Laterna magika (CZ)
Laterna magika is a multimedia and multi-genre theatre. It is one of the ensembles of the Prague National Theatre and performs on the New Stage of the National Theatre. Its unique approach to theatrical poetics has earned it a worldwide reputation. Its basic principle, i.e. the interactive connection of film projection with movement and acting, has gradually been complemented by new technologies, such as digital projection or new media, including real-time programmable software. Laterna Magika’s productions combine multi-genres through movement, dance, voice, words, music and visual elements, which are its unique expression.
Artistic team:
Miřenka Čechová is a performer, choreographer, director and writer who is currently one of the most prominent figures in experimental dance theatre. While studying at the DAMU and HAMU in Prague, she won a prestigious Fulbright scholarship to American University in Washington DC, where she founded a new field of physical theatre. As an author and performer, she has created over forty full-length productions, many of which have won major international awards. As a director and choreographer, she has created numerous productions and operas, including Opera and the French Revolution, for which she was commissioned by the American Baroque Orchestra Opera Lafayette and performed at the Rose Theatre at Lincoln Center in New York. More recently, she has been heavily involved in documentary dance theatre (docu-dance), for example in the Invisible series about women artists, multimedia projects and curates activist performances. Miřenka’s work can currently be seen at the Acropolis Palace in the projects Miss AmeriKa, Baletky or Light in the Darkness, a theatrical work created in collaboration with choreographer and performer Radim Vizváry.
Linda Arbanová is a VJ, lecturer and visual artist. Until 2021 she was a film teacher and director of the Prague Aero School. She currently creates concert projections, music videos, promotional and documentary videos for the bands Jakub König and Hvězdy, Zvíře jménem Podzim, Kittchen, Lenka Dusilová and others. She has worked on projections for several theatre performances directed by Miřenka Čechová. She leads VJing workshops.
Martin Hůla is a musician, sound designer, composer and creator of projection content and sound components of performances. He is known for his solo projects as rapper and producer Bonus, but also as composer and producer of minimalist electronic music Martin Tvrdý and composer of theatre and film music. He is currently working with the National Theatre or Spitfire Company. He has composed original music for dance projects by Jiří Bartovanec and films by Jiří Havelka and Miroslav Krobot. As a teacher he has led many workshops for children and adult professionals.
