Programme of the 73rd Puppeteers‘ Chrudim

Michal Drtina Programme 25. 3. 2024 | 0

Ticket sales for theater performances, fairy tales, etc.

Sales begin on May 27, 2024, at 2 p.m.
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Friday, June 28, 2024

7:00 p.m. (A, B, C)
Behind the Karel Pippich Theater
Mr. Barti (30′, 5+)
Alex Mihailovski, Denmark
Barti loves the stage and attention. He performs some of the most famous songs and ends with a ballad during which he falls in love with a beautiful woman in the audience…

8:00 p.m.
Terraces of the Museum of Puppetry Cultures
Concert by the band Holinky (30′, 5+)
The Holinky band (Klezmer, Balkan, Rusyn, Ukrainian, Russian, and Romani folk music) – Musicians from Holinky, despite their different musical backgrounds, met on the Prague music scene to play various types of world music together.

Saturday, June 29, 2024

9:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m. (A), 3:30 p.m. (C), 5:00 p.m. (B)
MED Stage
Hostinec U Tří (25 min., ages 5+)
Popcorn, ZUŠ F. A. Šporka, Jaroměř
Try the special menu! Hostinec U Tří cooks for you with love! Bon appétit!

New Method (30′, 5+)
It’s a secret! ZUŠ F. A. Šporka, Jaroměř
Out of love for the law, he broke the law. Will he achieve the unachievable? And what will St. Philomena, patron saint of children and youth, comforter of grieving mothers and powerful intercessor in all hopeless matters, say about this? “Silent as a lily, innocent as a child’s room, a little boy is falling asleep in his bed…”

10:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m. (B), 3:30 p.m. (A), 5:00 p.m. (C)
Small Stage of the Karel Pippich Theater
Two Fishermen and the Golden Treasure (35′, 4+)
Baribal, z. s., Prague
Do you know what old sailors say? They say that deep down in the sea, sea monsters live… But those are just stories.

The Frog (6′, 4+)
Max, Drama School, Svitavy
Croak, croak. That’s right. A frog story based on the book by Jiří Kahoun.

1:00 p.m. (C), 3:30 p.m. (B), 5:00 p.m. (A)
Community Center
Rapa Nui (35′, 6+)
Přespolní, Vševily, Strakonice
The history of Easter Island (Rapa Nui) or the destruction of civilization in several images. Whose fault is it? And what about our perspective?

10:00, 13:00
Šapitó behind the Karel Pippich Theater
Faust (45′, 6+)
DAMÚZA, Prague
A traditional Czech puppet story about the wise man and sinner Faust. A crispy and baked treat like a potato pancake!

11:00
Vinárna Muzeum
Mezi pařezy (40′, 4+)
DAMÚZA, Prague
The keys turn, the engine starts, the road is long, summer begins.

2:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m.
Karel Pippich Theater
La Putyka (75′, 7+)
Cirk La Putyka, Prague
Snapshots from an (un)ordinary Czech pub. A love story, a brawl, staggering regulars, and a clanging band under the watchful eye of a quirky landlord. Acrobatics, dance, puppets, athletic feats, and live music blended into one new circus glass.

4:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m.
Šapitó behind the Karel Pippich Theater
Baba Yaga and the Sword of Power (45 min., ages 5+)
Loutky bez hranic, Prague 6 – Nebušice
Listen to the story of the great love between Ivan the Strong and Marja Morevna, the beautiful tsarina. A love that overcomes all evil and darkness.

7:30 p.m.
R-klub
Artificial Intelligence (40′, 7+)
Meograf Lakatoš, Nové Strašecí, Prague
Artistic meotra animation with live music.

7:30 p.m.
From the Karel Pippich Theater to the Monastery Gardens
Puppeteer parade (180′, 3+)
A parade of jugglers and puppet theater lovers to the Monastery Gardens, where the festival’s opening ceremony will take place. The Čmukaři Turnov and Dřevěné divadlo Jana Hrubce theater companies will perform their productions in the Monastery Gardens.

8:00 p.m.
Balustrade – Resselovo Square
School Trip (20′, 0+)
Václav Bartoš, Hradec Králové
Someone was talking about markers, a bus, or a trip. At the same time, they were recommending it to you as something amazing that you had never seen before and persuading you to definitely go. We recommend it to you too.

9:00 p.m. (A, B, C)
R-klub
Public discussion (120′, 10+)
Discussion with the cast about the productions in the main program.
This time, the discussion will focus on the productions Hostinec U Tří, Nová metoda, Dva rybáři a zlatý poklad, Žába a Rapa Nui.

