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Programme of The New Drama Festival 2008

Festival of Contemporary Slovak and World Drama, May 9^th-14^th 2008, Bratislava

9 May 2008 (friday) | 10 May 2008 (saturday) | 11 May 2008 (sunday)
12 May 2008 (monday) | 13 May 2008 (tuesday) | 14 May 2008 (wednesday)

 
9 May 2008 • Friday

4.30 pm
The Hall of the Ministry of Culture of SR, Námestie SNP 33
Exhibition: Theatre Architecture in Slovakia
Theatre houses in Slovakia in photographs of Ľubo Stacho.

6.00 pm
The Studio of the Slovak National Theatre, Pribinova 17
The Opening Ceremonial of the Nová dráma / New Drama 2008
The Opera Department of the Slovak National Theatre
Martin Burlas:: The Coma
Directed by: Rastislav Ballek

 
10 May 2008 • Saturday

10.00 am – 3.00 pm
The Studio 12, Jakubovo námestie 12
Day Club

10.00 am
The Theatre Institute, Jakubovo námestie 12
A Working Meeting of Representatives of Theatre Institutes and Museums
From the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Austria, Slovenia and Slovakia, the partners of the project entitled Theatre Architecture in Central Europe.

2.00 pm
The Studio of the Slovak National Theatre, Pribinova 17
New Writing: Dramatically Young
Directed by: Silvester Lavrík
Dramaturgy: Maja Hriešik, Zuza Ferenczová
Performed by: Darina Abrahámová, Táňa Pauhofová, František Kovár, Robert Roth and Ondrej Kovaľ
An open lecture for broader public dealing with dramatic text, how to write it what actors and directors think of texts written by students from Banská Bystrica, Bratislava, Nitra, Prešov, Rimavská Sobota, Revúca and Žilina. Staged readings from dramatic débuts by students of elementary and secondary schools read by actors of the Slovak National Theatre.

5.00 pm
Cvernovka, Páričkova ulica
The Fórum Theatre and S.T.O.K.A. Bratislava
Reduction (azas) | more info
Directed by: Blaho Uhlár

19.00
The Aréna Theatre, Viedenská cesta 10
The Aréna Theatre, Bratislava
Marguerite Duras: India Song | more info
Directed by: Hans Hollman

20.00
Cvernovka, Páričkova ulica
The Fórum Theatre and S.T.O.K.A. Bratislava
Reduction (azas) | more info
Directed by: Blaho Uhlár

8.00 pm
A4-nultý priestor, Námestie SNP 12
Night Club

 
11 May 2008 • Sunday

10.00 am – 3.00 pm
The Studio 12, Jakubovo námestie 12
Day Club

2.00 pm
The Studio 12, Jakubovo námestie 12
A discussion with the members of the dramaturgical board – Anna Grusková, Dáša Čiripová and Peter Scherhaufer – about the main programme productions, the state of contemporary Slovak drama and Slovak theatre.

4.00 pm
A4-nultý priestor, Námestie SNP 12
phenomenontheatre @ Stanica Žilina-Záriečie, Źilina
Eduard Kudláč: Stamina Report | more info
(the first part of trilogy Feed the Viper in Your Bosom (a sentimental concept))
Directed by: Eduard Kudláč

7.00 pm
The Slovak National Theatre – the Opera and Ballet Hall, Pribinova 17
The Andrej Bagar Theatre, Nitra
Roman Polák: Piargy | more info
Directed by: Roman Polák

7.00 pm
The Studio of the Slovak National Theatre, Pribinova 17
The Drama Department of the Slovak National Theatre
Iveta Horváthová: The Fetishists | more info
Directed by: Soňa Ferancová

8.00 pm
A4-nultý priestor, Námestie SNP 12
phenomenontheatre @ Stanica Žilina-Záriečie, Źilina
Eduard Kudláč: Stamina Report | more info
(the first part of trilogy Feed the Viper in Your Bosom (a sentimental concept))
Directed by: Eduard Kudláč

