January 2019
Tickets: CZK 290 / student&senior CZK 190 / #Studovna CZK 50 — Length 70 minutes — Tickets via Archa Theatre and GoOut.cz
"He who asks too much, learns too much..."
Can light be captured? You can't meet the past. But the sun is still shining, and when it's bright, it awakens the past.
Yellow Darkness delves into a time and space where birth, life and a death have no causality. Light becomes a musical instrument that takes us to unknown worlds. The author is an orphaned figure in a space created by an interactive play of laser rays.
Petr Nikl (1960) – Artist, writer, illustrator, musician and performer. Graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague. He is a founding member of the Tvrdohlaví group and received the Jindřich Chaloupecký Prize for young artists in 1995. Nikl has been collaborating with the Archa Theatre since 1994, when he created the scenography and costumes for the first project of the Opera La Serra. In the following years, he presented his solo performances and collaborated with Kristýna Lhotáková and Ladislav Soukup on the performance Dance of Toys, and with Jana Svobodová on the projects Slunovrat, Mirror, Mirror and Worn Dreams. His recent project Yellow Darkness evolved as a continuation of his previous play – the black and white melodrama I Am Your Bunny. The performance was created as a co-production with the Archa Theatre, where it has been presented in various incarnations since 2011.
Credits
Concept and performance: Petr Nikl
Laser interactions & sound: David Vrbík
Music: Jan Burian Jr.
Lights: Patrik Sedlák
Flying objects: Ondřej Eremiáš
Translation provided by students from Charles University’s Institute of Translation Studies
Produced by: Archa Theatre
Premiere: 21 September 2018, Archa Theatre, Prague
Length: 70 minutes
24. 01.
Thu
Thu
presentation
15:30
15:30
FREE ADMISSION
Archa.lab
Archa.lab
31. 01.
Thu
Thu
balancing evening
/
music
20:00–23:00
20:00–23:00
Hudba 2018: The Final Cut
Pavel Klusák, Aleš Stuchlý & Karel VeselýFebruary 2019
08. 02.
Fri
Fri
theatre
10:00
10:00
Fidlovačka or Who are We?
Spielraum Kollektiv / Archa.lab
Archa for Schools
13. 02.
Wed
Wed
theatre
20:00
20:00
Divadlo Vizita – The Decoy
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník. Guest: Dan Bárta
#Study
14. 02.
Thu
Thu
theatre
20:00
20:00
Divadlo Vizita – The Trap
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.
#Study
18. 02.
Mon
Mon
theatre
20:00
20:00
Viah&Rosa / Lunar Collective – Tears of a Giant
work in progress
FREE ADMISSION
Archa.lab
Archa.lab
25. 02.
Mon
Mon
theatre
20:00
20:00
Russkies?
Jan Burian Jr., Jaroslav Hrdlička, Jana Svobodová and coll./ Archa Theatre
#Study
English–friendly
English–friendly
26. 02.
Tue
Tue
theatre
10:00
10:00
Russkies?
Jan Burian Jr., Jaroslav Hrdlička, Jana Svobodová and coll./ Archa Theatre
#Study
English–friendly
Archa for Schools
English–friendly
Archa for Schools
27. 02.
Wed
Wed
theatre
18:00
18:00
English–friendly
#Study
SMALL INVENTORY Festival
#Study
SMALL INVENTORY Festival
28. 02.
Thu
Thu
theatre
20:00
20:00
Petr Nikl – Yellow Darkness
a colourful melodrama
English–friendly
SMALL INVENTORY Festival
March 2019
02. 03.
Sat
Sat
music
20:00
20:00
Sunn O))) [US, Southern Lord] + Puce Mary [DK, PAN]
Presented by Archa Theatre, Heartnoize Promotion and Scrape Sound
English–friendly
13. 03.
Wed
Wed
theatre
20:00
20:00
Divadlo Vizita – Charmed
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník. Guests: Yellow Sisters
#Study
14. 03.
Thu
Thu
theatre
20:00
20:00
Divadlo Vizita – Denouement
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.
#Study
17. 03.
Sun
Sun
theatre
20:00
20:00
LIGNA: Rapture and Rage: Studies on the authoritarian character
A multimedia performance in Czech, English or German.
#Study
English–friendly
Bazaar Festival 2019
English–friendly
Bazaar Festival 2019
18. 03.
Mon
Mon
theatre
10:00
10:00
LIGNA: Rapture and Rage: Studies on the authoritarian character
A multimedia performance in Czech, English or German.
