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Exhibiting artists / ateliers

• Petr Matásek

* 1944, Praha
Additional information: Graduated from the Academy for Performing Arts in Prague and currently operates in Puppet Theatre Drak. He teaches puppet theatre stage design at the Academy for Performing Arts in Prague (DAMU). Exhibited at the PQ in 1971, 1979, 1983, 1987, 1991 and 1995.

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• Miroslav Melena

* 1937, Louny
Specialization: architect, set designer, costume designer


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• Jan Dušek

Additional information: Born in 1942 in Prague. Since 1979 he has been a lecturer at the Department of Stage Design at the Theatrical Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. He has cooperated as a stage and costume designer with the majority of theatres both in Prague and elsewhere in the country. In 1972 at the Triennial of Stage and Costume Design in Novi Sad he received a Gold Medal for stage design (collective) and a Silver Medal for costume designs (collective). He exhibited at the PQ in 1971 and in 1975.

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• Jaroslav Malina

Additional information: Born in 1937 in Prague. Graduated from the Pedagogic Faculty of the University and from the Academy of Musical and Dramatic Arts (prof. Tröster's class). After having completed his studies in 1964, he is above all at work at the F. X. Šalda Theatre in Liberec. He concerns himself also with setting for puppet theatres (The Naive Theatre in Liberec, Studio Y), with graphic works and painting. He took part in numerous exhibitions at home and abroad.
• Ladislav Vychodil

Additional information: Born in 1920 in Háčky na Hané. He is the chief stage designer at the Slovak National Theatre in Bratislava and the chief of the Department of Stage Design at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava. In 1965 he received a Gold Medal as the best foreign stage designer at the Biennial of Fine Arts in São Paulo. He participated in the PQ in 1967, 1971, 1975 and in 1979. National Artist.

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• Helena Bezáková

Additional information: Born in 1936 at Oponice. Studied at tne School of Industrial Art and at the Academy of Musical and Dramatic Arts in Bratislava under prof. L. Vychodil, L. Purkyňová and prof. J. Mudroch. Since 1962 she was at work for the State Theatre in Košice, and since 1966 she has been working for the Slovák National Theatre in Bratislava as costume designer. Her most important works are costume designs to Hamlet and to Romeo and Juliet by W. Shakespeare, to Atlantis by V. Nezval, to Dances and Tears by Zvon, to The Tragedy of Man by I. Madách, to Lady Macbeth and Aida by G. Verdi, to Norma by V. Bellini and to Svatopluk by E. Suchoň. She has collaborated also with the National Theatre in Prague, the Opera of the State Theatre in Brno, with the theatres in Ostrava, Olomouc, Košice, Banská Bystrica and in Prešov; abroad with the theatres in Sofia, Novi Sad, Rzeszów. She co-operated with the Czechoslovak Television in Bratislava. With her costume designs she took part in a number of scenographic exhibitions at home and abroad.

Exhibiting works

• E. Suchoň: (Svatopluk), Slovenské národní divadlo 1970
  

  
  
  
• Květoslav Bubeník

Additional information: Born in 1922 in Kostelec na Hané. He has been working as a stage designer at the National Theatre in Prague. He participated in the PQ in 1967, 1971, 1975 (Silver Medal for the stage design) and in 1979. Artist of Merit.

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• Ján Hanák

Additional information: Born in 1931 in Bánovce nad Bebravou. He has been working as a stage designer at the State Theatre in Košice. He participated in 1965 in the Czechoslovak exhibition at the Biennial of Fine Arts in Sao Pauto which was awarded a Gold Medal. He took part in the PQ in 1967 1971 1975 and in 1979.