11:15
Wine Bar Museum
Essay on Light (40′, 7+)
Musaši Entertainment Company, Prague
Discover ways to think openly about theater itself and its own means, not just conceptually and metaphorically. We draw inspiration from the world of film, specifically from the genre of audiovisual essays, which are more precise and entertaining thanks to the possibilities offered by the medium.

Sunday, June 30, 2024

9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.
MED Stage
There Were Five of Us (50 min., ages 5+)
Bajka Český Těšín
You can take a trip to the mountains, to a pond, to a castle ruin, or even to the circus. We, a group of friends, would like to invite you on a trip to the days of our youth. We will travel with the help of humor, puppets, and music. Oh, and you might even meet yourself there.

10:00
Community Center
Rapa Nui (35′, 6+)
Přespolní, Vševily, Strakonice
The history of Easter Island (Rapa Nui) or the destruction of civilization in several images. Whose fault is it? And what about our perspective?

10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
Šapitó behind the Karel Pippich Theater
Bosí rytíři (Barefoot Knights) (45 min, ages 6+)
DAMÚZA, Prague
An action-packed puppet grotesque about little heroes from Žižkov.

10:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m.
In the streets
Street Puppet Festival (780 min, ages 3+)
You can look forward to various musical performances, concerts, theater, folk songs, workshops, happenings, a theater playroom, a carved carousel, and other events of various kinds.

1:00 p.m. (A, B, C)
Karel Pippich Theater
The Third Fairy (45 min., ages 5+)
Radost Puppet Theater, Strakonice
The original story about three fairies, a prince, and a princess gets a new look.

2:00 p.m. (C) and 4:00 p.m. (A)
Small Stage of the Karel Pippich Theater
óBludy (25′, 13+)
Turkeys and Turkey Ducks, ZUŠ Třinec
About life with the monsters that live with us.

2:00 p.m. (B) and 4:00 p.m. (C)
MED Stage
You pull so long that the puppet breaks… (50′, 5+)
RÁMUS, Plzeň
We pulled so long that the puppets broke…

2:00 p.m. (A) and 4:00 p.m. (B)
Community Center
Krkonoše Fairy Tale (45 min., ages 7+)
Puppet Theater V Boudě, Plzeň
A classic Krkonoše fairy tale about a just lord of the mountains, love, and its pitfalls.

3:00 p.m. (A, B, C)
Karel Pippich Theater
Perníkajda (40 min., ages 5+)
Brambůrky Theater, Most
Perníkajda is a fairy tale about what happens when a group of friends go on a camping trip.

6:00 p.m. (A, B, C)
Karel Pippich Theater
About a Cat, a Rooster, and a Scythe (50′, 3+)
Říše loutek, Prague
Based on the fairy tale of the same name by Božena Němcová.

7:00 p.m.
Balustrade – Resselovo Square
School Trip (20′, 0+)
Václav Bartoš, Hradec Králové
Someone was talking about markers, a bus, or a trip. At the same time, they were recommending it to you as something amazing that you had never seen before and persuading you to definitely go and see it. We recommend it to you too.

8:00 p.m. (A, B, C)
R-Club
Public discussion (120 min., 10+)
Discussion with the cast about the productions in the main program.
This time, the discussion will focus on the productions Třetí sudička (The Third Fairy), Perníkajda (Gingerbread Girl) and O kohoutovi, kocourovi a kose (About the Rooster, the Cat, and the Scythe).

Monday, July 1, 2024

9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. (B)
Small Stage of the Karel Pippich Theater
óBludy (25′, 13+)
Turkeys and Turkeys, ZUŠ Třinec
About life with the monsters that live with us.

10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. (A)
MED Stage
You pull so long that the puppet breaks… (50′, 5+)
RÁMUS, Plzeň
We pulled so long that the puppets broke…

10:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m.
Wine Bar Museum
Landscape in a Backpack (45′, 5+)
Markéta Labusová, Iva Ščerbáková, Tomáš Mašek, Prague
A musical and object-based narrative from a landscape inhabited by stories.

11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. (C)
Community Center
A Fairy Tale from the Krkonoše Mountains (45′, 7+)
Puppet Theater V Boudě, Plzeň
A classic Krkonoše fairy tale about a just lord of the mountains, love, and its pitfalls.

11:00 a.m., 2:00 p.m.
Big Top behind the Karel Pippich Theater
Knight Ba, I… ja (45 min., ages 3+)
Divadlo 100 opic, Prague
A puppet fairy tale about Bajaja, performed with marionettes, accordion, songs, and even the audience.