#Study
English–friendly
Bazaar Festival 2019 Archa for Schools
English–friendly
Bazaar Festival 2019 Archa for Schools
18. 03.
Mon
Mon
theatre
20:00
20:00
LIGNA: Rapture and Rage: Studies on the authoritarian character
A multimedia performance in Czech, English or German.
#Study
English–friendly
Bazaar Festival 2019
English–friendly
Bazaar Festival 2019
21. 03.
Thu
Thu
music
19:30
19:30
Gondwana showcase – Phil France, Sunda Arc, DJ Matthew Halsall
Festival Spectaculare
English–friendly
24. 03.
Sun
Sun
music
20:00
20:00
Please the Trees, Manon meurt + special guest: STEVE GUNN (USA/ Matador)
Scrape Sound and Archa Theatre
English–friendly
30. 03.
Sat
Sat
music
20:00
20:00
Andreya Triana, support Klara & The Pop
Mladí ladí jazz 2019
English–friendly
April 2019
01. 04.
Mon
Mon
music
20:00
20:00
Omar Sosa & Yilian Cañizares feat. Gustavo Ovalles
Jazz Meets World
English–friendly
06. 04.
Sat
Sat
workshop
11:00–17:00
11:00–17:00
Frank van de Ven — Body Meets Imagination
Body Weather Workshop
Archa.lab
06. 04.
Sat
Sat
theatre
20:00
20:00
Silent Tarzan (stolen diaries of a phantom of erotic photos)
Husa na provázku Theatre / Simona Petrů, Petr Jan Kryštof / Anna Petrželková
18. 04.
Thu
Thu
dance
16:30
16:30
Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker – Rosas danst Rosas
Moving Audience, Festspielhaus Hellerau Dresden
English–friendly
Moving Audience
Moving Audience
26. 04.
Fri
Fri
theatre
20:00
20:00
Archa Theatre and Forum 2000 presents – Bernard-Henri Lévy – Looking for Europe
United against populism, with the people of Prague
English–friendly
28. 04.
Sun
Sun
theatre
20:00
20:00
Russkies?
Jan Burian Jr., Jaroslav Hrdlička, Jana Svobodová and coll./ Archa Theatre
#Study
English–friendly
English–friendly
29. 04.
Mon
Mon
theatre
10:00
10:00
Russkies?
Jan Burian Jr., Jaroslav Hrdlička, Jana Svobodová and coll./ Archa Theatre
#Study
English–friendly
Archa for Schools
English–friendly
Archa for Schools
May 2019
04. 05.
Sat
Sat
FLAB
14:00–17:00
14:00–17:00
FLAB: Magic of Decision
European Parliament, House of European History, Brussels
Archa in Brussels
06. 05.
Mon
Mon
work in progress
/
theatre
20:00
20:00
I shall go into a hare, With sorrow and sych and meickle care
Anna Klimešová and coll.
FREE ADMISSION
Archa.lab
Archa.lab
15. 05.
Wed
Wed
theatre
20:00
20:00
Divadlo Vizita – Potemkin's Pike
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník. Guest: Ondřej Smeykal
#Study
16. 05.
Thu
Thu
theatre
20:00
20:00
Divadlo Vizita – Melancholy Beast
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.
#Study
19. 05.
Sun
Sun
theatre
20:00
20:00
Russkies?
Jan Burian Jr., Jaroslav Hrdlička, Jana Svobodová and coll./ Archa Theatre
#Study
English–friendly
English–friendly
20. 05.
Mon
Mon
theatre
20:00
20:00
Russkies?
Jan Burian Jr., Jaroslav Hrdlička, Jana Svobodová and coll./ Archa Theatre
#Study
English–friendly
English–friendly
25. 05.
Sat
Sat
workshop
10:00–16:00
10:00–16:00
Omar Carrum – Momentum / CANCELLED
Continuum, Improvisation - Partnering & Instant composition Workshop
English–friendly
Archa.lab
Archa.lab
26. 05.
Sun
Sun
workshop
10:00–16:00
10:00–16:00
Omar Carrum – Momentum / CANCELLED
Continuum, Improvisation - Partnering & Instant composition Workshop
English–friendly
Archa.lab
Archa.lab
31. 05.
Fri
Fri
theatre
10:00
10:00
Fidlovačka or Who are We?
Spielraum Kollektiv / Archa.lab
Archa for Schools
June 2019
03. 06.
Mon
Mon
multimedia
/
theatre
20:00
20:00
Ščegetavček
Kadınlar: Daisy Alexander, Millie Done, Çiğdem Erdöl, Varja Hrvatin
#Study
English–friendly
AKCENT FESTIVAL
English–friendly
AKCENT FESTIVAL
08. 06.