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• Milan Hložek

Additional information: Born in 1929 at Kelcice near Prostějov. Since 1951 he is at work as scenic designer at the SNP Theatre in Martin. He co-operates as non-staff member with numerous Slovak theatres as well as with Czech theatres e. g. in Hradec Králové, České Budějovice, Ostrava, Olomouc, Uherské Hradiště; abroad with theatres in Lvov, Rieka and with some theatres in the German Democratic Republic. His most important works include the décors to the Optimistic Tragedy by Víshnievski, Jan Hus by J. K. Tyl, Dances and Tears by P. Zvon, Three Sisters by A. P. Chekhov, A Midsummer Nighťs Dream by W. Shakespeare, Of Mice and Men by J. Steinbeck, The Lower Depths by M. Gorky and Rosenkrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead by T. Stoppard. He organized one-man exhibitions in Martin and Lvov. He has participated in all Czechoslovak exhibitions of applied arts, of industrial decorative arts and of scenic design. He took part in the Prague Quadrennial 1967. Abroad he exhibited his works in Budapest, Vienna, Cairo and in Sao Paulo.
• Luboš Hrůza

* 1933-03-28, Jihlava
Additional information: Born 1933 in Jihlava (ČSFR). Stage and costume designer. Since 1969 he has been living in Norway and working at the National Theatre in Oslo, first as a stage designer, now as chief stage designer. Lecturer at the State Theatre School and at the School of Architecture in Oslo. He took part in the Prague Quadrennial 1967, where he awarded a silver medal for stage design.
• Štefan Hudák

Additional information: Born in 1942 in Velký Šariš. Since 1968 he has been working as an architect at the Czechoslovak Television Studio in Košice. He participated in the PQ in 1971, 1975 and in 1979.

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• Zbyněk Kolář

Additional information: Born in 1926 in Opava. He has been working as a stage designer at the Vinohrady Theatre in Prague. He participated in the PQ in 1967, 1971, 1975 and in 1979.

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Exhibiting works

• Bratří Čapkové: (The Insect Play), National theater (National Theatre), 1969
  
  
  
• Vladimír Nývlt

Additional information: Born in 1927. Studied architecture at the Arts and Crafts College in Prague. After having completed his studies in 1951, he started work at the Army Artistic Theatre in Prague. Since 1960 he has been at work as décor chief of the E. F. Burian Theatre in Prague. He collaborates with a number of theatres in Czechoslovakia and also with several theatres in the F.R.G. He is a permanent collaborator of the Czechoslovak State Film and of the Czechoslovak Television.

Exhibiting works

• Paul Claudel: (The Tiding Brought to Mary), Divadlo E. F. Buriana 1968
  
  
  
• Irena Nývltová

Additional information: Born in 1926 in Prague. Graduate of the State Graphic School and the School of Applied Art in Prague - section applied painting. Since 1952 non-staff member of the Army Art Theatre, for which she designs programmes and posters, since 1953 costume designer and two years later joins the staff. She mainly cooperated with the directors E. F. Burian, K. Novák and O. Krejča. Her most significant stage sets are: The Rat-Catcher, White Nights, Věra Lukášova, The Rhinoceros, Rose Tatoo and End of the Carnival. She participated in the I. Exhibition of Czechoslovak Stage Design in Brno, in the Biennial in Sao Paulo, in Rio de Janeiro, in Berlin (GDR), Sofia, Budapest and London.
• Čestmír Pechr

Additional information: Born in 1926 at Mladá Boleslav. Studied under prof. Mokrý and Baláž at the State School of Graphic Arts and the special line of applied painting under prof. J. Novák at the Arts and Crafts College in Prague. Since 1955 stage designer of the Slovak National Theatre in Bratislava. His creation aims predominantly at applied graphic art, above all at posters, at book graphic art and at exhibition concerns. Among his significant scenographic realizations are sets to The Physicists, Elopement to Silence, Hamlet, A Streetcar Named Desire, Where the Foxes Say Good-night, Don Carlos, Our Swaggerers. He has participated in all Slovak exhibitions of applied art and of decorative industrial arts in Bratislava, abroad in exhibitions of contemporary art ín Vienna, Budapest and Berlin. He organized one-man exhibitions of film and theatre posters in Bratislava (Little Scene of the Slovak National Theatre in 1963, C. Majerník Gallery in 1970; 10 years of posters of the Slovak National Theatre) and in Vienna in 1970.