3:00 p.m., 8:00 p.m. (A, B, C)
Karel Pippich Theater
Sedmero krkavců (The Seven Ravens) (55 min., ages 6+)
DRAK Theater, Hradec Králové
An original production based on the classic fairy tale about the search for peace in a troubled mind, about the power of will and a restless soul that can only find peace through a great deal of self-denial and the courage to sacrifice oneself for others.

5:00 p.m., 7:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m.
Maringotka at the Karel Pippich Theater
Archa světla (Ark of Light) (40 min, ages 10+)
Víti Marčík Theater
Don’t hesitate to join us in a world of silence and sound, a world of darkness and light, a world that is around us and within us, a world of miracles!

4:00 p.m. (C), 6:00 p.m. (A)
Small Stage of the Karel Pippich Theater
The Lost World (30′, 10+)
Bažant’s Puppet Troupe, Poniklá
A loosely adapted adventure novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It’s basically Jurassic Park, but written a hundred years before the famous film was made.

4:00 p.m. (B), 6:00 p.m. (C)
MED Stage
The Flat Rabbit (20′, 3+)
Arnoštka, Březnice Elementary Art School
An Icelandic lyrical story about how to cheer up a friend in need.

Hello, Jácíčku! (11′, 3+)
Drama Lamy, Popelka Elementary Art School, Prague
The well-known story by Daisy Mrázková about a little rabbit.

4:00 p.m. (A), 6:00 p.m. (B)
Community Center
The Secret of the Old Witch (30 min., 3+)
LD Maminy, Jaroměř
A mysterious story about an old witch, her two daughters, and the secret she hides in an old bucket.

Little Red Riding Hood (25′, 3+)
Poklad, Hlinsko
An adaptation of the classic fairy tale.

7:00 p.m.
Balustráda – Resselovo náměstí
School Trip (20′, 0+)
Václav Bartoš, Hradec Králové
Someone was talking about markers, a bus, or a trip. At the same time, they were recommending it to you as something amazing that you had never seen before and persuading you to definitely go. We recommend it to you too.

9:00 p.m. (A, B, C)
R-Club
Public Discussion (120′, 10+)
Discussion with the teaching staff about the productions in the main program.
This time, the discussion will focus on the productions óBludy, Tak dlouho vodíš, až se loutka utrhne…. (You’ve Been Leading Me On for So Long, the Puppet Will Break) and Kérkonošská pohádka (The Fairy Tale of Karkonosze).

11:15
MED Stage
Třetí ruka (The Third Hand) (65′, 12+)
Handa Gote research & development, Prague
This is a study of the specific visuality of experimental puppetry in the 1990s and an attempt to revive this forgotten micro-genre of surrealist puppet theater.

Tuesday, July 2, 2024

9:00 a.m., 1:30 p.m. (B)
Small Stage of the Karel Pippich Theater
The Lost World (30′, 10+)
Bažantova loutkářská družina, Poniklá
A loosely adapted adventure novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It’s basically Jurassic Park, but written a hundred years before the famous film was made.

10:00 a.m., 1:30 p.m. (A)
MED Stage
The Flat Rabbit (20′, 3+)
Arnoštka, ZUŠ Březnice
An Icelandic lyrical story about how to cheer up a friend in need.

Hello, Jácíčku! (11′, 3+)
Drama Lamy, ZUŠ Popelka, Prague
The well-known story by Daisy Mrázková about a little rabbit.

10:00, 14:00
Šapitó behind the Karel Pippich Theater
Pavouk Čenda (50′, 3+)
Divadlo b, Prague
A story about how seemingly useless things can be the meaning of life for someone and about the courage to take a step into the unknown.

11:00, 13:30 (C)
Community Center
The Secret of the Old Witch (30 min., ages 3+)
LD Maminy, Jaroměř
A mysterious story about an old witch, her two daughters, and the secret she hides in an old bucket.

Little Red Riding Hood (25 min., ages 3+)
Poklad, Hlinsko
An adaptation of a classic fairy tale.

11:00 a.m., 1:30 p.m., 3:00 p.m.
Karel Pippich Theater Stage
The Red Balloon (40 min., ages 3+)
Naive Theater, Liberec
A poetic story inspired by the French film of the same name by Albert Lamorisse – it tells the story of a little boy and his balloon, which not only can fly wherever it wants, but above all can return the boy’s friendship.

