The Book of Sirens | Prague Fringe | ProEnglish Theatre of Ukraine
Schedule
Fri Sep 30 2022 at 04:00 pm to 04:45 pm
Location
Museum of Alchemists and Magicians of Old Prague | Prague, PR
“The Book of Sirens” monodrama performance in English by ProEnglish Theatre of Ukraine. Performed at Prague Fringe 2022location: Museum of Alchemists (Prague, Jánský vršek 8, 118 00 Malá Strana)
dates and times:
30.09. 16:00 – 16:38
30.09. 20:15 – 20:53
01.10. 16:00 – 16:38
01.10. 20:15 – 20:53
admission: 220CZK
https://www.praguefringe.com/programme/the-book-of-sirens/
DESCRIPTION a performance of Art Shelter//ProEnglish Theatre from Kyiv, Ukraine
THE BOOK OF SIRENS staged in the bomb shelter//theatre of Kyiv during March 2022. It was premiered on Apr 09, 2022 Toured Spain in May (Bilbao, Aranjuez, Madrid, Alicante) and Germany in August (Berlin, Cologne, Hannover) “The Book of Sirens” is the official selection at Sele Teatro fest (Italy) and Prague Fringe (Czechia)
STORYLINE
– a story of a little German town of Molching being constantly bombed during World War II
– a story of a little girl Liesel who learnt to read in a bomb shelter
– a story that repeats based on the book of Markus Zusak “The Book Thief” as well as the books of Hector Abad Faciolince and an extract of his “Forgotten We Shall Be”
You will also hear: soviet radio announcements of WWII, live piano, soviet war songs, “Moonlight Serenade” tune and some sirens. A lot of sirens
Monodrama play directed by Alex Borovenskiy
performed by Anabell Ramirez
piano by Valerie Leif/Olexii Afanasiev
Audience say:
– a very powerful version of the book
– beautiful, moving, this is why we make theatre…
– interesante ejemplo de projecto cultural con impacto social
– you’re created a beautiful space
– the boooks work so powerfully! the whole symbolic line is wow
– shattering… a voice of humanity in a sea of madness…
– performing a piece about being in a bomb shelter, whilst being in a bomb shelter being bombed… easily the 21st century most important piece of drama
The performance is in English