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• Ludmila Purkyňová

Additional information: Born in 1928 in Hradec Králové. She has been working as a costume designer at the Slovak National Theatre in Bratislava. She is an associate professor at the Department of Stage Design at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava. She participated in the PQ in 1967 (Gold Medal for costumes), 1971, 1975 and in 1979. Artist of Merit.

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• Zdeněk Seydl

Additional information: Born in 1916 at Třeboň. Apprenticeship as typographer. He completed studies at the School of Graphic Arts and at the Arts and Crafts College in Prague /special line of monumental painting under prof. F. Kysela/. Predominantly he works as commercial artist and book illustrator, and collaborates with the puppet and animated film. To his significant theatrical works belong the designs for The War and for The Opera of the Country Fair in E. F. Burian's production, for The Defeat at the Tyl Theatre in Prague, for Dalskabáty at the Central Theatre of the Czechoslovak Army in Prague, for the ballet Faust at the Smetana Theatre, The Firebird, The Talkative Slug and for the Mother Courage at the National Theatre in Prague. At the Prague Quadrennial in 1967 he received a Silver Medal for his costume designs for Stravinsky's Petrouchka. Among his most important recent designs are Amphitryon, Hadrián z Římsů and An Optimistic Tragedy at the National Theatre in Prague, The Bag-pipe Player from Strakonice at the Vinohrady Theatre in Prague and Love in Carneval Colours at the Laterna Magica in Prague.
• Otakar Schindler

Additional information: Born in 1923 in Stará Plesná. He has been working as a chief stage designer at the Zdeněk Nejedlý Realistic Theatre in Prague. He exhibited in the PQ in 1967, 1971, 1975 and in 1979.

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• Bořivoj Slavík

Additional information: Born in 1930 at Vyškov. Studied under prof. Hoffmeister at the College of Applied Art in Prague. Since 1954 he was at work at the Workers' Theatre in Gottwaldov and then at the Regional Theatre in Nitra. Since 1970 he acts as architect of the Czechoslovak Television in Bratislava. His most important works include scenic sets to Forty Scoundrels and One Little Innocent by O. Daněk, Desire under the Elms by 0'Neill, The Hangman and the Madman by Voskovec and Werich. He has participated in a number of exhibitions at home and abroad (in Hungary, Poland, Yugoslavia, FRG, Cuba and in Brazil).
• Vladimír Suchánek

Additional information: Born in 1934 in Gbely. He has been working as a stage designer at the Slovak National Theatre in Bratislava. He exhibited in the PQ in 1967 (Silver Medal for stage design), 1971, 1975 (Silver Medal for stage design) and in 1979 (Silver Medal for stage design).

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Exhibiting works

• Albert Camus: (The Just), Čs. televize 1967
  
  
  
• Vladimír Šrámek

Additional information: Born in 1927 in Prague. Graduated from the Academy of Musical and Dramatic Arts, the scenographic class of prof. Fr. Tröster. Since 1950 he acts as décor chief of the State Theatre in Ostrava. He realized there sets for dramas, opéras, operettas and also for ballets, collaborating within the recent years predominantly with the stage directors R. Koval, M. Nekvasil and V. Hamšík. To his most important designs belong the stage sets for Richard III, After the Fall, Médea, Saint Joan, Julius Caesar, The Seagull and The Shrewd. He took part in a number of exhibitions at home and abroad. As co-author he has participated in the publication Richard III, an analysis of the staging at the State Theatre in Ostrava. He is a permanent collaborator of the Czechoslovak Television.
• Vojtěch Štolfa

Additional information: Born in 1921 in Kojetín. He has been working as a resident stage designer at the State Theatre in Brno. He participated in the PQ in 1967, 1971, 1975 and in 1979.

