are taken advantage of on the functional and the artistic level.

Ivan Rajmont, prem. This play used to be performed on weekends, as well as another show: Wonderful Circus. The New Stage was put to the exclusive use of the Laterna magika in Although the Adria was intended for use by the Laterna magika, while the troupe of the Divadlo za branou was only supposed to rent it, an agreement between both subjects seemed impossible.

And since the National Theatre was able to transfer all its artistic activities from the New Stage to the newly reconstructed Estates Theatre, the Laterna magika obtained for the next 18 years a refuge at the New Stage.

The ensuing foundation of the independent state-funded organization Laterna magika formally settled this fact; the delimitation decree issued by the Minister Uhde determined that the Laterna magika would use the New Stage based on a lease. Some technical modifications were carried out and the negative consequences of some project mistakes were thus suppressed.

During eighteen years, the artistic identity of the building merged with the creations of the Laterna magika. The Laterna magika as a state-funded organization was cancelled by the 31st of December and since the 1st of January , the stage is once again part of the National Theatre. In January , the New Stage returned under the management of the National Theatre and serves nowadays as an open space for performing arts with its separate management, a separate managerial unit within the National Theatre.

The program nowadays comprises performances by the Drama, Ballet and Opera ensembles of the National Theatre, performances by the artistic ensemble of Laterna magika and it also welcomes independent projects, festivals, foreign guest performances, exhibitions, festivals as well as educational projects and off - program.

Dear customer, we are sorry but your browser doesn't support all necessary features for good site view. Please switch to one of the modern browsers Chrome, Safari, Firefox. The New Stage - history After a period of 18 years independence — when the New Stage served as home stage for e ensemble Laterna magika, the New Stage became part of the National Theatre in January , so did the Laterna magika ensemble.

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