12:30 Still on Fire? – Jakub Třasák, violin player and producer
The former child star of TV shows but also a successful graduate of the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston bases his music career not only on the American continent. The documentary from the series by Hana Pinkavová about highly talented artists is a continuation of stories about the talent and uniqueness of the protagonists of the series “I’m on fire, do not put out!” and “The Deal of the Talent”. The confrontation of a child’s and teenager’s naivety with the harsh and uncompromising world of the adults.
Special guest of the screening: Jakub Třasák.
13:30 Michal Prokop - When They Come to Get Me…
The life story of the musician, politician and host Michal Prokop as directed by Jiří Vondrák. Michal Prokop has been among the leading personalities of the Czech music scene for the past half century, yet no major documentary about him has been made so far. The traces of his authorship and performances within Czechoslovakian rock music are non-negligible as well as his political engagement, television work or personal opinions. The film describes the overlapping periods of all the areas of his life as they are essentially inseparable.
Special guests of the screening: Michal Prokop and Jiří Vondrák.
A film trilogy by Jo Strømgren and Stein-Roger Bull. Three plots with the same concept – all three ballets take place in a closed room. Great dancers and international star soloists who play music by three European composers of the same period – Leo Eugen Janáček, Zoltán Kodály and Eugène Ysaÿe. Music reflects the psychological dynamics of a human conflict like a mirror. Prosaic situation in realistic surroundings serves as a contrast to the abstract association expressed in music and dance. The two special screenings will be followed by a third one - the premiere of the film "An Accident" - September 24 at 17:30 at the Great Hall of the New Stage of the National Theatre.
15:00 Closed
First film of the dance films trilogy produced by Nordic Stories – a dance drama in a closed room accompanied by the Norwegian cellist Trulse Mørk.
Music: Zoltán Kodály // Solo: Truls Mørk // Dancers: Nataša Novotná, Václav Kuneš, Gerard van Dyke, Jo Strømgren
15:30 The Neighbour
Second film of the dance films trilogy produced by Nordic Stories - the dance drama in a closed room accompanied by the Norwegian piano player Leif Ove Andsnes.
Music: Leoš Janáček // Solo: Leif Ove Andsnes // Dancers: Line Tørmoen, Dimitri Jourd
17:00 The Icons of Kamil Střihavka
The series will present personalities of all genres from pop, funky, rock, rock’n’roll to blues or heavy metal. In every episode, the rock singer and musician Kamil Střihavka will present one personality in music with whom he has a connection through friendship and joint musical experiences.
Director: Miloslav Levek, Adolf Zika // Script Editor: Radim Smetana // Executive Producer: Kateřina Kovářová // Creative Producer: Lucie Kapounová // Produced by: ZIPO FILM production s.r.o. // Featuring: Petr Janda and others
Special guests of the screening: Kamil Střihavka, Miloslav Levek, Adolf Zika and Petr Janda.
18:30 The Nation For Itself, The Culture For You
Along with the organisers of the event, we will remind ourselves of the live broadcast of a unique multi-genre concert in the National Theatre organised in order to make the waiting for the restart of the live culture scene after a long pandemic break more bearable.
Special guests of the screening: David Gaydečka a Martin Voňka.