An exhibition titled Václav Havel – Citizen and Playwright, prepared by the Arts and Theatre Institute, is being held from 11 January to 25 March 2012 in the exhibition halls of Kampa Museum in Prague.
Jan 13, 2012 3:12 PM MoreThe Arts and Theatre Institute (ATI) in Prague has posting another portion of digitised materials from its collection of documents. Having already provided access to more than 140,000 images of theatre performances in the theatre photography database (http://db.divadelni-ustav.cz/photographs.aspx) as part of the Theatre Institute’s Virtual Research Room last year, there are now almost 15,000 stage and costume designs by 337 artists that can be accessed at http://db.divadelni-ustav.cz/scenography.aspx.
Jan 11, 2012 11:00 AM MoreThe Arts and Theatre Institute is currently publishing its very first e-book. The electronic book GAME’S NOT OVER – New Czech Plays (not only) for Your Tablet / E-Reader brings you recent plays by Czech authors. Though the publication includes a broad spectrum of playwrights – beginning with the youngest generation up to 35 years of age (Radmila Adamová, Magdaléna Frydrych Gregorová, Petr Kolečko, Kateřina Rudčenková), middle-aged authors (David Drábek, Roman Sikora, Petr Zelenka), and also mature doyens of the Czech cultural scene (Arnošt Goldflam, Václav Havel, Milan Uhde) – all authors included are currently active personalities who have participated in contemporary Czech theatre not just in the roles of playwrights and authors but also as literary managers, directors and / or artistic directors.
Dec 27, 2011 5:15 PM MoreThe mission of the Arts and Theatre Institute is to provide the Czech and international public with a comprehensive range of services in the field of theatre and individual services connected to other branches of the arts (music, literature, dance and visual arts). The ATI collects objects and work relating to the theatre, processes and provides access to them, pursues research, initiates and participates in international projects, and publishes scholarly work.