ProART: Chopin_Sand: A Love Prelude

A multi-genre production reflecting the fates of the Polish composer Fryderyk Chopin and the French writer George Sand, whose tumultuous relationship marked the work and lives of both of them. Fryderyk Chopin and George Sand – two phenomena of artistic romanticism. The Polish composer spent most of his creative life in France, where he met the …

ProART: Chopin_Sand: A Love Prelude

A multi-genre production reflecting the fates of the Polish composer Fryderyk Chopin and the French writer George Sand, whose tumultuous relationship marked the work and lives of both of them. Fryderyk Chopin and George Sand – two phenomena of artistic romanticism. The Polish composer spent most of his creative life in France, where he met the …

ProART: Blatný

The poetic performance titled BLATNÝ works first and foremost with text – Blatný’s own poems, prose or essays, i.e. the spoken word as a means of sharing emotions, feelings and evocation of images. The imaginary creative circle consists of three components: words – music – movement – and their mutual inspirations. How movement responds to text, how …

ProART: Chopin_Sand: A Love Prelude

A multi-genre production reflecting the fates of the Polish composer Fryderyk Chopin and the French writer George Sand, whose tumultuous relationship marked the work and lives of both of them. Fryderyk Chopin and George Sand – two phenomena of artistic romanticism. The Polish composer spent most of his creative life in France, where he met the …

Gabriela Vermelho a ProART Company

Gabriela Vermelho, Czech multi-instrumentalist, musician, singer and actress known from the Theatre Goose on a String, winner of the Alfred Radok Prize, in her open-air chamber recital accompanied by the ProART Company dance ensemble. Inspired by folk music, folklore, poetry and the “year of silence”, Gabriela Vermelho presents a repertoire of various genres and unprecedented poetic musicality. …

ProART: Spanish evening at Villa Tugendhat

The first part of the evening will feature a selection from the song cycle Siete canciones populares Españolas by Spanish composer Manuel de Falla, which Lukáš Sommer was inspired by and wrote directly for the singer. Guitarist Lukáš Sommer will perform mainly his original works such as Regina coeli, Memories of Tárrega, but also the composition …

ProART: Blatný

The poetic performance titled BLATNÝ works first and foremost with text – Blatný’s own poems, prose or essays, i.e. the spoken word as a means of sharing emotions, feelings and evocation of images. The imaginary creative circle consists of three components: words – music – movement – and their mutual inspirations. How movement responds to text, how …

ProART: Meeting in the Glass Room: Anna Hogenová

Ticket sales Admission: 400 CZK / personCapacity is limited, advance ticket purchase required.Tickets can be purchased online from 10.00 on 18 June 2021 at www.tugendhat.eu. Information Tel.: +420 515 511 015 / 017E-mail: info@tugendhat.eu

ProART Meeting in the Glass Room: Jan Kačer

TICKETS: Admission: 400 CZK / personCapacity is limited, prior ticket purchase required.Tickets can be purchased online at www.tugendhat.eu from 25 August.Visitors are required to wear a face mask in the interiors of Villa Tugendhat.A tour of the interior is not part of the programme. Spectator participation is possible only with the upper respiratory protection applied. INFORMATION: Tel: +420 515 511 015 / …

ProART: Ondine_Little Marine Beloved

In case of unfavourable weather, the performance is moved to the Moravian Gallery, the Governor’s Palace, Moravské náměstí 1a, 662 26 Brno – Centre. About the performance (from www.proart-festival.cz) Ondine: Little Marine Beloved is the first drama piece  by Lucie Hrochová. However, Lucie Hrochová is already the author of two books (Friendship from Heaven (2009) and Cognition from …

ProART: A Meeting under the Glass Room: Daniel Hůlka and Vladimír Chmelo

Vladimír Chmelo, the singer of the Brno Janáček Opera and the New York Metropolitan Opera, is preparing Daniel Hůlka – a Czech musical star – for the role of Vodník in Rusalka. We will talk about trips between genres, career ups and downs, the world of Czech and global show business, in-between examples of opera and …