3:00 p.m., 8:00 p.m., 11:15 p.m.
Wine Bar Museum
Visit to Little Death (35′, 10+)
ANSUV, Choceň
Welcome to the last supper, on a journey from somewhere to nowhere, from which there is no return.

4:00 p.m. (C), 6:00 p.m. (A)
Small Stage of the Karel Pippich Theater
A Statue Like Brno (25′, 15+)
Nostnost – theater in motion, Brno
A surrealistic, puppet, visual performance reflecting the state of corruption and cultural activism in gender issues in Brno sculptures.

Strávíš to, Otýlie (20′, 15+)
Radost Strakonice Puppet Theater
It’s not just love that goes through the stomach.

4:00 p.m. (B), 6:00 p.m. (C)
MED Stage
O smutném tygrovi (20′, 5+)
SPRD PAPRD Kašpárkova zhouba, Prague
A production based on the book by A. Mikulka. You can escape from any cage – if you have the right helper.

Vačice, která se nesmála (16′, 8+)
DS GONG, Bratislava
A timeless story about a possum that depicts human stupidity, arrogance, and sometimes even the perversity of human society in its desire to be right at all costs.

4:00 p.m. (A), 5:30 p.m. (B), 7:15 p.m. (C)
Spolkový dům
What the King Didn’t Know (35′, 5+)
Dr. Tyrš, Sokol Čáslav
A moral fairy tale about the beginnings of environmental protection in Bohemia.

5:30
Šapitó behind the Karel Pippich Theater
Bajaja (50′, 5+)
Víti Marčík Theater
Prince Jaroslav, known as Bajaja, set out into the world accompanied by his faithful horse Šemíček in September 1995.

8:00 p.m.
Karel Pippich Theater Stage
Horror vacui (45′, 13+)
Naive Theater, Liberec
An introductory puppet fairy tale based on the life and work of Josef Váchal.

9:00 p.m. (A, B, C)
R-Club
Public discussion (120 min., 10+)
Discussion with the lecturers about the productions in the main program.
This time, the discussion will focus on the productions The Lost World, The Flat Rabbit, Hello, Jácíčku!, The Secret of the Old Witch, and Little Red Riding Hood.

11:15
MED Stage
The Expendables (70′, 13+)
Buchty a loutky, Prague
A new performance with puppets, objects, and atmospheres loosely based on the film The Expendables by Sylvester Stallone. A story about once popular, now forgotten and unnecessary… puppets.

Wednesday, July 3, 2024

9:00
Community Center
What the King Didn’t Know (35′, 5+)
Dr. Tyrš, Sokol Čáslav
A moral fairy tale about the beginnings of environmental protection in Bohemia.

10:00 a.m., 2:00 p.m. (B)
Small Stage of the Karel Pippich Theater
A Statue Like Brno (25 min., 15+)
Nostnost – theater in motion, Brno
A surrealistic, puppet, visual performance reflecting the state of corruption and cultural activism in gender issues in Brno’s sculptures.

You’ll get over it, Otýlie (20′, 15+)
Radost Strakonice Puppet Theater
It’s not just love that goes through the stomach.

10:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m. (children from seminars)
Big Top behind the Karel Pippich Theater
Paleček (45′, 3+)
Buchty a loutky, Prague
He was only as big as a thumb, so they started calling him Paleček. He was very clever and kind. But a thief spotted him, because he could use a helper like that.

11:00 a.m., 2:00 p.m. (A)
MED Stage
About a Sad Tiger (20′, 5+)
SPRD PAPRD Kašpárkova zhouba, Prague
A production based on the book by A. Mikulka. You can escape from any cage—if you have the right helper.

The Possum Who Never Laughed (16′, 8+)
DS GONG, Bratislava
A timeless story about a possum that depicts human stupidity, arrogance, and sometimes even the perversity of human society in its desire to be right at all costs.

1:00 p.m. (A, B without children), 3:00 p.m. (C without children)
Community Center
Bürgermaister (40′, 15+)
Completely naked theater, Veselí nad Moravou
And glory to him! He’s a great guy! Piškrumpé and krucajdá! And šupajdá and hojaja! Cheers! Cheers! Cheers!

1:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m.
Wine Bar Museum
A Visit to Little Death (35′, 10+)
ANSUV, Choceň
Welcome to the last supper, on a journey from somewhere to nowhere, from which there is no return.

from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Behind the Karel Pippich Theater
Loutkomat, or Theater Emergency (10′, 10+)
Brastr’s Collective Theater, Prague
Short comedic stories in which all the characters are murdered because of a simple plot twist.

