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productions have included live
folk dance troupes and a melo-
drama based on James Bond
plots (see p116) . d V†stavi√t∂,
Hole√ovice • Map B5
Marionette
Marriage of Figaro
Mozart's comic opera adapts
well to the grotesque puppets
and the techniques of marionette
theatre. It's high art and, despite
the efforts of the expert
puppeteers, the illusion is a bit
hard to maintain, but patient
opera fans will enjoy the novelty.
d Starom∂stské nám∂stí 12 • Map M3
Exhibition of Spiders and Scorpions
your bedsheets for the rest of
your stay. d Mostecká 21 • Map D3
• Open 10am-10pm daily • Adm
Sex Machine Museum
An exhibition in a slightly
different sense, this is one show
definitely not for the kids. The
museum traces the history of
gratifying instruments from their
origins to the modern day. While
not entirely without cultural
merit, the overall package is
rather bizarre. There is, predic-
tably, a gift shop. d Melantrichova 18
• Map L4 • Open 10am-11pm daily • Adm
Marionette
Orpheus et Euridice
Take an eternal tale of
humanity's search for meaning in
the cycle of life, death and
rebirth, add a century of Czech
marionette tradition and a fuzzy
soundtrack, and mix well.
Watching the bemused audience
is almost as much fun as the
action on stage. d National
Marionette Theatre: Δatecká 1 • Map L3
K∫i≈ík Fountain
Each summer evening, the
fountain's 50 pumps, 3,000
water jets and more than 1,200
lights put on a dizzying display of
hydro-mechanic choreography.
The musical accompaniment
ranges from classical to heavy
metal to Disney tunes. Recent
Operetta
The Czech love of operetta
knows no limits, except perhaps
the number of performers willing
to take part in the latest rock
opera at locations around town.
It began with
Romany and Juliette ,
proceeded to Dracula
and is still going
strong with a romp-
ing Monte Cristo .
Check The Prague
Post for performance
times (see p128) .
d Divadlo Broadway: Na
P∫íkop∂ 31; Map N5
• Divadlo Ta Fantastika:
Karlova 8; Map L4 •
Congress Centre, 5. kv∂tná
65, Vy√ehrad; Map B6
K∫i≈ík Fountain
51
 
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