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By its publishing of original and translated works of Slovak and world´s drama, the Bratislava Theatre Institute belongs to the acclaimed publishing houses. Its publication activity is dominant and irreplaceable for Slovak theatre culture. Among publishing the Department of Research and Editing also promotes and sells the issued works through its own distribution network and the Prospero information centre which provides wide scale of professional and consulting activities in dramatic as well as other art literature area
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Visegrad Drama (The Sixties)
Visegrad drama III The Sixties is the third volume of the edition initiated by the four partner theatre institutes from the four Visegrad countries – Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia. Each of the four institutions selected for publication one play related to the sixties of the twentieth century. The resulting collection of four volumes is intended to be an overview of the twentieth century central European drama.
Josef Topol: The End of the Shrovetide
István Örkény: Welcoming the Major (The Tót Family)
Słavomir Mrożek: Tango
Leopold Lahola: Sunspots
Theatre Institute Praha, Hungarian Theatre Museum and Institute Budapest, Theatre Museum Warszawa, Theatre Institute Bratislava
Homage to Stage Design / Hommage a la scénographie 1920 – 2000 / Pocta scénografii
A publication published on the occasion of 80th anniversary of professional Slovak theatre which maps eight decades of Slovak stage design in the reflection of international awards.
The Theatre Institute 1999, 56 pages, Language: English / French
PRICE: EUR 5,00 plus postage
Slovak Theatre 2002 / Dance
The Slovak Theatre in 2002 catalogue focuses on theatre of movement, contemporary dance, site specific projects, ballet and mime. It presents an entire overview on Slovak dance scene process in confrontation with dance events in the world and brings profiles of outstanding personalities in the field of dance and choreography. It also brings material dealing with the increasing engagement of Slovak dancers in artistic ensembles throughout the world. It offers a view on the contemporary Slovak choreographers, composers and stage designers and on the contemporary Slovak dance scene in general.
The Theatre Institute 2002, 72 pages, Language: English
PRICE: EUR 5,00 plus postage
Slovak Theatre 2000
A publication designed to promote Slovak theatre abroad. The articles in it deal with contemporary theatre, drama, dance, theatre for women, the young generation of opera singers and international festivals. It includes rich photographic documentation, interesting information on theatres and events as well as theatre address book.
The Theatre Institute 2000, 72 pages, Language: English
PRICE: EUR 5,00 plus postage
Contemporary Slovak Drama / Slowakische Gegenwartsstücke / Súčasná slovenská dráma
In its Slovak Drama in Translation edition the Theatre Institute brings translated works of personalities who define the tendency of modern Slovak drama. To German speaking readers it brings profiles of Viliam Klimáček, Eva Maliti-Fraňova, Martin Čičvák, Anna Grusková, Michal Hvorecký, Miloš Karásek, Laco Kerata and Roman Olekšák. The promotion of the publication took place in June 2007 in Hamburg´s Schauspielhause with great success.
The Theatre Institute 2007, 446 pages, Language: German
PRICE: EUR 11,00 plus postage
The Catalogue of Contemporary Slovak Dramatists
The four-language catalogue focuses on contemporary Slovak drama and its personalities who have been writing drama in the recent twenty years. It brings an article giving a basic picture about developing tendencies, trends and the state of contemporary Slovak drama and alphabetical profile of thirty-three Slovak dramatists. There are also addresses of the dramatists as well as their pictures by Ctibor bachratý. The catalogue was published in Slovak, English, French and German within the co-operation between the Theatre Institute and the European Translation Workshop. It was issued as a part of the OPEN programme of the international European Translation Workshop project with a support of the European Union and the Culture 2000 programme.
The Theatre Institute 2006, 261 pages, Language: English / French / German
PRICE: EUR 10,00 plus postage
Contemporary Slovak Drama 5
The collection of contemporary Slovak drama in English includes:
Milan Lasica and Július Satinský: Dialogues (Dialógy)
Stanislav Štepka: The Black Sheep (Čierna ovca)
Ľubomír Feldek: The Rehearsal (Skúška)
Karol Horák: The Destruction of Soccer in the City of K. (Deštrukcia futbalu v meste K.)
Rudolf Sloboda: Armageddon in Grba (Armagedon na Grbe)
The Theatre Institute 2004, 306 pages, Language: English
PRICE: EUR 5,00 plus postage
Contemporary Slovak Drama 4
The collection of contemporary Slovak drama in English includes:
La Musica by Karol Horák, Krcheň the Immortal by Eva Maliti-Fraňová (Krcheň Nesmrteľný), The Lantern Procession by Jana Bodnárová (Lampiónový sprievod), Something More, Something Less by Roman Olekšák (Niečoho viac, niečoho menej) and Axes in Flower by Viliam Klimáček (Rozkvitli sekery). Edited and introduction by Juraj Šebesta.
The Theatre Institute 2002, 240 pages , Language: English
PRICE: EUR 5,00 plus postage
Contemporary Slovak Drama 3
The collection of contemporary Slovak plays in English includes:
In the Snow by Vanda Feriancová (V snehu), Scenes from Illegitimate Life by Lucia Piussi (Scény z nemanželského života), Emotional Mix by Zuzana Uličianska (Citová zmes), Salome by Jana Juráňová and Eclipse by Božena Čahojová (Zatmenie). Edited and introduction by Juraj Šebesta.