Sat
Sat
multimedia
17:30
17:30
English–friendly
08. 06.
Sat
Sat
multimedia
20:00
20:00
English–friendly
09. 06.
Sun
Sun
multimedia
21:00
21:00
Robert Henke – Lumière III
Vektroskop and Robert Henke
English–friendly
10. 06.
Mon
Mon
theatre
19:00
19:00
Russkies?
Jan Burian Jr., Jaroslav Hrdlička, Jana Svobodová and coll./ Archa Theatre
#Study
English–friendly
English–friendly
12. 06.
Wed
Wed
theatre
20:00
20:00
Divadlo Vizita – Červ ven!
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.
#Study
13. 06.
Thu
Thu
theatre
20:00
20:00
Petr Nikl – Yellow Darkness
a colourful melodrama
English–friendly
PQ+, Vektroskop
14. 06.
Fri
Fri
theatre
20:00
20:00
Petr Nikl – Yellow Darkness
a colourful melodrama
English–friendly
PQ+, Vektroskop
17. 06.
Mon
Mon
work in progress
18:00
18:00
The Calm After the Storm
Kristýna Doležalová and Lily Carmen Smith
FREE ADMISSION
English–friendly
Archa.lab
Venue: Přístav 18600
English–friendly
Archa.lab
Venue: Přístav 18600
17. 06.
Mon
Mon
work in progress
18:45
18:45
The Calm After the Storm
Kristýna Doležalová and Lily Carmen Smith
FREE ADMISSION
English–friendly
Archa.lab
Venue: Přístav 18600
English–friendly
Archa.lab
Venue: Přístav 18600
17. 06.
Mon
Mon
work in progress
19:30
19:30
The Calm After the Storm
Kristýna Doležalová and Lily Carmen Smith
FREE ADMISSION
English–friendly
Archa.lab
Venue: Přístav 18600
English–friendly
Archa.lab
Venue: Přístav 18600
20. 06.
Thu
Thu
presentation
15:30
15:30
FREE ADMISSION
Archa.lab
Archa.lab
July 2019
11. 07.
Thu
Thu
theatre
18:00
18:00
Ordinary People - public rehearsal
Jana Svobodová, Wen Hui and coll. / Archa Theatre / Living Dance Studio
FREE ADMISSION
English–friendly
Free Entry
English–friendly
Free Entry
16. 07.
Tue
Tue
theatre
18:00
18:00
Ordinary People / Festival d'Avignon
Jana Svobodová, Wen Hui and coll. / Archa Theatre / Living Dance Studio
On tour
Théâtre Benoît-XII, Avignon, France
Théâtre Benoît-XII, Avignon, France
16. 07.
Tue
Tue
music
20:00
20:00
Keb´ Mo´ + support: Ripoff Raskolnikov
presented by Liver Music
English–friendly
17. 07.
Wed
Wed
theatre
18:00
18:00
Ordinary People / Festival d'Avignon
Jana Svobodová, Wen Hui and coll. / Archa Theatre / Living Dance Studio
On tour
Théâtre Benoît-XII, Avignon, France
Théâtre Benoît-XII, Avignon, France
18. 07.
Thu
Thu
theatre
18:00
18:00
Ordinary People / Festival d'Avignon
Jana Svobodová, Wen Hui and coll. / Archa Theatre / Living Dance Studio
On tour
Théâtre Benoît-XII, Avignon, France
Théâtre Benoît-XII, Avignon, France
20. 07.
Sat
Sat
theatre
18:00
18:00
Ordinary People / Festival d'Avignon
Jana Svobodová, Wen Hui and coll. / Archa Theatre / Living Dance Studio
On tour
Théâtre Benoît-XII, Avignon, France
Théâtre Benoît-XII, Avignon, France
21. 07.
Sun
Sun
theatre
18:00
18:00
Ordinary People / Festival d'Avignon
Jana Svobodová, Wen Hui and coll. / Archa Theatre / Living Dance Studio
On tour
Théâtre Benoît-XII, Avignon, France
Théâtre Benoît-XII, Avignon, France
22. 07.
Mon
Mon
theatre
18:00
18:00
Ordinary People / Festival d'Avignon
Jana Svobodová, Wen Hui and coll. / Archa Theatre / Living Dance Studio
On tour
Théâtre Benoît-XII, Avignon, France
Théâtre Benoît-XII, Avignon, France
23. 07.