8.00 pm
A4-nultý priestor, Námestie SNP 12
Night Club

 
12 May 2008 • Monday

10.00 am – 3.00 pm
The Studio 12, Jakubovo námestie 12
Day Club

10.00 am
The Russian Centre for Science and Culture, ul. Fraňa Kráľa 2
Russian Drama in Theatre after 1989
An International Conference
The conference is organized by the Centre for Theatre Research of the Theatre Institute which focuses on research of history and theory of Slovak and central-European theatre. It is a platform for scientific and researching work of Slovak and foreign theatre scientists. The conference will bring theoretical and critical contributions mapping the issues concerning interpretation and transformation of staging approach towards Russian classical, modern and post-modern dramatic texts (the change of interpretation of dramaturgical and directing conception of classical, modern and / or contemporary Russian dramatic texts in the theatre practice in post-socialist countries, directing tendencies in staging classical, modern and / or contemporary Russian dramatic texts).

11.00 am
The a.ha Theatre, Školská 14
The Pôtoň Theatre, Levice
Michal Ditte: Terra Granus | more info
Directed by: Iveta Jurčová

2.00 pm
The Malá scéna Theatre of the Academy of Music and Performing Arts, Dostojevského rad 7
Theatre Triathlon 2008 and promotion of book Dráma 2007
Staged readings of the final texts of the Dráma 2007, discussion with dramatists, creative teams and the members of the scientific commission. First time on the stage of the Academy of Music and Performing Arts – The Malá scéna, first time in a creative student place.

7.00 pm
The Studio of the Slovak National Theatre, Pribinova 17
The Slovak Chamber Theatre, Martin
Roland Schimmelpfennig: Before/After | more info
Directed by: Eduard Kudláč

7.00 pm
The Astorka Korzo´90 Theatre, Námestie SNP 33
The Astorka Korzo´90 Theatre
Yevgeni Grishkovec: Winter
Directed by: József Czajlik
A theatre play by one of the most acclaimed Russian theatre professional grotesquely unveils the secrets of human peculiarities and curiosities in interpersonal relationships. By creating a contrast to the conditions of newly-made society it shows – through metaphoric scenes and dream-like memories – revaluations of traditional partner bonds within new concepts of interpersonal relationships. This chamber production was directed by exceptionally inventive director József Czajlik. It is our ambition to present this impressive production with a current message.

7.00 pm
The a.ha Theatre, Školská 14
The Pôtoň Theatre, Levice
Michal Ditte: Terra Granus | more info
Directed by: Iveta Jurčová

9.00 pm
The Astorka Korzo´90Theatre – Trezor, Námestie SNP 33
The Letí Theatre, Praha, Czech Republic
Olya Muchina: Flying
Directed by: Marián Amsler
Flying is composed of recorded real dialogues heard by the author herself from her Moscow friends. She spent a long time collecting this material; the first version of the play was published on a website in November 2004. Mukchina also directed this play (premiere: 1 June 2005 at the Mayakovsky Theatre in Moscow). The production from Prague is the first staging of this text outside Russia. “Flying is in fact a film script, Mukchina doesn´t write that one character moves to the left side of the stage and sits in an armchair. Mukchina doesn´t write that the character travels by an overcrowded tram, looks at the reflection of his face in the window, gets off, walks in the street, passing people, takes a lift to the highest floor of some skyscraper and from there observes night Moscow… In theatre we work with reducing means, we doesn´t want to create a visual illusion of reality, we want to grasp a moment, feeling, impression, emotion, state… The rest is on spectator’s imagination. We offer him space to dream with us. Perhaps about him flying… ” (M. Amsler).
The guest performance of the Letí Theatre from Prague with Mukchina´s play is to be presented with the presence of the author.

 
13 May 2008 • Tuesday

10.00 am – 3.00 pm
The Studio 12, Jakubovo námestie 12
Day Club

09.00 am
An information seminar of Culture Contact Point Slovakia:
European Cultural Networks – the Gate to the International Cultural Co-operation
The international isolation of the communist block in time of creating cultural networks caused that even after the political changes in Central and Eastern Europe there did not occur a smooth integration of our cultural operators into European structures. The unpleasant situation in a cultural sector or missing local policies and sources very often discourage or they even block Slovak cultural operators from joining a broadly formulated international co-operation and transnational networks.
The aim of the seminar is to present some important European cultural networks in different spheres and to emphasize the importance and contribution of international networking in the sphere of culture and art. With members of individual networks as well as Slovak cultural institutions that are the members of these networks.