ProART: Ondine_Little Marine Beloved

ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE (FROM WWW.PROART-FESTIVAL.CZ) Ondine: Little Marine Beloved is the first drama piece  by Lucie Hrochová. However, Lucie Hrochová is already the author of two books (Friendship from Heaven (2009) and Cognition from Heaven (2011) published by Akcent) and co-author of a theatre performance (Giulietta’s Nights (2019), Studio Marta). The text is based on a play “Ondine” …

PROART: Ema Destinn_Storm and Calmness

The mosaic of these works then forms the framework of the evening through which Destinn’s song cycle Garden of the Heart permeates as a leitmotif. The forms and feelings of the national heroine are impersonated by a trio of performers – a dancer, an actress and a singer – complemented by the character of a male opponent, a glossary and a stage partner, Enrico Caruso. …

ProART Meeting in the Glass Room: Helena Třeštíková

The January meeting is dedicated to the outstanding Czech documentary filmmaker Helena Třeštíková, who has captured audience awareness with her time-lapse documentaries not only about public figures, but above all about ordinary people that one does not find on the front pages of magazines. Her documentaries are a strong testimony of the Czechs and the times …

THE PAST IS WAVING AT US

Monday 9 December, 19:30 A dance and theatre project with music and songs by Jaroslav Hutka, marking the 30th anniversary of the regaining of freedom and democracy, presented at Villa Tugendhat and the Káznice prison at Cejl in Brno. A dance theatre production reflecting the performers’ own experiences and opinions of personal and social freedom, with a background of …

PROART MEETING IN THE GLASS ROOM: TAŤJANA MEDVECKÁ: KYTICE (THE BOUQUET)

The May meeting in Villa Tugendhat will present Mrs. Táňa Medvecká – a key actress of the National Theatre in Prague, holder of two Thalia Theatre Awards and the Czech Lion Film Award. With her rich expressive portfolio of and acting intelligence, she has entered the history of Czech theatre as well as television, film and …

PROART MEETING IN THE GLASS ROOM: ARNOŠT GOLDFLAM: PA AND HIS SON FROM THE BLACK FIELDS

An April meeting with an icon of Brno theatre world, Arnošt Goldflam, guarantees moments of humour and human authenticity. A conversation with Martin Dvořák will be accompanied by readings from his own works and live music. Actor, playwright, director, educator and writer Arnošt Goldflam was born in Brno in 1946 in a Jewish family. He studied medicine …

PROART: KRAJINA (MÉ) DUŠE VE VILE TUGENDHAT

… k životnímu jubileu paní Marty Vančurové „Chci to slyšet.Bůhví co mne nutí.Ale musím čekat na cinknutí,jinak by se moje srdce bálo.“ Další z oblíbených produkcí spolku ProART bude věnováno vyprávění o lásce v jejích rozmanitých podobách lyrickými básněmi Jana Skácela v podání Marty Vančurové s tanečně-hudebním ztvárněním Martina Dvořáka a houslového dua ECH! (Jitka Břízová, Vojtěch Drahoňovský). Marta Vančurová patří mezi …

PROART: VISITING BEAUTY

The multi-genre hommage by actress Veronika Žilková, dancer Martin Dvořák and guitarist František Chaloupka will transport the audience to the period of Italian Renaissance. During the evening, in the iconic main living room of Villa Tugendhat, dance songs of the Renaissance will be presented, inspired by forgotten Italian Renaissance poetry by e.g. Michelangelo Buonarroti, Gaspara …

PROART: VISITING BEAUTY

The multi-genre hommage by actress Veronika Žilková, dancer Martin Dvořák and guitarist František Chaloupka will transport the audience to the period of Italian Renaissance. During the evening, in the iconic main living room of Villa Tugendhat, dance songs of the Renaissance will be presented, inspired by forgotten Italian Renaissance poetry by e.g. Michelangelo Buonarroti, Gaspara …

PROART MEETING IN THE GLASS ROOM: TEREZA BOUČKOVÁ

Writer, screenwriter, journalist, wife, mother, daughter, signatory to Charter 77. But also a cleaner, housekeeper, postal carrier, or gramophone record packer. All that is what Tereza Boučková was or still is. She will talk to Martin Dvořák and you as audience about her past, present and future life at this event that beras the title “Life …

