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Kostel sv Šimona a Judy (St Simon & Jude)
Dušní, Staré Město 222 321 352; metro
Náměstí Republiky.
Deconsecrated trompe l'oeil church, where the Prague Symphony
Orchestra puts on chamber music concerts.
Lichtenštejnskýpalác
(LiechtensteinPalace)
Malostranskénáměstí13,MaláStrana 234
244 136,
hamu.cz
; tram #12 #20 or #22 to Malostranské náměstí.
The Czech Academy of
Music (HAMU) is based here and puts on chamber concerts and string quartets inside and
out in the courtyard.
Lobkovický palác
(Lobkowicz Palace)
Jiřská 3, Hradčany 233 311 925,
lobkow-
iczevents.cz
;
metro Malostranská.
Baroque and Renaissance concerts are held in the palace's
main, frescoed hall at the eastern edge of Prague Castle.
Pražský hrad (Prague Castle)
Hradčany 224 373 424,
kulturanahrade.cz
;
tram #22
to Pražský hrad.
There's a regular and varied music programme laid on at the castle, using
venues ranging from the Renaissance Míčovna (Ball Game Court) in the Královská zahrada
(Royal Gardens) to the spectacularly ornate Španělský sál (Spanish Hall).
Zrcadlovákaple(MirroredChapel)
Klementinum, Mariánské náměstí, Staré Město 221
663 111,
klementinum.com
;
metro Staroměstská.
Regular chamber and organ concerts
held in the
Klementinum's
beautifully atmospheric pink Baroque chapel of mirrors.
THEATRE
Czechculturehasalwayshadaspecialplacefor
theatre
(
divadlo
)-thefirstpost-Communist
Czech president, Václav Havel, was a playwright - and the scene continues to thrive. With a
steady supply of tourists and expats as potential audience, there are now several English-lan-
guage theatre companies based in Prague. In addition, there's a strong tradition of
mime
and
Černé divadlo
or “black light theatre” (visual trickery created by “invisible” actors dressed
all in black) in the city, ranging from the classical style of the late Ladislav Fialka and his
troupe to the more experimental work of Boris Polívka. However, along with Prague's long-
running multimedia company, Laterna magika, many of these shows are now deliberately
geared towards tourists, and can make for disappointing viewing.
Puppet theatre
(
loutkové
divadlo
), which also has a long indigenous folk tradition as an art form for both adults and
children,isthrivingpartlythankstoitsaccessibility tonon-Czechaudiences. Notethatinad-
dition to the venues listed here, the
Stavovské divadlo
and the
Národní divadlo
both put on
plays as well as opera and ballet.
THEATRE VENUES
Alfred ve dvoře
Františka Křížka 36, Holešovice 233 376 985,
alfredvedvore.cz
;
tram
#12 or #17 to Veletržní.
Experimental theatre founded in 1997 by mime theatre guru Ctíbor
Turba; puts on nonverbal and mime performances and also hosts occasional student dramas.