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• Otto Šujan

Additional information: Born in 1930 in Zvolen. Studied the special line of architecture at the Slovak Technical College and stage design at the College of Musical and Dramatic Arts under prof. L. Vychodil where he completed studies in 1955. After having graduated he started work at the J. Záborský Theatre in Prešov, since 1956 he has been engaged by the New Scene in Bratislava where he is working up to this date. He co-operates as an ex-staff member with a number of Slovak theatres and with the Czechoslovak Television. His most important designs include the stage sets to tbe Periphery by Langer, Mamzelle Nitouche by Hervé, Hello, Dolly! by Stewart-Herman, The Threepenny Opera by Brecht, and from among the most recent ones The Emperoťs New Habiliments by Beneš, the West Side Story by Bernstein, The Karamasoff Brothers by Dostojevsky, The Lark by Anouilh. He acts as expert assistant of the Chair of scenic design under prof. L. Vychodil at the College of Musical and Dramatic Arts in Bratislava. He has participated in a number of scenic design exhibitions at home and abroad such as the Biennial In Sao Paulo in 1965, the exhibition of Slovák scenography in the Paris Odeon Theatre, the exhibitions of stage and costume design in the USA, ín Vienna, Leningrad, Havana, Cairo, Budapest, Paris, Chicago and in Warsaw.
• Miloš Tomek

Additional information: Born in 1921 in Prague. After having completed his studies at the Arts and Crafts School in Prague, he collaborated as scenic designer with stage director V. Vaňátko at the Theatre of Young Pioneers, and subsequently passed over to the Workers' Theatre in Gottwaldov. Between 1950 and 1962 he was chief designer of the State Theatre in Brno. In 1954 he was awarded the State Prize for his décor to the play Stalingrad. To his most important designs belong the stage sets for Mysteria Buffa, The Ascent of Arturo Ui, The Assassination of Marat and Julius Caesar, which he has realized in a collaboration with stage director E. Sokolovský. With stage director A. Hajda he co-operated on the staging of Woyzeck and The Trial of the Muromskis. At present he is stage designer of the theatre Divadlo na Vinohradech. Externally he co-operates with a number of Czechoslovak theatres.

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• Karel Vaca

Additional information: Born in 1919 at Prostějov. Between 1945 and 1950 he studied at the Arts and Crafts College, at the studio of monumental painting under prof. E. Filla. In addition to painting he illustrates books, designs film and theatre posters, and is at work as stage and costume designer.

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Exhibiting works

• Samuel Beckett: (Waiting For Godot), Státní divadlo 1970
• Stanislava Vaníčková

Additional information: Born in 1927 in Prague. She cooperates as costume designer with the Slovak National Theatre and with the New Stage Theatre in Bratislava. She took part in the PQ in 1967, 1971, 1975 (Silver Medal for costumes) and in 1979 (Silver Medal for costumes).

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• Adolf Wenig

Additional information: Born in 1912 in Prague. In 1935 he graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts; between 1939 and January 1978 he was the chief stage designer of the Municipal Theatres of Prague. He has designed more than 400 stage sets and costumes, the most important of which are Tyl' s The Shoemakers' Fair, Shaw' s Androcles and the Lion and a number of Shakespearean productions. He often works as a specialized costume designer and is the foremost representative of this specialization in our theatres /Jeppe of the Hill, The Pretenders, The Lentern/. He has colleborated also with a number of domestic and foreign theatres and often elso with films and television. In 1962 he received the title of Artist of Merit for his life-long contribution to the theatre. He has exhibited in a number of collective, as well as one-men exhibitions. At the Biennial in Sao Paulo in 1961 he represented Czechoslovak costume designs, he also participated in the Prague Quadrennial in 1967, in 1971 /where he received a Silver Medal for costume designs/ and in 1975. He most recent one-man exhibition was held in Prague in 1974.

