Bílá Voda (White Water)
Premiere performances: 9 and 10 May 2024 at the Estates Theatre
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Basic information
The Estates Theatre
Approximate running time3 hours 10 minutes, 1 intermission (20 minutes) minutes
LanguageIn Czech, surtitles in English
PremiereMay 9, 2024
"We are human beings, we have to help each other. That's what unites us all, whether we believe in your Lord God or not, isn't it?"
Cast
- 2023-2024
- 2024-2025
Creatives
About
Bílá Voda – a mountain village where crowds of believers used to flock to beg for help from a miraculous statue of the Virgin Mary. Today, Lena Lagner, a frustrated and unhappy woman, comes here to escape her past. She is taken in by several peculiar nuns, headed by nun Evarista. Lena studies the dusty records of the monastery and soon realises that the demons shadowing the history of the local nuns are far from gone and burden her own fate as well. The most difficult battle must be fought at home field... The latest novel by Kateřina Tučková, whose book The Last Goddess ranks among the most successful contemporary Czech books, narrates the history of women’s religious orders under the communist regime, which is an often-overlooked chapter of the Czech history, and the place of women in the Catholic Church.
Czechs are considered the most atheistic nation in the world; in fact, only about one-third of our country's population professes any religion. One percent of Czechs are even “conscious atheists who reject the existence of a God they know something about”. The truth is that we tend to believe in various ideologies to make for the lacking belief in God. Even today, many people would not hesitate to put a sharp end to the institution that was responsible for the Inquisition, the Crusades and the Wars of Religion. Nonetheless, are those who fight against Evarista fanatics who have been given the chance to release their inherent sadism, or are their acts driven by true belief in making the world a better, safer, freer and happier place?
Slovak playwright Daniel Majling says that every ideology simply speaks the language it has created – and he wants to conceive his theatrical adaptation in this sense.
Official photos: Petr Neubert
WARNING: We use smoke machine, tobacco products, fire gun and vulgar language during the performance.
Suitable for audience from 15 years.
Thanks to the artists who contributed to the recording of the music for the performance:
Music notation: Slavomir Solovic
Recorded by: Igor Baar (Loft Studio)
Production: Jana Brezinová (NOVINSKI s.r.o.)
Pavel Bogacz, Martina Karnoková, Marián Svetlík, Peter Šaray, Igor Maršálek, Vilém Trgo, Radomír Cikatricis, Juraj Madari, Martin Kušš, Andrej Gál, Jan Šiška, Marián Vavro (strings), Barbora Gálová (flute), Juraj Pivoluska (clarinet), Viliam Vojčík (horn), Michal Novinski (other instruments)
Thanks to Alžbeta Zea Ferencová and sister Siarda.
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Where to buy tickets
The National Theatre sells tickets up to 6 months in advance. We are currently selling tickets for performances of Drama, Ballet, Opera and Laterna magika taking place in May-October 2024.
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What to wear?
By their appearance, attire and behaviour, the audience is obliged to adhere to the accustomed practice expected from them when attending a theatre performance.
Parking at the Estates Theatre
Unfortunately, there is no parking near The Estates Theater. You can use the guarded parking lot in the Kotva shopping center (Revoluční 1/655, Prague 1) and Paladium (Na Poříčí 1079 / 3a, Prague 1).
Buffets at the Estates Theater
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