The Theatre Institute 2001, 210 pages Language: English
PRICE: EUR 5,00 plus postage
Contemporary Slovak Drama 2
The collection of contemporary Slovak plays in English includes:
The Chair by Tomáš Horváth (Stolička), On the Surface by Laco Kerata (Na hladine), Katarína by Silvester Lavrík, Hugo Carp by Jozef Gombár (Hugo Karas). Edited and introduction by Juraj Šebesta.
The Theatre Institute 2000, 149 pages, Language: English
PRICE: EUR 5,00 plus postage
Visegrad Drama 1 (Weddings)
This Visegrad Drama volume is the first from the new series published by four theatre institutes from Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic and Slovakia. Each of the institutes selects and publishes English translations of four thematically and chronologically related plays, dating from the turn of the 19th and 20th century to present times. The first volume entitled Weddings presents English translations of the most important dramas from the turn of the19th and 20th century: Maryša by A. and V. Mrštík, The Wedding by S. Wyspiańsky, Drifts by V. H. Vladimírov and The Glass Slipper by F. Molnár.
The Theatre Institute 2002, 341 pages, Language: English
PRICE: EUR 8,00 plus postage
Wizards, Magicians & Comedians
(A Puppet Theatre Guide / Bystrica Puppeteers in Visegrád Confrontations)
The publication maps the last four years of the Slovak puppet theatre festival, Bábkarská Bystrica, confronting it with puppet theatre in Central Europe. It is also a guide to key developing trends in history of Polish, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak and French puppet theatre.
The Theatre Institute 2002, 220 pages, Language: Slovak / English
PRICE: EUR 7,00 plus postage
Enjoying the Learning and Teaching of Stage Design / Slovak Theatre
The Enjoying the Learning and Teaching of Stage Design catalogue presents the works of the middle and younger generation of stage and costume designers as visual activities which, confronted with visual arts scene, reflect contemporary period as well as wider European context. Works of Aleš Votava, Marija Havran, Alexandra Grusková and their students are presented from not yet explored point of view.
The Theatre Institute 2001, 148 pages, Language: Slovak / English
PRICE: EUR 8,00 plus postage
Miloš Karásek: EXTRAKT. Päť projektov / Five Projects
The publication maps five experimental projects of the distinguished Slovak theatre avant-garde personality: The Post Theatre – Insomnia, Performance – Second Breath (Druhý dych), Post Voyeur Project – Mail Art, Continual Opera – Ópér and Destinations - Installation. The book also brings articles by Nadežda Lindovská and Dáša Čiripová and rich photographic material. The texts are translated into English by Katarína Slugeňová-Cockrell.
The Theatre Institute 2004, 99 pages, Language: Slovak / English
PRICE: EUR 17,00 plus postage
Architectural Concept of the Reconstruction and Revitalization of the Jonáš Záborský Theatre's historical building in Prešov
CD ROM
The historical theatre building in Prešov belongs to the oldest theatre buildings in Slovakia. During the period from 1992 to 2001 it had been fundamentally reconstructed according to the design by Štefan Mitro and now it belongs to the most beautiful buildings of its kind in Slovakia. In 2003 the architectural design by Štefan Mitro received the CE.ZA.AR annual prize presented by the Slovak Chamber of Architects in the Reconstruction and Revitalization of Historical Monuments category.
The CD-ROM covering the process of the reconstruction of the Jonáš Záborský Theatre in Prešov was included in the accompanying documentation of the Slovak Exhibition in the Architecture Section of the Prague Quadrennial 2003.
The Theatre Institute 2003, Language: English / Slovak
PRICE: EUR 8,00 plus postage
KIOSK – Digital Showcase
New Slovak Independent Performing Arts
DVD
KioSK – Digital Showcaseoffers a complete view on contemporary theatrical scene in Slovakia. It is designed as a multi-media “stand”– a kiosk with two “stands” where there are two desks – IMPORT and EXPORT - offering to the visitors information about independent theatrical (multi-media) places in Slovakia and the artists or ensembles whose work is connected with theatre but it moves on the border between genres. For a possible co-operation, the IMPORT icon presents six places (A4 – nultý priestor and Studio 12, both in Bratislava, Cementáreň in Banská Bytrica, IC – Culture Train in Košice, The Lúč Club in Trenčín and the Žilina – Zárečie Station) and consists of information about their objectives, pictures of their space, ground plan and contacts. The EXPORT icon presents 19 theatrical projects by 15 individual artist or groups and presents profiles of creators, technical rider and video extracts.
The Theatre Institute 2007, Language: English / Slovak
PRICE: EUR 8,00 plus postage
Contemporary Slovak Theatre
A brief look into 1999-2002 seasons
CD-ROM
The Contemporary Slovak Theatre CD-ROM is an attractive form of promotion of Slovak theatre, of its stages, prominent personalities, publications and journals. It includes all relevant data, contact addresses of theatres, institutions and festivals. The most distinguished performances of various genres from the period between 1999 and 2002 are brought closer through photographs. This progressive promotion pack is designed mainly for theatre professionals and institutions abroad.
The Theatre Institute 2002, Language: English
PRICE: EUR 14,00 plus postage
Contemporary Slovak Theatre
A brief look into the 1999 – 2006 seasons
CD-ROM
The updated and extended version of the original CD-ROM maps Slovak drama until 2006.
The Theatre Institute 2007, Language: English
PRICE: EUR 9,00 plus postage
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