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Exhibiting artists / ateliers

• 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.

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Exhibiting works

• : (The Candle Bearer), Divadlo F. X. Šaldy 1971
• : (Medea), Divadlo F. X. Šaldy 1974
• : (The King Stag), Divadlo F. X. Šaldy 1974
• 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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Exhibiting works

• : (Queen of Spades), Národní divadlo Praha 1973
• : (The Kiss), Národní divadlo Praha 1972
• : (The Barber of Sevilla), Národní divadlo Praha 1975
• : (The Maid of Pskov), Divadlo J. K. Tyla 1972
• : (The Story of a Real Man), Státní divadlo Ostrava 1973
• 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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Exhibiting works

• : (Threepenny Opera), Štátné divadlo Košice 1975
• : (The First Day of the Carnival), Štátné divadlo Košice 1973
• : (The Shepherd's Wife), Štátné divadlo Košice 1972
• 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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Exhibiting works

• : (The Intellectual), Štátne divadlo Košice 1972
• : (The Idiot), Divadlo Slovenského národného povstania 1975
• : (Women's Tittle-Tattle), Divadlo Jonáša Záborského 1975
• 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

• : (The Forest), Burgtheater 1971
• : (In the Captivity of Time), Divadlo na Vinohradech 1974
• František Perger

Additional information: Born in 1937 in Kružlovská Huť. In 1962 he graduated from the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava where he studied stage design under prof. L. Vychodil. Since 1962 he works as a stage designer at the Regional Theatre in Nitra. He also collaborates with other theatres, among them the New Stage Theatre in Bratislava, The J. G. Tajovský Theatre in Zvolen, the theatre at Uherské Hradiště, The Theatre of the Slovak National Uprising in Martin and with Czechoslovak Television. He has worked as a guest designer in Bulgaria in the Yordan Yavkov Theatre in Tolbukhin and has participated in exhibitions in the USSR, Hungary, Sweden, Brazil, Cuba, Egypt, Paris, Warsaw and Berlin. He has also exhibited at the Prague Quadrennial in 1967, 1975, 1979 and 1991. Information from catalogue 1999: Currently operates as director of set design in Andrej Bagar Theatre in Nitra and co-operates with other Slovak theatres, TV and film.

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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.

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Exhibiting works

• : (Amphitryon), Národní divadlo Praha 1973
• : (Dalskabaty, the Sinfull Village), Národní divadlo Praha 1976
• : (Hadrián z Římsů), Národní divadlo Praha 1972
• : (Love in Carnival Colours), Laterna magika 1975
• 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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Exhibiting works

• : (The Seagull), Činoherní klub 1975
• : (From the House of the Dead), Státní divadlo Ostrava 1974
• : (The Wedding of Kretchinski), Divadlo Petra Bezruče 1972
• 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

• : (Ballad of a Tree), Slovenské národné divadlo 1974
• : (King Lear), Slovenské národné divadlo 1974
• : (Surabaya), Malá scéna Slovenského národného divadla 1973
• : (The Magnificent Cuckold), Malá scéna Slovenského národného divadla 1972
• : (Margaret from the Castle), Slovenské národné divadlo 1973
• : (The Beaux Stratagem), Malá scéna Slovenského národného divadla 1973
• 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.

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Exhibiting works

• : (Coppelia), Státní divadlo Ostrava 1974
• : (The Sleeping Beauty), Státní divadlo Ostrava 1974
• : (Katerina Izmailova), Státní divadlo Ostrava 1972
• : (Mourning Becomes Electra), Státní divadlo Ostrava 1976
• 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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Exhibiting works

• : (Vassa Zheleznova), Slovácké divadlo 1972
• : (The Robber), Slovácké divadlo 1973
• : (The Prince Igor), Státní divadlo Brno 1973
• : (The Optimistic Tragedy), Oblastné divadlo Nitra 1971
• 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.

