English-Friendly Program At Goose On A String Theatre Continues With Three December Shows
The English-friendly shows, which are available at a special discount, include “Solo”, an individual mime performance, and two shows by director Michal Docekal: Stefano Massini’s “Dynastie” and Franz Kafka’s “Amerika”.…
Interview with Matthew Dalessandro, the main character in Largo Desolato
We took some time between the performances of Largo Desolato, directed by Filip Daňhel under BEST divadlo to interview the main actor, Matthew Dalessandro, representing Leopold Nettles in the play.…
Dramatic Revolutions: How Theater Gave Czechoslovakia Its Political Voice
Theater has long been central to Czech identity and efforts to celebrate Czech culture in the face of suppression by a foreign empire. To understand the importance of the Velvet…
BEST Presents Largo Desolato, A Play Written By Václav Havel
BEST, Brno English Speaking Theatre, is launching its second show of the season, Largo Desolato by Václav Havel, on Tuesday 19th November. There are in total five performances, see the…
Czech Theater Commemorates 30 years Since The Velvet Revolution With Václav Havel’s Vaněk Plays
Photo credit: Czech Theater. Prepared by Aaron Collier. Brno, Nov 4 (BD) – Thirty years ago on November 17, 1989, thousands of students marched through Prague to protest against the…
NdB November Highlights: The Humorous Side of 18th Century Vienna
Photo: Pera markýze de Sade (Quills). Credit: Patrik Borecký. Brno, Nov 1 (BD) – “The Knight of the Rose”, one of the best operas by Richard Strauss, will return to…
NdB October Highlights: La Bayadère Will Bring India to Life
Photo: Eriko Wakizono in Bajadéra. Credit: Jana Hallova. Brno, Oct 1 (BD) – Most of the most famous ballets are connected to Russia. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky gave us Swan Lake,…
Interview with Vojtěch Březík, the director of BEST’s first show of the season: the plays The Real Inspector Hound and The Actor’s Nightmare
BEST, Brno English Speaking Theatre, is launching its first show of the season on Monday, 23rd September. We prepared a short interview with the director, that will reveal to you…
Announcement
Image: Costume design for Černoušek by Zuzana Štefunková Rusínová. Courtesy of NdB. Janáček Opera NdB is holding auditions for the role of Černoušek in the forthcoming opera by R. Strauss,…
Kateřina Tučková’s “Vitka” Brings The Story Of Brno’s Tragic Neglected Musical Genius To Mesmerizing Life
Divadlo Husa na provázku’s experimental, innovative stage production was the perfect match for this dramatic parable of feminine strength and independence in a dangerous era hostile to both of those…