3:00 p.m.
Šapitó behind the Karel Pippich Theater
Fairy Tale from the Alarm Clock (40′, 5+)
Teátr Pavla Šmída, Hosín
A fairy tale about two brothers who set out to find time to ask it what it is all about.

4:00 p.m. (A, B, C)
R-klub
Public discussion (120′, 10+)
Discussion with the cast about the productions in the main program.
This time, the discussion will focus on the productions What the King Didn’t Know at Home, A Statue Like Brno, You’ll Spend It, Otýlie, The Sad Tiger, and Bürgermaister.

6:30
Karel Pippich Theater Stage
Reunion (50 min., ages 12+)
Mehedaha Theater, Prague
A walk of mortal puppets after a thirty-year hiatus with immortal puppets. Who will lead whom? Who will dance and whistle? What kind of play will it be without a conductor? A feast of dance, music, and painting skills of marionettes, machines, and mobile objects.

6:30 p.m.
Community Center
About the Best Archer (60′, 10+)
Martin Hak
An ancient story and several tales about great masters of archery, as profound as anyone dares to be.

7:00 p.m., 9:30 p.m.
Vinárna Muzeum
Kosmokopce (40′, 8+)
Fras, Prague
On November 5, 1993, over 500 people gathered on the Icelandic glacier Snæfellsjökull. These people believed that aliens would land on the glacier.

8:00 p.m.
Small Stage of the Karel Pippich Theater
Romeo & Fólie (50′, 12+)
Brastr’s kolektiv divadlo, Prague
In Romeo & Fólie, the audience encounters an immortal classic who guides them through his life, reinterpretations, and paraphrases of his plays.

8:00 p.m.
MED Stage
Jánošík (ztráty a nálezy) (90 min., ages 10+)
Concordia Theater, Banská Štiavnica, Slovakia
An erotic, comedic, puppet extravaganza (not only) about a Slovak hero.

9:00 p.m., 10:00 p.m., and 11:00 p.m.
Maringotka u Divadla Karla Pippicha
Archa světla (40′, 10+)
Víti Marčík Theater
Don’t hesitate and join us in a world of silence and sound, a world of darkness and light, a world that is around us and within us, a world of miracles!

Thursday, July 4, 2024

9:00
Small Stage of the Karel Pippich Theater
About Little Bear Hajáček (45′, 3+)
Theater of One Eda
An almost detective fairy tale about evening rituals that are not only performed by animals before bedtime.

10:00
MED Stage
Amundsen (40′, 6+)
Puppets in the Hospital, Prague
An exciting race to conquer the last unknown corner of the earth. Have you ever wanted to be the first? The best? To impress everyone?

10:00
Municipal Library Garden
In One Forest, in One House (30′, 6+)
Vozichet – Ruda Hancvencl, Jablonec nad Nisou
In One Forest, in One House is an original and highly ironic interpretation of four fairy tales (Little Red Riding Hood, Smolíček Pacholíček, The Gingerbread House, Budulínek).

10:00, 12:00, 14:00
DKP Club
While Walking (50′, 10+)
Missing Pages Theatre – Alena Skálová, Prague
The immersive theater production While Walking juxtaposes stories of distant journeys with everyday experiences of walking through the city. The performance will engage all your senses. Using objects, collages, and puppets, it draws you into an adventure of wandering and lets you communicate with the landscape and your memories from your travels.

11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m.
Karel Pippich Theater Stage
Hugo’s World (50 min., ages 3+)
Puppet Theater Bratislava, Slovakia
A production inspired by the private notes of Hugo from Pezinok, who was four years old at the time.

1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m., and 3:00 p.m.
Caravan at the Karel Pippich Theater
Archa světla (40′, 10+)
Víti Marčík Theater
Don’t hesitate and join us in a world of silence and sounds, a world of darkness and light, a world that surrounds us and is within us, a world of miracles!

2:00 p.m.
MED Stage
Brouček (45′, 6+)
Lokvar Theater, Prague
Brouček, our big little hero, experiences the greatest adventure of his beetle life.

2:00 p.m.
Small Stage of the Karel Pippich Theater
Sešlost k OSLU (50′, 7+)
Pod kloboukem, ZUŠ Chlumec n. C.
Based on the short story Případ Selvinův by Karel Čapek.

2:00 p.m.
Behind the Karel Pippich Theater
Puppeteer’s Pilgrimage (120′, 3+)
Examples of seminar work and at 4:00 p.m. the festival will conclude with the announcement of the results.

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Programme of the 73rd Puppeteers‘ Chrudim