Exhibiting works

• Jean Giraudoux: (The Trojan War Will Not Take Place), 1969
  

  
  
  
• G. Szkolay: (Blood Wedding), 1968
  
  
  
• Joan Brehms

Additional information: Born 1907 in Liepàjà (Latvia). Between 1945-1977 he has been working as chief stage designer at the South Bohemian Theatre in České Budějovice. Author of the round stage theatre in Český Krumlov (realized in 1956) on the site of courtyard at Karlštejn castle he designed a variable theatre space (1968) and a polydimensional theatre device in open air in Mexico in 1977. He participated in the Prague Quadrennial 1967,1971,1975,1979 and 1987.

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• Marie Bendová-Franková

Additional information: Born in 1944 at Kopidlno. Between 1961 and 1967 she studied stage designing under prof. Fr. Tröster at the Academy of Musical and Dramatic Arts in Prague. During her studies she participated in four productions at the DISK Theatre. After having completed the studies she was at work for two seasons as stage designer at the F. X. Šalda Theatre in Liberec.

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• Lubor Friedrich

Additional information: Born in 1923 at Lhenice in the Šumava-border area. Studied the formation in plastic and graphic arts at the Pedagogic Faculty of the Charles University, and completed his studies there under prof. Cyril Bouda in 1949. Until 1960 he was at work as stage designer at the Municipal Theatre at Kladno, between 1960 and 1963 at the Spejbl and Hurvínek Theatre in Prague. Since 1963 he acts as stage designer of the Little Theatre at České Budějovice. He tends especially to puppetry and to the theatre for young people.

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• Vladimír Heller

Additional information: Born in 1922 in Bratislava. Since 1945 chief designer at the Regional Theatre in Ústí nad Labem, since 1947 chief designer at the Workers' Theatre in Most. Since 1950 he has been acting as décor chief and main designer of the J. K. Tyl Theatre in Plzeň.

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• Alena Hoblová

Additional information: Born in 1940 in Prague. She has been working as a costume designer for the Czechoslovak State Ensemble of Songs and Dances. She participated in the PQ in 1971, 1975 and in 1979.

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Exhibiting works

• J. Pauer: (The Imaginary Invalid), Národní divadlo (Nattional Theatre), 1970
  

  
  
  
• Ladislav Hupka

Additional information: Born 1934 in Jur near Bratislava. Studied at the Technical College and the College of Music and Drama in Bratislava. From 1958 guest designer with the Czechoslovak Television in Bratislava; in 1959 appointed its permanent head of design. Also guest designer with foreign television studios, in Warsaw, Vienna and Sofia, and witíh numerous Czech and Slovak theatres, the SNP Theatre in Martin, the State Theatre in Košice, and the Prague J. Wolker Theatre. Among his best are sets for Shaffeťs Black Comedy, for Čapek's The Macropulos Secret, Chekhov's Chameleon, Sartre's Altona, Gogol's Dead Souls, Rusnák's Good Night, Foxes ! and Bukovčan's Before Daybreak.

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• Zdena Kadrnožková

Additional information: Born in 1930 in Prague. Since 1945 she studied at the School of Graphic Arts under prof. Vodrážka, special line of book illustrations. In 1947 she was admitted to the Arts and Crafts College, to the class of prof. Ant. Strnadel (free graphic arts being above all oriented to designs for ethnographic publications, to traditional and historical costumes). She is the author of illustrations for the book History of Traditional Costumes (Edition Orbis). Since 1957 she is at work as costume designer for the Municipal Theatre at Kolín, the National Theatre in Prague, the Realistic Theatre in Prague, and for the theatres in Ostrava, Brno, Bratislava as well as for the film and the télévision. In 1963 she organized an individual exposition in the foyer of the Rokoko Theatre in Prague.

