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Laterna magika

CASANOVA

The life journey of Giacomo Casanova, who became the symbol of an unflagging and passionate womanizer. A colorful composition of music, film and dance will let you take a glimpse into the destinies of this famous man, whose stormy life created a legend. more

Laterna magika

COCKTAIL 008

The best moments of these past years’ shows at the Laterna magika depicted in one patchwork evening performance. A fresh shower of dynamic rhythm, playful motions and lyrical passages, framed in an appealing video-collage. The first part of the evening is composed of a selection of the audience’s most appreciated scenes, the second part is devoted to the newest creations, it also presents in a peculiar manner the now world-famous principles of the Laterna magika through a retro revue. more

Laterna magika

GRAFFITI

A journey beneath the colorful surface of the modern characteristics and symbols that form a part of the throbbing city’s expansiveness. Let yourselves be captivated by dynamic image animations and by modern choreographies which relate the gripping tales taking place below this surface. more

LEGENDS OF MAGIC PRAGUE

New multimedia show: legends about the best-known residents of the Faust House (Faust himself and the English alchemist Edward Kelley); about Chanina, the daughter of a Jewish merchant who refuses grooms offered to her and, guided by the love of the mysterious Lord of the River Vltava, enters the river to return only in the form of a green cat that walks along roofs; about mysterious encounters of Emperor Rudolf II with the philosopher and mystic Rabbi Löw, a great figure in Prague Jewish culture, and his Golem; and finally about the creation of the Astronomical Clock in Prague’s Old Town. more

Ballhaus Naunynstraße

MAD BLOOD

Nurkan Erpulat, Jens Hillje

The current debate on Islam is a fertile breeding ground for all the carefully nurtured clichés: for example, that young men, usually with a migrant or Muslim background and poorly educated, force their wives to wear headscarfs, and murder their sisters in the name of family honour if they disobey their strict religious code. The only thing that can save them is education! In this play, one of the teachers on whom the nation has pinned its dying hopes is unexpectedly provided with a golden opportunity: one day, while trying to teach a class of unruly pupils from migrant families about Friedrich Schiller and his idealistic views on classical German theatre, a scuffle breaks out, in the course of which a gun lands in her hand – a real gun... more

Cirk La Putyka / Circo Aereo

SLAPSTICK SONATA

Slapstick Sonata is a performance bringing together Mozart‘s sonatas with slapstick comedy from silent film era creating a very literal combination of high art and popular culture. Visual poetry meets absurd physical comedy and contemporary circus expression. Aerial acrobatics, tumbling, clown antics, dance, live music and theatrical elements fuse into a free-flowing stream of references ranging from the classical opera to the silent film comedies. more

THE TONES OF NONA

Live music as a companion of your lazy Sunday afternoon. Sit down and take pleasure in the easy-going atmosphere of our café while listening to jazz and other music repertory. Talented musicians performing for your pleasure. more

Laterna magika

WONDERFUL CIRCUS

A permanent resident of Laterna magika´s repertory, a piece that has, since its first night in 1977, bred generations of dancers. Despite its age, it hasn´t ceased to lure spectators by its poetic character and subtle humour. It is, among other things, a story about the unchievable character of the perfect, about the eternal desire, and, last but not least, it is a probe into human soul... more