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The electronic database of the Bibliography Department has already 200,000 records!

The Bibliography Department of the Arts and Theatre Institute (ATI) has enlisted its anniversary 200,000th record in its database. The electronic database has been built since 1996 and you can find there articles about theatre and dance from all important Czech professional magazines, national and regional newspapers and magazines as well as selected Czech-related newspapers and magazines. The portfolio of excerpted electronic sources has been widened during the previous two years and the database has become partially full-text. The card catalogue where you can find articles about theatre since the 1850s is also available and thus the Bibliography Department of the ATI manages a fund with about 500,000 records. The electronic database is available for all Internet users.

Theatre photographs database is available on the Internet The World of Theatre

Theatre photography has a long and strong tradition in the Czech Republic. In the second half of the 20th century, personalities like Josef Koudelka, Jaroslav Krejčí and many others helped to develop this independent and original genre of artistic photography. The Arts and Theatre Institute (ATI) now has a unique opportunity to digitalize, describe and make available over 100,000 shots mapping last 60 years of Czech theatre life thanks to support from Norway financial mechanisms. About one half is already available in the Internet database at www.divadelnifotografie.cz. Naturally, the photos of performances are functionally connected with an already accessible on-line database of theatre performances at http://www.divadelni-ustav.cz/inscenace.aspx.

The database also includes vast documentation of works by appreciated professionals of theatre photography - Jaroslav Krejčí, Viktor Kronbauer, Vilém Sochůrek, Jaromír Svoboda and many other famous and less famous authors. It offers photographs by almost two hundred authors from almost 4 000 performances staged on various scenes in the Czech Republic. Users of the theatre database can remember atmosphere and various interpretations of Prodaná nevěsta (The Bartered Bride) in J. K. Tyl's Theatre in Pilsen, Rusalka in South Bohemian Theatre in České Budějovice, The Taming of the Shrew in Silesian Theatre in Opava or Romeo and Juliet in the National Theatre in Prague, for instance.

The Arts and Theatre Institute introduces Jan Dušek's work

We would like to cordially invite you to a chamber exhibition of scenic and costume designs by artist Jan Dušek; it introduces a selection of his work and it is a presentation of the newest acquisitions of the Section of Collections and Archive of the Arts and Theatre Institute (ATI). You can see the exhibition in the Small Hall of the ATI every day from 9 am to 5 pm from the 1st March 2010. The ATI collection, Stage-Design Sub-Collection, was founded in 2006 when it was listed in the Central Registration of Collections managed by the Ministry of Culture and it is focused of contemporary stage design and personalities who have significantly influenced the shape of Czech theatre after 1945. In the Small Hall, you can see Dušek's older works (a scenic design for the staging of Hlučná samota/Loud Solitude directed by Evald Schorm in the Theatre on the Balustrade in 1984) as well as contemporary works you can see on theatre stages (Odcházení/Leaving - Klicpera Theatre in Hradec Králové or Mikve/Mikveh - National Theatre in Prague). Jan Dušek ranks among our most important stage designers, he studied with prof. František Tröster at DAMU in Prague where he has been teaching since the end of 1970s and he has been the head of the Stage Design department since 1991.

The exhibition will last until the end of April 2010. At the beginning of May, it will be substituted by the presentation of stage design works by Petr Lébl because of the anniversary of his 45th birthday he did not live to.

The World of Theatre

16th February – 31st March 2010
Nostic Palace, exhibition space of the Ministry of Culture
Monday – Friday 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.

The Art and Theatre Institute ranks among the leading theatre publishing houses in the Czech Republic with almost 600 published books. From 16th February till 31st March 2010, the exhibition called The World of Theatre – 50 years of the Theatre Institute and its books will take place in exhibition space of the Ministry of Culture.

The exhibition introduces 100 essential titles from Theatre Institute production and it will show how the Theatre Institute, its publishing activity but also Czech theatre and theatre studies have changed during 50 years.

Appearance of the Prague Quadrennial in Tokyo and Paris

Introduction of the PQ at the Tokyo Performing Arts Market

The PQ will appear in Tokyo, March 1st-3rd. There you can ask questions, see photos and find event materials at booth 32, and watch a video presentation of the PQ on March 3rd in the Meeting room between 13,30-15,30.

Introduction of the PQ in Paris

On March 16th the PQ will gather at the Unesco House, Cinema Room - 7, place de Fontenoy, in Paris 7. A presentation, including a screening of short films, will take place from 3.30 p.m. to 5.00 p.m.

The International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures

The Prague Quadrennial is officially listed as a UNESCO Activity for 2010, the International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures! The goal of the International Year consists in making the rapprochement of cultures the hallmark of all policy-making at local, national, regional and international levels, involving the greatest number of relevant stakeholders.

The Anniversary 10th Showcase for the World Day of Theatre for Children and Young People

20th March is traditionally connected with the World Day of Theatre for Children and Young People. Since 2001, a showcase of stagings for children and young people has been organized by the Czech centre of the ASSISTEJ (International Association of Theatre for Children and Young People) which is a part of the Arts and Theatre Institute.

The showcase introduces not only the most interesting Czech stagings of professional theatres for children but also stagings played by children and it is intended for all ages, i.e. from the kindergarten children to teenagers and covers various theatre genres - a musical, puppets, dance, grotesque, pantomime and drama. The ASSISTEJ Award is the part of this event and it goes to a personality who has contributed to the development of high-quality theatre for children and young people in a creative and inspiring way. This year it will go to Pavel Šrut, a poet and author of many books for children which have served as a copy for stagings for children.

This year's anniversary 10th showcase will take place 20th - 24th March 2010 in the Theatre in Celetná, DISK Theatre, Minor Theatre, KD Mlejn, KC Zahrada and Theatre in Dlouhá. The tickets cost symbolic 30 CZK for kindergartens, basic schools and parents with children.

The main organizer is the Arts and Theatre Institute, Czech centre of ASSISTEJ, the co-organizers are Sdružení pro tvořivou dramatiku (Association for Creative Drama), Theatre in Celetná and KD Mlejn. The DISK Theatre, KC Zahrada, Theatre in Dlouhá and Creative Africa rank among the partners of the showcase. The event was supported by the capital city of Prague and French Institute in Prague.

More information can be found at http://www.divadlo.cz/assitej/clanek.asp?id=21230.

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