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• Vladimír Koutecký

Additional information: Born in 1930 at Mezimostí nad Lužnicí. Studied under prof. Benš the special line of architecture at the Arts and Crafts College, and film architecture at the Film Faculty of the Academy of Musical and Dramatic Arts under prof. Pacák. Since 1955 he has been by and by at work at the theatres at Varnsdorf, Příbram and finally at the theatre Jihočeské divadlo in České Budějovice where he works thus far. Apart from these permanent activities, he has been as guest realizing décors for the theatres in Karlovy Vary, Český Těšín, Žilina, Ústí nad Labem, Opava and at Toruň (Poland).

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• Jarmila Křížková

Additional information: Born in 1937 in Prague. She has been working as a stage and costume designer at the Regional Theatre in Příbram. She participated in the PQ in 1971 and in 1979.

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• Vladimír Landa

Additional information: Born in 1927 in Cheb. He has been working as chief stage designer at the South Bohemian Theatre in České Budějovice. He participated in the PQ 1971.

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• Marie Malečková

Additional information: Born in 1927 in Ostrava. She studied at the Public School of Graphic Arts and at the Arts and Crafts College in Prague under prof. Vlková. After having completed her studies in 1952, she was for a period of two years at work in the workshops of the National Theatre in Prague, and subsequently as costume designer for the State Ensemble of Songs and Dances. Since 1957 she free-lances as costume designer. She collaborates with the Czechoslovak Television, with the S. K. Neumann Theatre in Prague and with the Municipal Theatres of Prague.

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• Jaromír Pátek

Additional information: Born in 1936 in Třebíč. Since 1967 he has been a chief stage designer at the Jiří Wolker Theatre in Prague. He participated in the PQ in 1971, 1975 and in 1979.

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• Zdeněk Pavel

Additional information: Born In 1926 at Vamberk. Graduated from the Academy of Musical and Dramatic Arts iu Prague, special line of stage and costume designing (class of prof. Fr. Tröster). Since 1949 he was at work both under an engagement and as a guest at numerous theatres in Bohemia as well as in Slovakia (Pardubice, Martin, Bratislava, Karlovy Vary and the like), and in the G.D.R. (Görlitz, Schwerin, Magdeburg). At present he acts as scenic designer at the Prague Municipal Theatres, and lectures as an external professor at the State Conservatory in Prague.

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• Albert Pražák

Additional information: Born in 1946; chief of the Department of Stage Design and vice-dean of the Theatrical Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague

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• Vladimír Synek

Additional information: Born in 1922 in Plzeň. After a period of study of architecture at the Prague Polytechnical University he graduated in 1949 at the Theatrical Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. In 1948 he became employed as a stage designer at the S.K. Neumann Theatre in Prague-Libeň, where he later became the chief stage designer. He has collaborated with a number of theatres in Czechoslovakia, as well as abroad / the USSR, the German Democratic Republic, Hungary, Poland, Austria and Belgium/. He frequently also collaborates with films and television and sometimes works as an exhibition designer and graphic artist. Among his most interesting stage designs in recent years are Hrubín' s The Crystal Night, Corneille' s L' Illusion comique, Shakespeare' s Twelfth Night, Ostrovski' s Wolves and Sheep, Arbuzov' s In the Twelfth Hour, Petrov' s The Three Musketeers after Thirty Years and Klicpera' s The Magical Hat /the majority were done at the S.K. Neumann Theatre/ ; in Düsseldorf he designed the production of Chekhov' s Platonov and for the theatre at Lodž in Poland the sets for Maryša by the Mrštík brothers. He participated in collective exhibitions of Czech stage designers, most recently in Opava in 1977. He also participated in the Prague Quadrennial in 1971 and in 1975.

