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Prague’s New Stage Celebrates Double Anniversary with Lego Model and Underground Theater: National Theater’s 100th Anniversary and 40th Anniversary of New Stage Building

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Prague’s New Stage Celebrates Double Anniversary with Lego Model and Underground Theater: National Theater’s 100th Anniversary and 40th Anniversary of New Stage Building

Since Friday afternoon, the building of Prague’s New Stage has been full of people. The National Theater invites them here on the occasion of the double anniversary. “One hundred years ago, the architect of the building, Karel Prager, was born. And in 1983, the New Stage building opened for the audience for the first time, … Read more

In Memoriam: Dancer and Choreographer Miroslav Kůra, 99, Remembered for Ballet Mastery and Film Stardom

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In Memoriam: Dancer and Choreographer Miroslav Kůra, 99, Remembered for Ballet Mastery and Film Stardom

Dancer and choreographer Miroslav Kůra, who is mainly known for his involvement in the National Theatre, lived to be a respectable 99 years old. He also became a star of the silver screen in the film Radúz a Mahulena. Jaroslava Obermaierová, the current protagonist of Vilma Nyklové from the series Ulice na TV Nova, also … Read more

Beijing’s Double Festival Holidays: A Grand Celebration of Performing Arts

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A still from the National Center for the Performing Arts’ original folk dance drama “The Road to Heaven”.Photo by reporter Fang Fei During the double festival holidays, Beijing’s stage is full of grand events: the 2023 performance season of “Seeing Beijing in a Big Drama” continues, the 7th Chinese Opera Culture Week is in full … Read more

The Remarkable Career of Jānis Kubilis: From Nereta School to the National Theatre

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The Remarkable Career of Jānis Kubilis: From Nereta School to the National Theatre

Jānis Kubilis studied at Nereta school, later at Smiltene dairy school. After the war, he returned to Neretva, from where he went to Riga to continue his education. He had planned to enter the Conservatory, but the brilliant performance of Žanis Katlapas in the play “The Lost Son” changed his mind, and Kubilis, together with … Read more

The 116th Season of Liepaja Theater: Farewell to Egon Dombrovskis, Success of Shows, and Goodbye to Productions

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The 116th Season of Liepaja Theater: Farewell to Egon Dombrovskis, Success of Shows, and Goodbye to Productions

Liepaja Theater bids farewell to legendary actor Egon Dombrovskis The 116th season of the Liepaja Theater marked the end of an era as the great actor Egon Dombrovskis bid adieu to the stage in Liepaja. Colleagues and fans alike wished the actor a creative flight as he embarks on a new journey at the National … Read more

“Matthias Oelrich: Celebrating 80 Years of Polished Language, Well-Chosen Texts, and Pointed Jokes at the Stadttheater”

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“Matthias Oelrich: Celebrating 80 Years of Polished Language, Well-Chosen Texts, and Pointed Jokes at the Stadttheater”

“He was the protagonist of the theater for many years,” said artistic director Michael Grosse, who gave a brief introduction to Matthias Oelrich’s “Wundertüte 2.0”. “He is a mischievous, alert colleague,” he said and was also allowed to reveal his age. Oelrich recently celebrated his 80th birthday. More than 100 people came to the glass … Read more

“The Kemr Family: History and Tradition of Organizing Congresses Since 1981”

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“The Kemr Family: History and Tradition of Organizing Congresses Since 1981”

The Kemr family has been organizing congresses since 1981, which are repeated every two years. Josef Kemr himself took part in six of them. The nearest one, the twenty-first, will take place on Saturday, June 10, 2023, in the restaurant of the Cultural House of the town of Března near Chomutov. You could be interested … Read more