June 2020
"He who asks too much, learns too much..."
Can light be captured? You can't meet the past. But the sun is still shining, and when it's bright, it awakens the past.
Yellow Darkness delves into a time and space where birth, life and a death have no causality. Light becomes a musical instrument that takes us to unknown worlds. The author is an orphaned figure in a space created by an interactive play of laser rays.
Petr Nikl (1960) – Artist, writer, illustrator, musician and performer. Graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague. He is a founding member of the Tvrdohlaví group and received the Jindřich Chaloupecký Prize for young artists in 1995. Nikl has been collaborating with the Archa Theatre since 1994, when he created the scenography and costumes for the first project of the Opera La Serra. In the following years, he presented his solo performances and collaborated with Kristýna Lhotáková and Ladislav Soukup on the performance Dance of Toys, and with Jana Svobodová on the projects Slunovrat, Mirror, Mirror and Worn Dreams. His recent project Yellow Darkness evolved as a continuation of his previous play – the black and white melodrama I Am Your Bunny. The performance was created as a co-production with the Archa Theatre, where it has been presented in various incarnations since 2011.
Credits
Concept and performance: Petr Nikl
Laser interactions & sound: David Vrbík
Music: Jan Burian Jr.
Lights: Patrik Sedlák
Flying objects: Ondřej Eremiáš
Translation provided by students from Charles University’s Institute of Translation Studies
Produced by: Archa Theatre
Premiere: 21 September 2018, Archa Theatre, Prague
Length: 70 minutes
Fri
10:00
Petr Nikl - Yellow Darkness
a colourful melodramaArcha for schools
Wed
20:00
Divadlo Vizita – Geyser of Futility
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.Thu
20:00
Divadlo Vizita – Vykladači egyptských hlodů
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.July 2020
Tue
20:00
Wed
20:00
Thu
20:00
Tindersticks – POSTPONED TO 15 JULY 2021
Purchased tickets remain valid.Fri
18:00–02:00
Mr. Wombat Showcase
feat. Avokaduo, Branko´s Bridge, Grottup, DJ Šaty s vlečkouMon
20:00
Divadlo Vizita - Tajemství vlastního těsta
Jaroslav Dušek, Pjér la Šé'z, Zdeněk Konopásek, Viktor Zborník.Fri
20:00
FALL FROM EVEREST + Velkatlusta0 + Lighthouse Keeper
moved from Varšava club on 13 March 2020August 2020
Sun
20:00
Swans - POSTPONED TO MARCH 17TH 2021
Presented by Scrape Sound Inc., Silver Rocket and Archa TheatreMon
00:00
Archa.lab
September 2020
Thu
20:00
Sat
18:00
Meeting with Václav Janoščík
venue: Cafe Plavky at the entrance door of ArchaSat
20:00
The Toy Dolls – POSTPONED TO 11 SEPTEMBER 2021
Purchased tickets remain valid.Sun
19:00
Nová syntéza: Radim Hladík Tribute - POSTPONED TO 12. 9. 2021
support: Megaton Stars BandSun
20:00
Van der Graaf Generator – POSTPONED TO 22 SEPTEMBER 2021
Presented by 10:15 EntertainmentFri
20:00
Gadžové jdou do nebe
Goose on a String TheatreSat
20:00
Gadžové jdou do nebe
Goose on a String TheatreMon
19:00
FREE ADMISSION
Wed
20:00
Berg Orchestra – 20th Anniversary Season
NARRATORS | … poetry, texts, voicesFri
20:00
postponed from 28 May 2020
October 2020
Sat
20:00
EKG – Of Love and Fire
Igor Malijevský, Jaroslav Rudiš and guestsSun
20:00
EKG – Of Love and Fire
Igor Malijevský, Jaroslav Rudiš and guestsMon
16:00–18:00
Please reserve your seat.
Sat
18:00
Hynek Medřický – Vliv světla na živé organismy
venue: Cafe Plavky at the entrance door of Archa TheatreWed
19:00
Petr Nikl - Yellow Darkness
a colourful melodramaArcha for schools
Wed
20:00
My Family – A Study of Discussions About the Climate Crisis
HaDivadlo / I. Buraj, P. Sterec, B. KarásekFri
10:00–13:00
Sun
20:00
Maceo Parker / POSTPONED TO APRIL 11, 2021
Presented by ISAMAX s.r.o.November 2020
Mon
20:00
Wed
10:00–13:00
Archa for schools
Sat
20:00
The Crimson Marathon
presented by Prague Music Performance and Archa TheatreFri
20:00
Postponed from 14 May 2020
Sat
20:00
Postponed from 15 May 2020
Wed
20:00
AKCENT Festival 2020
International Festival of Documentary Theatre / November 18–27, 2020December 2020
Fri
10:00–13:00
Archa for schools
Fri
20:00
Colonization – new origin
VOSTO5 / Archa Theatre / 4+4 days in motionSat
17:00
Colonization – new origin
VOSTO5 / Archa Theatre / 4+4 days in motionpostponed from 25 April 2020
Sun
17:00
Colonization – new origin
VOSTO5 / Archa Theatre / 4+4 days in motionpostponed from 26 April 2020
Mon
20:00
Colonization – new origin
VOSTO5 / Archa Theatre / 4+4 days in motionpostponed from 27 April 2020
January 2021
Fri
20:00
Destroyer
presented by Landmine Alert, Scrape Sound Inc., AM180 Collective and Archa TheatreMarch 2021
Wed
20:00
Swans
presented by Scrape Sound Inc., Silver Rocket and Archa TheatreApril 2021
May 2021
Thu
20:00