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• Josef Adolf Šálek

Additional information: Born in 1911 in Vienna. Studied architecture at the Arts and Crafts School (prof. O. Strnad) and at the Academy of Fine Arts (prof. Cl. Holzmeister) in Vienna; he completed his studies in 1935. Between 1938 and 1944 he co-operated in architect Víšek's studio on the project of a Czech national theatre in Brno. Since 1945 professor at the Arts and Crafts School in Brno, since 1950 he lectures externally at the Janáček's Academy of Musical and Dramatic Arts in Brno. Since 1937 he has altogether designed 225 stage sets for various theatres at home and abroad, in 1956 he took part in the competition referring to the opera project in Sydney. His most important stage designs of the recent years: The Good Woman of Setzuan by B. Brecht (Oldřich Stibor Theatre in Olomouc, 1959), Snow-White by N. Rimsky-Korsakov (at the same theatre, 1961), Greek Passion by B. Martinů (Janáček's Opera in Brno, 1962), Undine by A. Dvořák (Gran teatro del Liceo in Barcelona, 1964), Danton's Death by G. von Einem (Janáček's Opera in Brno, 1965), The Soldier and the Ballerina by B. Martinů (Oldřich Stibor Theatre in Olomouc, 1966), Porgy and Bess by G. Gershwin (Janáček's Opera in Brno, 1968), The Cavalier of Roses by R. Strauss (Städtische Bühnen in Karl-Marx- Stadt, 1970).

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• Oldřich Šimáček

Additional information: Born in 1919 in Prague. He has been working as a stage designer at the National Theatre in Prague. In 1973 he was awarded a Gold Medal as the best stage designer from abroad at the Biennial of Fine Arts in São Paulo. He participated in the PQ in 1971 (Gold Medal for stage design), 1975 and in 1979. Artist of Merit.

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Exhibiting works

• Bohuslav Martinů: (Greek Passion), Koninkljke Vlaamse Opera 1969
  
  
  
• Bertolt Brecht: (The Threepeny Opera), Divadlo Oldřicha Stibora 1967
  
  
  
• Václav Šrámek

Additional information: Born in 1939 at Písek. Between 1956 and 1960 he studied at the College of Pedagogics under prof. K. Lidický, and in 1965 he graduated from the Academy of Musical and Dramatic Arts under prof. Fr. Tröster. From 1965—1966 he was at work as décor chief at the Vítězslav Nezval Theatre in Karlovy Vary, during the season 1966—67 he passed through a qualifying period under Roger Planchon at the Théâtre de la Cité de Villeurbanne, since the season 1967—68 until 1970 at the Volkstheater Rostock, and since 1970 at the Deutsches Theater und Kammerspiele in Berlin.

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• Eva Václavková

Additional information: Born at Spálov nad Odrou. Stage designer, painter. Graduated from the Pedagogic Faculty in Brno, and in 1961 from the Academy of Musical and Dramatic Arts in Prague, speciál line of stage and costume design under prof. Fr. Tröster. Since then she is at work at the Zdeněk Nejedlý Silesian Theatre in Opava. She has brought into effect some 50 stage sets.

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• Josef Vališ

Additional information: Born in 1929 in Plzeň. In 1950 he graduated from the Academy of Industrial Arts in Prague. He was the chief stage designer at the Theatre of the Working People at Gottwaldov, at the State Theatre in Ostrava and at the Municipal Theatre in Kladno where he has designed a number of expressive stage designs /Macbeth, Faust and others/. He also collaborates with a number of Czech theatres as a costume and stage designer. At present he is an assistant to the chief stage designer at the J.K. Tyl Theatre in Plzeň.

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• Alois Vobejda

Additional information: Born in 1924 at Dolní Město. Studied at the Ukrainian Academy under prof. J. Kulec. Since 1952 he is at work at the State Theatre in Brno. He has realized more than 200 stage and costume designs for the State Theatre in Brno and for other theatres, for the Czechoslovak Television and the like. He took part in exhibitions in Berlin, Erfurt, Dortmund, in member exhibitions of the Association of Czechoslovak Artists in Brno, with the creative group of stage and costume designers „Brno 1965" in Gottwaldov,Jihlava and at Český Krumlov. Together with M. Tomek he organized an individual exposition at the Ethnographic Museum in Brno.

