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Exhibiting artists / ateliers

• Josef Svoboda

Additional information: Born in 1920 at Čáslav. Graduated from the Arts and Crafts College in Prague. In 1947, already during his college days, he was appointed décor chief at the Grand Opera of 5th May in Prague and in 1951 art director of the Prague National Theatre. Up to this day he has brought into effect more than 300 stage sets for theatres at home and abroad. He has scored his greatest successes by his contribution to the performances of Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare, of The Seagull by A. P. Chekhov, of The Last Ones by M. Gorky, and among olhers also to the opera Intolleranza by L. Nono at the theatre La Fenice in Venice and in Boston. He is the author of Laterna Magica and of numerous polyecran scene variants. II is entirely owing to him that the workshops of the National Theatre have developed into a modernly equipped forge being capable of solving even the most pretentious technical problems. Apart from stage design concerns he engages intensively in an exhibition activity. His participation in the Czechoslovak exposition at the Brussels EXPO 58, at the World Exhibition in Montreal, Moscow, Turin etc. belong to his most prominent successes in this field of activities. In 1954 he was awarded the title Laureate of State Prize, in 1966 the titel of The Artist of Merit, in 1968 the titel of the National Artist. At the 3rd Theatre Biennial in Sao Paulo he was awarded the Gold Medal being destined for the best stage designer from abroad. In 1969 he was awarded the Nederlandse Sikkensprijs and the Honorary Doctor's Degree at the Royal College of Art in London

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• 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.

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Exhibiting works

• : (Rape from the Seraglio ), Opernhaus der Stadt Kőln 1966
  

  

  

  

  
  
  
• : (The Magie Flute ), Opernhaus der Stadt Kőln 1967