THE TA FANTASTIKA THEATRE by Magda Slámová Silvie Škrampalová THE TA FANTASTIKA THEATRE l Location l History l Black Light Theatre l Musicals l Drama l Our star Location l Karlova Street 8, Prague 1 l The right bank of the river Vltava, near The Charles bridge History l The Ta Fantastika Black Light Theatre – 1981,New York l Ta Fantastika Prague Theatre – 1989 l Immediate success in Czechoslovakia, later in Czech Republic l In 1993 it moved into a permanent home in the Unitaria Palace in Karlova Street Theatre l Popular and in demand world-wide e no language barrier e understood by all • e.g. Acpects of Alice e 15 years e 4 000 performances e 30 countries e 3 continents Petr Kratochvíl l Owner, artistic director and producer l Born July 23rd 1951 in Brno, Moravia l Ypsilon theatre in Prague l Emigration to the US: artistic director of the CALDWELL Theatre in Florida l Founded his own black light theatre company,TA FANTASTIKA l Author of visual black light theatre shows l 1986 - an award for the BEST CHILDREN´S PLAY in the Young Audiences Program, Florida, USA. l 1989 - found TA FANTASTIKA PRAGUE The Black Light Theatre l Principle : optical trick – black box trick (the eye cannot distinguish between black and black) l Aspects of Alice l The Little Prince l Ticket prices : 350 or 650 Kč Musicals l Picture of Dorian Gray – starring: David Kraus, Bára Basiková, … l The Elixir of Life – Lucie Bílá, Kamil Střihavka,… l Love is love – Lucie Bílá, Vilém Čok, Petr Kolář, … l Excalibur – Kamil Střihavka, Lucie Bílá, Daniel Hůlka, … Musicals l Joan of Arc – Bára Basiková, Petr Kolář, Petr Muk, … l The Pied Piper – Pepa Vojtek, Petra Janů, Bohouš Josef l The Garden of Heavenly Delights – Lucie Bílá, Oldřich Navrátil,… l Ticket prices : 200 – 600 Kč Drama l 8 women - One murdered man, eight women, each seeming to be potential murderer l Starring, singing and dancing: Linda Rybová, Jana Krausová, Lenka Vlasáková, Kateřina Winterová,… l Ticket prices : 100 – 400 Kč Our star – Lucie Bílá l Vocalist and actress l Born April, 7th 1966 in Otvovice l The greatest star of the pop and musical scene in the Czech Republic l 1986 – began singing in rock groups l Successful musicals - Les Miserables, the Garden of Earthly Delights, Dracula, the Pied Piper, Joan of Arc and Excalibur. l Recorded 7 solo albums, starred in 8 films l Awards- Grammy prize, Týtý prize, Český slavík prize More information l www.tafantastika.cz l At our place: Theatre Prague Karlova 8, Old Town 110 01 Prague 1 Czech Republic l Opening hours : Monday – Friday, 9a.m.– 5p.m. l Telephone : +420 222 221 369 Thank you for your attention !!!