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Drama
A Bouquet
Karel Jaromír Erben
A village, a church, and a plenty of life stories.
The National Theatre
English surtitles
For the whole family
Suitable for graduation
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November 2024
Thursday 21. 11.
19:30
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Friday 22. 11.
19:00
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December 2024
Saturday 14. 12.
14:00
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Saturday 14. 12.
19:00
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January 2025
Saturday 4. 1.
19:00
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Sunday 5. 1.
14:00
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Tuesday 7. 1.
19:00
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February 2025
Saturday 22. 2.
17:00
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Sunday 23. 2.
19:00
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March 2025
Sunday 9. 3.
14:00
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Sunday 9. 3.
19:00
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Friday 21. 3.
19:00
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Basic information
Venue
The National Theatre
Approximate running time2 hours 10 minutes, 1 intermission (20 minutes) minutes
LanguageIn Czech, surtitles in English
PremiereFebruary 28, 2019
The most popular of the Czech classics was adapted for the stage. First published in 1853, under the title A Bouquet of Czech Folk Tales, it was the one and only collection of poems by Karel Jaromír Erben (1811–1870). Inspired by Czech legends and tall stories, it garnered success back at the time of publication and went on to influence numerous artists.
Cast
- 2024-2025
Creatives
Stage director
SKUTR (Martin Kukučka a Lukáš Trpišovský)Dramaturgy
Ilona SmejkalováSets
Jakub KopeckýCostumes
Simona RybákováMusic
Petr KalábMovement coach
Jan KodetVideo
Erik BartošTranslation of English surtitles
Alžběta SoperováAbout
The book, featuring symbolism bound with nature, everyday rural life and tradition, comprises passionate and erotic tales teeming with supernatural beings and macabre phantoms. The Wedding Shirts, The Water Goblin and The Noonday Witch, magical myths of love and spine-chilling fables, was adapted for the stage of the National Theatre historical building by the SKUTR creative tandem of stage directors Martin Kukučka and Lukáš Trpišovský. The two artists have a penchant for the subjects treated by Erben – ritualised archetypal themes, such as love and death, the relationships between the mother and the child, man and woman, humans and nature, have appeared in their productions in a myriad of forms and contexts.
Official photos: Pavel Hejný
Suitable for audience from 10 years.
We would like to thank the company PRECIOSA for creation a dress made of a crystal matrix for Anna Fialová who plays the water goblin’s wife in the poem The Water Goblin.
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