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The Black Light Theatre of Prague

2008.11.03
By Mr SaSa

By Mr SaSa

By Mr SaSa

Since the very beginning this Czech theatre ensemble has belonged to the best-known representatives of the Czech Theatre School world-wide. It participated in more than 65 international theatre festivals and performed more than 250 guest performances in Europe, North and South America, Asia, Africa and Australia.

When performing at the international theatre festival in Edinburg (Scotland) in 1962, the review published in the Times mentioned that this ensemble "brought back magic to the world stages". A principle, set by Jioí Srnec, the founder and art director of theatre, is based on creative use of a simple trick, so called "black cabinet". A primitive form of this principles was known even in ancient China and later on it has been used by magicians. Partially it was used also in cinema (Mélies) and theatre (Stanislavský). In the Black theatre it means that the black-dressed actors holding the requisites are not seen by the viewers against black background. By this way the requisites, things and objects seem to move themselves. However, this trick is not the main purpose of the plays performed by Jiří Srnec and his actors, but a way which could evoke scenic and mimic metaphoric, realised by movements of graphic artefacts and actors accompanied by music.
After years of guest performances without having its stable stage in Prague, now it is possible for both foreign and Czech visitors to meet this original Black Theatre in Prague in Divadlo v Celetné, which is going to perform the latest play "Bílý Pierot v černém" (White Pierot in Black) starting from April 2000.
34 Comments
ClaireG They are very beautiful pictures
ClaireG · 2008-11-03: 09:50
Pikapol I like the first one
Pikapol · 2008-11-03: 09:50
davids Cool set - I love the movement in #2
davids · 2008-11-03: 10:30
the12thdude A real feeling of fright!
the12thdude · 2008-11-03: 10:44
jennye cool shots!!
jennye · 2008-11-03: 11:57
wayneatwerrcc Superb & scary!
wayneatwerrcc · 2008-11-03: 19:16
elenitri Very interesting shots, I can feel the energy of the play!!!
elenitri · 2008-11-04: 02:08
BlueLady Είχα δει μια παράσταση το χειμώνα του 2006 όταν επισκέφτηκα την Πράγα τελευταία φορά. Δυστυχώς οι φωτογραφίες που τράβηξα δεν ήταν καθόλου καλές αλλά η παράσταση ήταν πραγματικά μαγική.
Οι δικές σου είναι πολύ καλές. Μοιάζουν εξωπραγματικές αλλά αυτό είναι κάτι που κυριαρχεί και στην ατμόσφαιρα του μαύρου θεάτρου... το εξωπραγματικό!
Η τελευταία ειδικά μου αρέσει πολύ!
BlueLady · 2008-11-04: 03:43
ΙΩΑΝΝΙΤΣΑ στο wow τις τραβηξες αυτες???? στη πρωτη εχεις πιασει εντελως το feeling του θεατρουκαι της Πραγας γενικοτερα, με τη δευτερη αναρωτιεσαι ποσα ατομα τη στηριζουν επι σκηνης..πειραζει που εμενα μου αρεσει η τελευταια...επειδη σε αφηνει να φανταζεσαι πολλα...η εμπειρια ειναι προσφατη κι εχω να πω οτι η μαγεια του μαυρου θεατρου ειναι κατι πρωτογνωρο για ελληνικα δεδομενα, να βρεχει στη σκηνη και μεσα στο θεατρο!!!!
Για αλλη μια φορα, μαγεψες το κοινο σου Αλεξανδρε...
ΙΩΑΝΝΙΤΣΑ · 2008-11-04: 05:35
zoginos polu kales foto file mou..eidika i proti
zoginos · 2008-11-04: 06:16
Dezsoba Great set. #1 the best !
Dezsoba · 2008-11-04: 07:36
kretz wonderful scenes
kretz · 2008-11-04: 13:05
juanzamora muy buenas fotografias. this scenes are perfect, congratulations
juanzamora · 2008-11-04: 13:06
mariaps Very interesting. Really like the first shot! :)
mariaps · 2008-11-04: 22:56
"mikro" "help! I need somebody help!" those lyrics came in to my mind when i saw your pics...Great Mr Sasa...magical pics...magical emotions and the feeling is just the same... I love your way of expressing your feelings...
"mikro" · 2008-11-05: 02:30
storytaylor the second one is fantastic. love the rhythm and the tones.
storytaylor · 2008-11-05: 16:51
bedavid Great great great! Your photos seem to get better and better! :)))
bedavid · 2008-11-06: 13:34
baiska Great pics of movements, I also work on similar pics like this at these times...
baiska · 2008-11-07: 17:37
domino 3 wonderful photos, I like the movements!!
domino · 2008-11-12: 09:24
mojaroo fantastic shots
mojaroo · 2008-11-13: 07:04
mandylouwho Another beautiful set!
mandylouwho · 2008-11-13: 19:26
jenjung cool shots!
jenjung · 2008-11-14: 18:42
mverellen wow those are great i love #2
mverellen · 2008-11-15: 20:33
finbarr great photos!!!!
finbarr · 2008-11-16: 15:54
glennis Love the first and second one! --- great movement! Thank you for the interesting explanation.
glennis · 2008-11-17: 14:02
miclaud Nice photos...
Thanks for your quote!
miclaud · 2008-11-17: 20:01
Anyaq I like these pics...definitely I do want to go to the theatre!
Anyaq · 2008-11-20: 14:11
mireia Me encanta el movimiento de la 2
mireia · 2008-11-21: 10:06
OILBASE LOVE # 1
BEAUTIFUL!!!!!
OILBASE · 2008-11-24: 17:47
emmetan love no 2
emmetan · 2008-11-25: 09:58
Janiee you blow me away my friend!!!!
The second one rocks!
Janiee · 2008-11-26: 21:17
davidcardona Wonderful post! Great subject, colors and lighting!
davidcardona · 2008-11-26: 21:33
pippo really psychedelic..
pippo · 2008-11-29: 10:17
cascavel87 cool set!
cascavel87 · 2009-01-01: 17:10
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