Tue
Tue
theatre
18:00
18:00
Ordinary People / Festival d'Avignon
Jana Svobodová, Wen Hui and coll. / Archa Theatre / Living Dance Studio
On tour
Théâtre Benoît-XII, Avignon, France
Théâtre Benoît-XII, Avignon, France
August 2019
23. 08.
Fri
Fri
10:00
International Summer School on Theatre in Social Context 2019
23 August – 6 September 2019
English–friendly
Archa.lab
Archa.lab
September 2019
06. 09.
Fri
Fri
10:00–17:00
International Summer School on Theatre in Social Context 2019
23 August – 6 September 2019
English–friendly
Archa.lab
Archa.lab
06. 09.
Fri
Fri
presentation
17:00
17:00
FREE ADMISSION
English–friendly
Archa.lab
English–friendly
Archa.lab
12. 09.
Thu
Thu
theatre
20:00
20:00
Divadlo Vizita – Mateřské půdy
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.
#Study
14. 09.
Sat
Sat
festival
/
film
/
music
20:00
20:00
Makiko Goto & KRASTÍ
Czech experimental films and Japanese instruments
Shakuhachi Festival Prague 2019
15. 09.
Sun
Sun
festival
/
music
20:00
20:00
Shakuhachi Festival Prague 2019
17. 09.
Tue
Tue
music
/
literature
10:00
10:00
Listen to Franz Vol. 2
Slovák and Burian Jr.
#Study
Archa for Schools
Archa for Schools
18. 09.
Wed
Wed
theatre
21:00
21:00
Russkies?
Jan Burian Jr., Jaroslav Hrdlička, Jana Svobodová and coll./ Archa Theatre
#Study
English–friendly
English–friendly
22. 09.
Sun
Sun
theatre
20:00
20:00
One-room Flats
Veronika Knytlová, Jiří Havelka
#Study
English–friendly
PREMIERE
English–friendly
PREMIERE
23. 09.
Mon
Mon
theatre
20:00
20:00
One-room Flats
Veronika Knytlová, Jiří Havelka
#Study
English–friendly
PREMIERE
English–friendly
PREMIERE
October 2019
02. 10.
Wed
Wed
multimedia
20:00
20:00
Jan Mocek – Virtual Ritual
Archa Theatre and Shared Cities: Creative Momentum
#Study
English–friendly
PREMIERE
English–friendly
PREMIERE
03. 10.
Thu
Thu
multimedia
20:00
20:00
Jan Mocek – Virtual Ritual
Archa Theatre and Shared Cities: Creative Momentum
#Study
English–friendly
PREMIERE
English–friendly
PREMIERE
04. 10.
Fri
Fri
workshop
10:00–16:00
10:00–16:00
Archa for schools
06. 10.
Sun
Sun
theatre
20:00
20:00
Samira Elagoz – Cock Cock... Who’s There?
4+4 DAYS IN MOTION 2019
English–friendly
#Study
#Study
07. 10.
Mon
Mon
20:00
Gérald Kurdian – Hot Bodies – Stand Up
4+4 DAYS IN MOTION 2019
#Study
English–friendly
English–friendly
09. 10.
Wed
Wed
theatre
20:00
20:00
Louis Vanhaverbeke / CAMPO – Mikado Remix
4+4 DAYS IN MOTION 2019
#Study
English–friendly
English–friendly
10. 10.
Thu
Thu
theatre
20:00
20:00
Silke Huysmans & Hannes Dereere – Mining Stories
4+4 DAYS IN MOTION 2019
English–friendly
#Study
#Study
16. 10.
Wed
Wed
theatre
20:00
20:00
Russkies?
Jan Burian Jr., Jaroslav Hrdlička, Jana Svobodová and coll./ Archa Theatre
#Study
English–friendly
English–friendly
17. 10.
Thu
Thu
theatre
10:00
10:00
Russkies?
Jan Burian Jr., Jaroslav Hrdlička, Jana Svobodová and coll./ Archa Theatre
#Study
English–friendly
Archa for Schools
English–friendly
Archa for Schools
18. 10.
Fri
Fri
discussions
18:00
18:00
EFB Festival / Theatre D as a cultural centre, Life feed from the EFB in the Archa Theatre
The avant-garde lives!
FREE ADMISSION
18. 10.
Fri
Fri
music
20:00
20:00
EFB Festival / BERG Orchestra (CZ) & Kalabis Quintet (CZ),Pavel Bořkovec Quartet, Jan Burian Jr.
The avant-garde lives!
19. 10.
Sat
Sat
music
14:30
14:30
EFB Festival / Štěpán Uhlíř: builder songs and jazz jam
The avant-garde lives!