PROART MEETING IN THE GLASS ROOM: PAVEL ČERNOCH

The cycle of regular meetings in the Glass Room, organized by the ProART Association, continues in Villa Tugendhat in 2018. The first guest of moderator Martin Dvořák will be the tenor Pavel Černoch. This native of Brno, performing on stages of Paris, New York, London or Milan, will talk about his singing career, life in …

PROART: FAIRY TALES IN VILLA TUGENDHAT

A combination of dance, music and theatre in a wintery fairy-tale rendez-vous in the unique environment of the main living room of Brno’s UNESCO monument. What do Firebird, Puppets, the Infanta, an Elf and a Selfish Giant have in common? You will find out during the performance in the glass room of Villa Tugendhat, where you can encounter …

PROART MEETING IN THE GLASS ROOM: MAGDA VÁŠÁRYOVÁ

An Advent meeting in Villa Tugendhat, moderated by Martin Dvořák, will be dedicated to an outstanding personality of Czechoslovak theatre, film and social life, Magda Vášáryová. This unique artist, diplomat, politician, mother, leaves in all her life roles an indelible trace of her humanity, sincerity, commitment, intensity and depth. The evening discussion with Magda Vášáryová …

PROART MEETING IN THE GLASS ROOM: JOSEF FORMÁNEK

7 November 2017 at 20:00 A November meeting with Czech writer, reporter, editor and traveller Josef Formánek in the unique environment of the main living space of Villa Tugendhat. All of Formánek’s works are linked through autobiography, multi-layering, as well as the main theme – the search for the meaning of human life. A meeting with the record-breaking …

PROART MEETING IN THE GLASS ROOM: EVA PILAROVÁ

The popular cycle of the ProART Meetings in the glass room will continue in September this year by a meeting with the legend of Czechoslovak popular music, Eva Pilarová. During the concert talk show at Villa Tugendhat, the triple ‘Golden Nightingale’ winner returns to her native Brno. The audience will be able to experience not only …

PROART MEETING IN THE GLASS ROOM: MICHAL HORÁČEK

A personality of Czech cultural and social life, whose name is becoming more and more frequent all around. A man and artist who took life in his own hands, did not wait for fortune to come to him, but rather came to her himself. In addition to his current political ambitions, however, Michal Horáček prioritises the need …

PROART MEETING IN THE GLASS ROOM: KATEŘINA BERANOVÁ

Monday 17 July at 20.00 A native of Brno who escaped to studying singing in Rome. An opera diva who can both move and cheer up with her voice. She conquered the concert stage in London, Vienna, New York, Paris, Berlin and Leipzig. In spite of all the artistic victories, she still remains a Moravian girl, who …

PROART MEETING IN THE GLASS ROOM: IVA BITTOVÁ

The second ProART meeting in the glass room is dedicated to a versatile artist, musician, singer and actress, Iva Bittová. The evening compered by Martin Dvořák will present well-known as well as unknown aspects of life of this famous artist who is equally at home in Brno and overseas in America. The audience will be able …

PROART MEETING IN THE GLASS ROOM: RADKA FIŠAROVÁ

This year’s first meeting in the glass room of Villa Tugendhat will be presented by singer and actress Radka Fišarová. A native of Prague, she was born on the same day as Edith Piaf, and meeting with the work of this legendary French chanson singer heralded Radka Fišarová’s career. This versatile singer and musical actress and author …

PROART MEETING IN THE GLASS ROOM: VLASTIMIL HARAPES

Villa Tugendhat, 7 December 2016 from 20.00 Regular meetings in the main living room of the Villa Tugendhat continue in the Advent season. A special guest featured on 7 December from 20.00 is the legendary Czech ballet soloist Vlastimil Harapes. The meeting which takes place on the occasion of his jubilee this year will take us …

PROART MEETING IN THE GLASS ROOM: DAGMAR PECKOVÁ

Dagmar Pecková Full of emotion, confidence, energy, “that Carmen with the spiky hair” for the Czech., Beyond the borders, an opera diva of the first magnitude… Berlin, Munich, London, Paris, San Francisco, New York. Two children and a career in full swing … A couple of stumbles and a fall to the bottom – the burnout. In search …

