When things get out of control, we look for a way of to fixing them. The production about tolerance, weakness and strength, doubt and respect, desire to control and destruct. The ability to exist in symbiosis with other creatures on the planet, the importance of respecting the value of all beings, the uniqueness of species and the struggle to preserve them – these are the main themes of the production. The force and power of nature will always find their way and do what is necessary.
Riders views human action through the eyes of birds. Of the ancient inhabitants of our planet, sentient, intelligent, free beings, shrouded in mythology. Of the silent observers of our destinies. We had learnt from them, admired them and worshipped them. Then we forgot. Birds are the only surviving group of dinosaurs. They were here before us and they will be here long after us.
“Now that we have learned to fly the air like birds, swim under water like fish, we lack one thing – to learn to live on earth as human beings.”
Riders (Czechia). Concept, choreography, direction: Lenka Vagnerova. Music: Ivan Acher. Scenography and costumes: Eva Jirikovska. Lighting design: Jiri Smirk. Sound: Andrej Jurkovic. Photo: Vojtech Brtnicky, Romana Ruzikova. Producer: Lenka Vagnerova & Company. Co-production: Prague City Theatres. Cast: Matilde Giacomelli, Eliska Hulinska, Adam Sojka / Lukas Lizama Garrido, Leo Terris, Leonard Vo Tan.
This event is part of the 2024 Rehearsal for Truth Theater Festival: Dark Dreams. For more information, visit rehearsalfortruth.org.
Free and open to the public. Suggested donation $10. Seats are limited, on first-come, first-served basis. Online registration is required.
Project supported by: Capital City of Prague, Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic. The International company Farm in a Cave and the DOX Center for Contemporary Art in the Lucerna Palace. Sponsored by Perform Czech/Arts & Theater Institute, Prague.
The 2024 Rehearsal for Truth Theater Festival: Dark Dreams is organized by BBLA and the Vaclav Havel Center. The program is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. The festival is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.
Rehearsal for Truth International Theater Festival is an annual showcase of contemporary Central and Eastern European theater, established in 2017. The festival is a shared endeavor of the Vaclav Havel Center and the Bohemian Benevolent and Literary Association in partnership with numerous other cultural and performing arts organizations. The festival honors the artistic and political legacy of the Czech playwright/dissident/president Vaclav Havel. We support exchanges between American and European theater professionals and celebrate the power of the theater to transform our lives.