FREE ADMISSION
19. 10.
Sat
Sat
discussions
15:00
15:00
EFB Festival / EFB as the "forefather of multimedia creation"
The avant-garde lives!
FREE ADMISSION
19. 10.
Sat
Sat
theatre
17:00
17:00
EFB Festival / E. F. Burian / Jaroslava Šiktancová / BodyVoiceBand – War
The avant-garde lives!
19. 10.
Sat
Sat
discussions
18:30
18:30
EFB Festival / The Art of Engagement
The avant-garde lives!
FREE ADMISSION
25. 10.
Fri
Fri
theatre
20:00
20:00
La Putyka
10 Years of Cirk La Putyka Ensemble
English–friendly
Special bonus after the show – discussion, photo exhibition and DJ
Special bonus after the show – discussion, photo exhibition and DJ
26. 10.
Sat
Sat
multimedia
/
theatre
20:00
20:00
Ščegetavček
Kadınlar: Daisy Alexander, Millie Done, Çiğdem Erdöl, Varja Hrvatin
#Study
English–friendly
AKCENT FESTIVAL
English–friendly
AKCENT FESTIVAL
November 2019
09. 11.
Sat
Sat
theatre
/
music
/
discussions
13:00
13:00
Arctic festival 2019
Buchty a loutky, Už jsme doma, Vassvik, Bjørn Anders Nymoen and others
FREE ADMISSION
13. 11.
Wed
Wed
theatre
20:00
20:00
Divadlo Vizita – Splintery Goodwill
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.
#Study
14. 11.
Thu
Thu
theatre
20:00
20:00
Divadlo Vizita – Accidental Re-collapse
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.
#Study
15. 11.
Fri
Fri
theatre
20:00
20:00
Ordinary People
Jana Svobodová, Wen Hui and coll. / Archa Theatre / Living Dance Studio
English–friendly
#Study
AKCENT FESTIVAL
#Study
AKCENT FESTIVAL
16. 11.
Sat
Sat
multimedia
20:00
20:00
Night of the Theatres: Ordinary People
Jana Svobodová, Wen Hui and coll. / Archa Theatre / Living Dance Studio
FREE ADMISSION
24. 11.
Sun
Sun
music
20:00
20:00
Vladimír Mišík – I’ll meet you one day, the album release show
Blue Shadows & guests, special guest: PAUL BRADY
28. 11.
Thu
Thu
theatre
20:00
20:00
English–friendly
#Study
AKCENT FESTIVAL
#Study
AKCENT FESTIVAL
29. 11.
Fri
Fri
theatre
20:00
20:00
#Study
English–friendly
AKCENT FESTIVAL
English–friendly
AKCENT FESTIVAL
30. 11.
Sat
Sat
theatre
20:00
20:00
Granma. Posaunen aus Havanna
Stefan Kaegi/Rimini Protokoll (CH/DE)
Moving Audience
English–friendly
AKCENT FESTIVAL
English–friendly
AKCENT FESTIVAL
December 2019
02. 12.
Mon
Mon
multimedia
/
theatre
10:00
10:00
Archa for schools
14. 12.
Sat
Sat
music
/
literature
20:00
20:00
EKG – Of Love and Jesus
Igor Malijevský, Jaroslav Rudiš and guests
15. 12.
Sun
Sun
music
/
literature
20:00
20:00
EKG – Of Love and Space
Igor Malijevský, Jaroslav Rudiš and guests
16. 12.
Mon
Mon
work in progress
20:00
20:00
1144
Tom Jaspers and Lise Grimelund-Kjelsen
FREE ADMISSION
English–friendly
Archa.lab
English–friendly
Archa.lab
18. 12.
Wed
Wed
theatre
20:00
20:00
Divadlo Vizita – Vyhnání z mumráje
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.
#Study
19. 12.
Thu
Thu
theatre
20:00
20:00
Divadlo Vizita – Jasná křeč
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.
#Study
January 2020
14. 01.
Tue
Tue
talkshow
19:30–21:00
19:30–21:00
Public filming of the Jan Kraus Show 2020
Production: IN FILM Prague
15. 01.
Wed
Wed
theatre
20:00
20:00
Divadlo Vizita – The Latest Particles
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.
#Study
16. 01.
Thu
Thu
workshop
10:00
10:00
Archa.lab
Archa for schools
Archa for schools
16. 01.
Thu
Thu
theatre
20:00
20:00
Divadlo Vizita – Abandoned Quarry
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.
#Study
17. 01.
Fri
Fri
workshop
10:00
10:00
Archa for schools