Our interpretation is not a classic telling of the story of The Little Prince. It is an original combination of music and words that will allow the viewer to indulge in their imagination and caress their soul. The well-known actor Jan Cina excels in the recital, who will guide us through a magical world where everything that is important is invisible to the eyes. Together with singer Vendula Příhodová, he will present original songs by Kryštof Marek, accompanied by piano and the string quartet Unique Quartet. The performance is suitable for viewers of all ages.
Serenity's choreography will bring the calm power of minimalism to the stage, inviting the audience to quieten down and perceive more deeply. The theme of the choreography builds on the contrast of movement and immobility. The dancers will move at the interface of dynamic movement until the moment of absolute stoppage. These moments of stillness are evoked by living sculptures that create a space for a meditative experience and a pause in a fast-paced world. With this piece, the choreographer Barbora Rašková tries to offer the audience a unique opportunity to slow down and be carried away by the depth of the moment.
After several years, Lenka Nová returns to her hometown with her solo performance. A big birthday concert on the occasion of celebrating her birthday with special guest Ondřej Ruml will take place on May 30, 2025 in the Mahen Theater. The concert will be accompanied by Petr Malásek and his band. The brand new concert program will feature songs that have already firmly established themselves in Lenka Nová's repertoire, as well as new songs from her upcoming album.
Labasheeda is a quirky rock quartet from Amsterdam. Bringing together two decades of adventurous, sonically evolving albums and shifting line-ups, Labasheeda's music has a penchant for concise, stripped-down melodies and quick transitions from spacious basslines and drums to heavy, chaotic and sometimes anthemic guitar songs. The unorthodox use of violins, often deviant time signatures and Saskie van der Giessen's distinctive voice give the band a unique sound.
Worse than a scar on the face are scars on the soul. Her Shepherdess is one of Janáček's most famous works and is a permanent part of the repertoire of the Brno Opera. It started with a realistic drama by Gabriela Preissová, which the composer himself adapted into the form of an opera libretto. Although he had to significantly shorten the text of the drama, he succeeded in deepening the effect of the tragic story from the Moravian countryside. The spendthrift and fickle Števa, the fierce and yet at heart kind Laca, and above all the inexorable Kostelnička, whose efforts to maintain her position and respect in the village community will lead her to murder the child of her shelter, Jenůfa. Janáček (1854–1928) captured the individual characters in a masterly dramatic shorthand that is chilling and at the same time evokes compassion and understanding in us. The final form of the work, marked by the death of the composer's daughter Olga, led to a long and thorny road. After the successful premiere in Brno in 1904, her pastor had to wait twelve long years before Janáček's efforts were crowned with well-deserved success on other domestic and foreign stages.
Since in 2025 it will be 100 years since the death of one of the most important figures in music of the 20th century, Erik Satie, the creators of the dramaturgical concept will focus on the largest and deepest possible presentation of his work, but also on the works of contemporary composers who were influenced by Satie's work.