PROART MEETING IN THE GLASS ROOM: BÁRA BASIKOVÁ

18 July, 8 p.m. Bára Basiková A chamber concert – talk show will feature one of the most outstanding singers of her generation. After appearing in legendary bands, Precedens and Stromboli, she embarked on a solo and musical career, during which she sang almost all genres except oompah bands. Exceptional voice talent, genre versatility, a gift of emotional …

PROART FESTIVAL 2016: IMPRA (CZ): WITH THE CITY BEHIND YOU

Two actors, one instrumentalist – Hanny Firla, Ondřej Král and Igor Ochepovsky. The actors’ improvisations without borders, with musical accompaniment by a guitar magician. IMPRA – modern theatre which evolves directly on the stage. The winners of the 2015 Student Thalia in Prague’s National Theatre with more than 70 performances throughout the country during the first year …

MARTIN DVOŘÁK AND PROART COMPANY (CZ): VITKA IN VILLA TUGENDHAT

4 July 2016 at 20.00 A dance and musical theatre performance as a tribute to composer Vítězslava Kaprálová. Three actors (Irene Bauer, Kamila Valůšková and Martin Dvořák) reflect not only the fate of the composer and conductor Kaprálová, but above all the feelings it inspires. Emotions of Kaprálová’s music affect a new composition by composer Omar Ruiz, as …

PROART MEETING IN THE GLASS ROOM: ZDENĚK KONVALINA

Zdeněk Konvalina He graduated from the Brno Dance Conservatory in 1997. After a short engagement in Ostrava ballet he left Czech stages and swapped them for the world: Houston Ballet, National Ballet of Canada in Toronto, and English National Ballet in London among others. Zdeněk Konvalina has become for Brno one of the greatest ballet artists …

PROART MEETING IN THE GLASS ROOM: ZDENĚK KONVALINA

Zdeněk Konvalina He graduated from the Brno Dance Conservatory in 1997. After a short engagement in Ostrava ballet he left Czech stages and swapped them for the world: Houston Ballet, National Ballet of Canada in Toronto, and English National Ballet in London among others. Zdeněk Konvalina has become for Brno one of the greatest ballet artists …

A MEETING IN THE GLASS ROOM: HUDBA TICHA

ProART are starting a cycle of meetings with different artistic personalities in the fields of theatre, dance, music, literature and other cultural spheres. The unique combination of spaces in the Brno villa together with thoughts, emotions and energy of the artists involved gives the audience a unique opportunity to experience an evening in the presence of the …

A MEETING IN THE GLASS ROOM: BLATNÝ

ProART are starting a cycle of meetings with different artistic personalities in the fields of theatre, dance, music, literature and other cultural spheres. The unique combination of spaces in the Brno villa together with thoughts, emotions and energy of the artists involved gives the audience a unique opportunity to experience an evening in the presence of the …

BÁSNÍCI MĚSTA – DVOUDÍLNÝ PROJEKT DIVADLA, HUDBY A TANCE VE VILE TUGENDHAT

The two-part performing arts project (theatre, music and dance) in the Tugendhat Villa (listed by UNESCO as one of the world cultural heritage sites) pays homage to the Czech artists with tragic fate – composer Vítězslava Kaprálová (1915 – 1940) and poet Ivan Blatný (1919-1990). BRNO, July 20–21 and September 14–15, 2015, in Villa TUGENDHAT …

“POETS OF THE CITY” – TRIBUTE TO THE SILENCED GENIUSES OF BRNO

The two-part performing arts project (theatre, music and dance) in the Tugendhat Villa (listed by UNESCO as one of the world cultural heritage sites) pays homage to the Czech artists with tragic fate – composer Vítězslava Kaprálová (1915 – 1940) and poet Ivan Blatný (1919-1990). BRNO, July 20–21 and September 14–15, 2015, in Villa TUGENDHAT …

USPUD_EMOTICON A TWO-PART CONCEPTUAL DANCE EVENING IN VILLA TUGENDHAT

On the 19, 20 and 21 May 2014 from 8:00 pm, the Czech premiere of a unique mystical piano ballet will take place in the main living area of ​​the Villa Tugendhat: Eric Satie’s USPUD and a contemporary “electro-acoustic” choreography named Emoticon. ProART Company and choreographer Martin Dvořák focus in their work on unconventional stage renditions of works …