Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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Divadlo Alfred ve Dvo∫e
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Puppets, National Marionette Theatre
Performing Arts Venues
Divadlo Na Zábradlí
Under Communism, it was
playhouses such as this that
gave vent to dissident thought.
By staging daring works, they
helped draw world attention to
events such as the outspoken
young playwright Václav Havel
continually getting in trouble
with the law.
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Anenské nám∂stí 5
• Map M3
Divadlo Archa
Divadlo Archa
Archa is Prague's premiere
venue for avant-garde music,
dance and movement theatre,
recently hosting David Byrne and
France's Compagnie Pál Frenák.
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Na Po∫í≤í 26 • Map P3
Laterna Magika
This company was the main
proponent behind Black-Light
theatre, a genre in which black-
clad actors, working against a
black background, manipulate
objects. See for yourself what all
the fuss is about at their stage
next to the National Theatre.
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Národní 4 • Map E4
Palác Akropolis
Δi≈kov's artsy appeal owes
much to the Akropolis.
International rock, jazz and world
beat acts regularly appear on
Akropolis's larger stages, while
local bands crowd their guitars,
trombones and violins on the
smaller one
(see p66)
.
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Kubelíkova 33, Δi≈kov • Map B6
Národní divadlo
The National Theatre's
curtain first raised for Bed∫ich
Smetana's opera
Libu√e
in 1883;
you can still see this or other
Czech operas on the same stage
today. Go to a performance, if
only to appreciate the artistic
work that went into creating the
theatre.
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Národní 2 • Map E4
Divadlo Alfred ve Dvo∫e
A community group recently
came to the financial rescue to
ensure this theatre continues
hosting its outstanding non-
verbal theatre.
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Franti√ka K∫í≈ka 36,
Hole√ovice • Map B5
Ponec
Prague's new dance theatre
has all aspects covered, from top
international dance acts to
workshops for young talent.
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Husitská 24a, Δi≈kov • Map B6
Ceiling, Národní divadlo
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