Czech Theatre Encyclopaedia

Czech Theatre – The Encyclopaedia of Theatre Companies

A basic encyclopaedic guide to the history of Czech theatre. The publication contains 292 entries with information and descriptions on Czech theatre companies and ensembles from the 17th century to the end of the 20th century.
Edited by Eva Šormová, the publication was prepared by the Department for the Study of Czech Theatre at the Arts and Theatre Institute and by external collaborators. The cover and graphic design are by Vladimír Nárožník.
Price 440 Czk / 615 pp. / ISBN 80-7008-107-4

A Dictionary of Czech Dance – Dance, Ballet, Pantomime

The first separate dictionary of dance in the Czech lands. The publication contains approximately 1400 entries, which provide concise information and data on the companies, groups, schools, institutions, and figures connected with Czech dance, ballet, and pantomime, from the 18th century to the year 2000. As well as professional stage dance, the dictionary also includes entries on the amateur, folklore, and alternative spheres. The book also contains 450 black-and-white photographs. 
Edited by Jana Holeňová, the publication was prepared by the Department for the Study of Czech Theatre at the Arts and Theatre Institute and by external collaborators. The cover and graphic design are by Vladimír Nárožník.
Price 541 Czk / 381 pp. / ISBN 80-70008-112-2

Musical Theatre in the Czech Lands – Figures of the 19th Century

This lexicon is the outcome of work on the long-term research and publishing project Th e Czech Theatre Encyclopaedia conducted by the Arts and Theatre Institute with the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic. The publication contains 349 original biographical entries on theatre managers, composers, conductors, singers, librettists, translators, scenic artists, directors, music journalists, and other artists who significantly helped shape music theatre in the 19th century across the Czech lands. It is the first work of its kind and goes beyond the customary practice to date of taking only Czech authors into account in theatre histories – the entries in this volume include figures of Czech and German nationality and foreigners working in the Czech lands. Many of the biographies in the encyclopaedia are appearing here for the first time in Czech literature. The inclusion of foreign-language musical theatre in this publication puts figures from the Czech scene in a wider historical and geographic context and adds a Central European dimension to the picture of Czech 19th-century theatre culture. 
A joint publication of the Arts and Theatre Institute in Prague and Academia Publishers.
Price 390 Czk / 700 pp. / ISBN 80-200-1346-6 (Academia); 80-7008-188-0 (Arts and Theatre Institute)

Early Theatre in the Czech Lands to the End of the 18th Century – Figures and Works

This lexicon is the outcome of work on the long-term research project The Czech Theatre Encyclopaedia conducted by the Arts and Theatre Institute with the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic. The publication explores the history of theatre in the Czech lands from the Middle Ages to the start of the National Revival. It contains 382 entries on playwrights, composers, librettists, actors, singers, dancers, puppeteers, artists, managers, performance organisers, arts patrons, and anonymous dramatic works. It looks at theatre activities in Czech, Latin, German, Italian, and French by artists active in the Czech lands during this period. It situates local theatre culture into the wider European context, with which at that time it was very closely linked owing to the migration of artists, interpreters, and repertoire. The publication also features reproductions of contemporary iconographic materials and theatre-history documents.
A joint publication of the Arts and Theatre Institute in Prague and Academia Publishers.
Price 495 Czk / 760 pp. / ISBN 978-80-200-1486-3 (Academia); 978-80-7008-201-0 (Arts and Theatre Institute)