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• Antonín Vorel (Antonín Vorel)

Additional information: Born in 1920 at Lomnice near Tišnov. In 1942 he started work at the theatre as a volunteer. Since 1945 he has been acting as stage designer, and subsequently as décor chief, at the theatre Slovácké divadlo in Uherské Hradiště, at the theatre Severomoravské divadlo at Šumperk, at the Julius Fučík Theatre and at the Theatre of Mrštík Brothers in Brno. He took part in a number of exhibitions; in the Exhibition of Stage and Costume Design 1945—1960 in Brno in 1960, in the exhibition Bühnenebildner der Jugendtheater in der ČSSR (G. D. R., Akademie der Künste Berlin), in exhibitions in Leipzig, Dresden, Erfurt, in the exhibition 15 Years of the Julius Fučík Theatre, Brno 1960, in the Interscena in Prague in 1966, in the exhibition Théâtre pour la Jeunesse dans le monde entier in Munich in 1967. He had exhibitions with the group „Brno 65" at Český Krumlov in 1966, in Gottwaldov in 1967 and In other towns. Up to now he has brought into effect mcre than 300 décors. For his scenographic work he has been awarded the Silver Medal of the Theatrical Harvest and the Mark of Distinction as Exemplary Worker of the Ministry of Culture. He is a presidency member of the Technical Council of the Scenographic Institute in Prague. He lectures at the drama and dance department of the Conservatoire in Brno.

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• Miroslav Walter

Additional information: Born in 1935 in Prague. Completed studies at the School of Decorative Arts in Prague. Since 1955 he collaborates as external stage designer with various theatres and with the film (State Theatrical Studio — Ballet Praha, Musical Theatre in Karlín in Prague, Ballet AUS VN in Prague, Czechoslovak Ensemble of Songs and Dances in Prague, Czechoslovak Television in Prague, Studio of Feature Films in Bratislava, Regional Theatre at Kolín, State Theatre in Ústí nad Labem, Brno, Ostrava, Košice, Laterna Magica in Prague etc). He has brought into effect 90 stage and predominantly costume designs. He took part in the exhibition of stage sets and costume designs at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris in 1968, on occasion of the International Ballet Festival. He is at work at the Studio of Animated Films in Prague.

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• Jaroslav Zapletal

Additional information: Born in 1937 at Chořelice (Olomouc district). Studied the formation in the field of plastic arts at the College of Pedagogics (under the professors Bouda, Lidický, Salcman), and graduated there in 1959. In 1962 he completed his studies in the class of stage and costume design at the Academy of Musical and Dramatic Arts in Prague under prof. Fr. Tröster. In 1962 he started work as stage designer at the theatre Horácké divadlo in Jihlava; in the same year he passed over to the J. K. Tyl Theatre in Plzeň where he is at work until now. He has designed a number of sets for the theatres in Prague, Plzeň, Olomouc, Liberec and in Most. He has participated in exhibitions in Prague, Plzeň, Bratislava, Jihlava, Mexico City, Novi Sad, Warsaw, Paris and in Brussels.

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• Karel Zmrzlý

Additional information: Born in 1936 in Brno. He has been working as chief stage designer at the Mrštík Brothers Theatre in Brno. He participated in the PQ in 1971, 1975 and in 1979.

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• Jiří Procházka

Additional information: Born m 1913 in Pardubice, in 1938 ne graduated from the College of Architecture and Overground Workings ln Prague. Since then he collaborates with the theatre Východočeské divadlo in Pardubice externally. Since 1942 he was décor chief at the theatre at Kladno, since 1945 at the F. X. Šalda Theatre in Liberec, and from 1950 up to now he holds this function at the Oldřich Stibor Theatre in Olomouc. He collaborates with almost all the Czechoslovak theatres. Abroad he has brought into efíect stage sets for the Comic Opera in Berlin and for Bayreuth. He is the author of some 500 décors. Apart from that he makes projects of exhibitions and interiors (recently the interiors of the Musical Theatre in Olomouc). Since 1950 he is the holder of the Dinstiction for Prominent Work.