10.00 am
The Astorka Korzo´90 Theatre – Trezor, Námestie SNP 33
Documentary theatre
A workshop with dramatist Yelena Isayeva

2.00 pm
An information seminar:
IETM – The International Network for Contemporary Performing Arts. The IETM Bratislava 2009 Meeting.
IETM is a prestigious and the most important network for contemporary performing art of its kind. After 26 years of existence of the IETM meetings there has not been any such meeting in Slovakia. Therefore, it is an honour for us that Slovakia and Bratislava is to held it in 2009.
The IETM Bratislava 2008 organizers (The Divadelná Nitra Association, Theatre Institute and KKB Slovakia, Bratislava in Movement Association and the Slovak National Theatre) in co-operation with the secretariat of the IETM network prepared an information seminar for Slovak theatres and theatre organizations providing them with information about what contribution can have the participation on the meeting for the future of the organization, how the IETM meeting looks like and how can a theatre be presented during the IETM Bratislava 2009.

6.00 pm
The Studio 12, Jakubovo námestie 12
The Kontra Theatre, Spišská Nová Ves
Conor McPherson: Rum and vodka | more info
Directed by: Klaudyna Rozhin

7.00 pm
The International Theatre Meteorit, Čulenova 3
The Centre of Dramaturgy and Directing, Moscow, Russia
JYuri Klavdiev: I'm a Machine-gunner
Directed by: Irina Kerutchenko
In this monodramaYuri Klavdiev, a contemporary dramatist from Toliatti, speaks in the language of action films, but through the criminal speech and contemporary reality of “settling accounts”, jeeps and street anarchy there are other, lexical and time layers leak out. The subconscious of the grandson-criminal enters the mind of his grandfather, a Great War veteran. Two epochs and two wars meet here: the patriotic and liberating one and today´s bloody slaughters with no rules and targets. Klavdiev´s monodrama is performed by Kiril Pletnyov, the star of Russian TV series Soldiers 3, The Criminal Squad, Taiga, The Course of Survival. For his acting he was awarded the Seagul Prize in the Discovery category.
The guest performance of the Centre of Dramaturgy and Directing from Moscow is to be presented with the presence of the author.

8.00 pm
A4-nultý priestor
The SkRAT theatre, Bratislava
Christopher McKey: Birthday | more info
Directed by: the creative team

9.00 pm
The Astorka Korzo´90 Theatre – Trezor, Námestie SNP 33
Rodion Belecky, Yelena Isayeva, Maxim Kurochkin
Directed by: József Czajlik
Staged reading of contemporary Russian drama with the presence of authors.

 
14 May 2008 • Wednesday

10.00 am – 4.00 pm
The Russian Language and Literature Department of FiF UK, Gondova 2
Lecture: Contemporary Russian Drama and Contemporary Russian Theatre
Seminar: Contemporay Drama and Translation
Lecturers: John Freedman, Maxim Kurochkin

11.00 am
The Mala scéna of the Academy of Music and Performing Arts
The Academy of Music and Performing Arts, Bratislava
David Mamet: Sexual Perversity in Chicago | more info
Directed by: Michal Vajdička

12.00 pm
The Astorka Korzo´90 Theatre – Trezor, Námestie SNP 33
Documentary theatre
Workshop with dramatist Yelena Isayeva.

5.00 pm
Exhibition hall of the Slovak Union of Artists, Dostojevského rad 2
New Space, New Play – Contemporary Slovak Stage Design and New Drama
(Eva Rácová, Pavol Andraško, Tom Ciller, Jerguš Opršal)

8.00 pm
The Café and Theatre in the Boat, Tyršovo nábrežie
The Closing Ceremony
Awarding of Prizes for the best production, best dramaturgy and the New Drama Surprise Prize, the Dráma 2007 Prize for the best play in the Dráma 2007 Competition and the Bratislava Audience Award in a unique place – a boat on the Danube.
Script and Directed by: Marián Amsler

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