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The Arts and Theatre Institute is a modern information and research institute, whose main mission is to provide
the Czech and foreign public with a complex information service in the area of theatre, dance, puppet theatre and other forms
of the performing arts.
Depending on what you are looking for, the
International Cooperation and External Relations Department may have the answers you need.
:: News from the Arts and Theatre Institute
The Theatre Institute celebrates its 50th birthday
In 2009 it will have been 50 years since the founding of the Theater Institute
that was established by the decree of the Ministry of Education on 31st August 1959 and the valid date was 1st September 1959.
The contemporary Arts and Theater Institute prepares several interrelated events and project connected with this anniversary
with the aim to remind these 50 years to professionals and general public and to introduce them to the current image and activities
of the Arts and Theater Institute. More news will be included soon.
Space: Supporting Performing Arts Circulation in Europe
European theatre network SPACE is looking for professional programmers or programme advisers of venues
and festival who have at least two years experience as responsible or co-responsible person for programming
in the performing arts (theatre, dance, art performance, street theatre or circus, but not music), who are interested
in reflecting the issue of programming international performances, who are interested in (re-)defining their role
as programmers and protagonists in the circuit of international mobility, who want to built up and/or strengthen
networks, and share ideas of audience development.
More information can be found here
( , 195 kB).
Application form
( , 39 kB).
The exhibition Josef Svoboda – Czech Scenographer With a World-Known Name in Buenos Aires
The International Cooperation and External Relations Department at the Arts and Theatre Institute in
collaboration with the Czech Centre in Buenos Aires and Teatro San Martín has prepared an exhibition about
Josef Svoboda as a part of the prestigious FIBA international festival. The exhibition took place on October
7 – 25 and it had a great reception.
The curator of the exhibition was Helena Albertová. The exhibition was
accompanied by a special lecture about Josef Svoboda’s work and history of Czech theatre. Apart from the
curator, Štefan Zajac, the ambassador of the Czech Republic in Buenos Aires, Daniela Čapková, the director
of the Czech Centre in Buenos Aires and Martin Kive Staiff, the director of Teatro San Martin took part in
the festive launch of the exhibition.
More information can be found here
(, 2,2 MB).
Organizers of the Prague Quadrennial announce the 12th edition of the exhibition and a tender for Czech representation
The twelfth edition of the biggest international exhibition dedicated to scenography and theater architecture
Prague Quadrennial (PQ) will take place in June 2011, however, organizers are already busy preparing it. The artistic concept of the
PQ 2011 and conditions for enrolment are available at www.pq.cz.
The database of Czech theater stagings is on-line!
The Information and Documentation Department of the Theater Institute made available an on-line access
to the database of Czech theater stagings after 1945. It currently contains records of almost 24 thousand stagings and about
500 records are added every month. Complete seasons 1973/74 - 2005/06 are available now, seasons 1963/64-1972/73 and 2006/07
are being processed right now. The database will be completed until the end of 2010. During the following year,
the records in the database will be interconnected with a digitalized photo archive. The whole photo archive (about 120 thousand photos)
is digitalized and will be available to researches thanks to a grant obtained by the Arts and Theater Institute from the Financial mechanisms
of the EEA and Norway Grants (so-called Norway Funds, http://www.eeagrants.org/).
Documentation of Czech and world theater is being prepared
An extensive documentation and digitalization of theater photos, a detailed mapping of Czech amateur
theater and creating of the archive of the biggest exhibition of stage design and theater architecture Prague Quadrennial - it is possible
to execute all these activities thanks to a support of the Financial mechanisms the EEA and Norway Grants
(so-called Norway Funds, http://www.eeagrants.org/). The holder of the grant from the priority field of
Preserving European cultural heritage is the Arts and Theater Institute with the collaboration with the National Information Center
for Culture (NIPOS).
:: Opening hours of the Theatre Institute
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Theatre Institute |
Documentation
Department/
Bibliography |
Videotheque |
Library |
Audio Library |
| Monday |
9:00 - 17:00 |
9:00 - 16:00 |
9:00 - 13:00
14:00 - 16:30 |
9:00 - 16:00 |
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| Tuesday |
9:00 - 17:00 |
9:00 - 16:00 |
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9:00 - 12:00
13:00 - 16:00 |
| Wednesday |
9:00 - 18:00 |
9:00 - 18:00 |
9:00 - 13:00
14:00 - 18:00 |
9:00 - 18:00 |
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| Thursday |
9:00 - 17:00
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| Friday |
9:00 - 16:00 |
9:00 - 16:00 |
11:00 - 13:00
13:30 - 16:00 |
9:00 - 16:00 |
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