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Exhibiting works

• : (The Law of Women), Divadlo bratří Mrštíků 1974
• : (A House for the Youngest Son), Nová scéna Bratislava 1974
• : (Ladies and Hussars), Studio Novej scény Bratislava 1975
• 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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Exhibiting works

• : (The Three Sisters), Nová scéna Bratislava 1972
• : (Hamlet), Nová scéna Bratislava 1973
• : (A Doll's House), Nová scéna Bratislava 1975
• : (TBallad of a Tree), Slovenské národné divadlo Bratislava 1974
• 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.

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• 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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• 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

• : (Golden Gate), Státní soubor písní a tanců Praha 1974
• Jarmila Konečná (Jarmila Konečná)

Additional information: Born in 1931 at Mladá Boleslav. Completed studies at the Public School of Graphic Arts and at the Academy of Musical and Dramatic Arts under prof. Tröster. She has collaborated especially with the F. X. Šalda Theatre at Liberec, with the State Theatrical Studio in Prague and the Prague National Theatre; to the most important works there belong the designs for The King Lear, Libuše, The Love of Three Oranges and others; she took part in the Leningrad production of Undine and in the Moscow production of The Orpheus in Hades. She designs costumes for the television and the film (The Hammer Against Sorceresses, The King's Error and others).

Exhibiting works

• : (Dead Souls), Národní divadlo Praha 1975
• 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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• 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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Exhibiting works

• : (The Flight of Icarius), Studio Herman Teirinck 1974
• 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).
• 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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Exhibiting works

• : (Liliom), Divadlo Vítězného února 1971
• : (The Nose), Státní divadlo Brno 1973
• : (An Imagined Report on a Pop-music Festival), Divadlo Vítězného února 1975
• Helena ANÝŽOVÁ

Additional information: Born in 1936 in Plzeň. She has been working as a costume designer at the South Bohemian Theatre in České Budějovice. She participated in the PQ in 1975 and in 1979.

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Exhibiting works

• : (The Clowns of Avignon), Divadlo F. X. Šaldy 1975
• Štefan BUNTA

Additional information: Born in 1933 at Bytča. In 1959 he graduated from the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava where he studied stage design under prof. Vychodil. Since 1961 he has been working as a stage designer at the Jonáš Záborský Theatre in Prešov. He has also collaborated with theatres in Olomouc, Košice, and the Ukranian National Theatre in Prešov. In 1973 he received a Prize of the Ministry of Culture of the USSR for his designs for a production of the Potter's Ball at the State Operetta Theatre in Kiev. At a festival of amateur theatrical ensembles in Yugoslavia he received the First Prize for his staging of Mroźek's The Cops. He has participated in all exhibitions organized by the Union of Slovak Artists. He has also participated in the Prague Quadrennial in 1975.

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• Jana ČECHOVÁ

Additional information: Born in 1943 in Chrudim. In the years 1962-1965 she studied at the Theatrical Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, where she specialized in stage design; in the years 1965-1967 she studied at the same school, at the department of puppetry. Since 1968 she has been working as a free-lance costume designer for a number of Czech and Slovak theatres,such as the J. G. Tajovský Theatre at Zvolen, The Theatre of the Working People at Gottwaldov, the South Bohemian Theatre at České Budějovice and the J.K. Tyl Theatre at Plzeň. Most recently, she has been collaborating with theatres in Kolín and Ústi. Among her most important designs are costumes for Molière´s The Miser, Roshchin´s Valentina and Valentin and for Klicpera's The Evil Stag. She is also active as a painter and designer of textiles for interior decorating. She participated in the Prague Quadrennial in 1975 and participated in the stage design exhibitions held in Opava in 1977 and in Hodonín in 1978.

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• Karel DUDIČ

Additional information: Born in 1918 in Opava. He has been working as a stage designer at the Zdeněk Nejedlý Silesian Theatre in Opava. He participated in the PQ in 1975 and in 1979. Artist of Merit.

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Exhibiting works

• : (The Devil's Wall), Slezské divadlo Zdeňka Nejedlého 1974
• : (Yolantha), Slezské divadlo Zdeňka Nejedlého 1975
• : (Before the Curtain Goes Up), Slezské divadlo Zdeňka Nejedlého 1975
• : (The Barber of Sevilla), Slezské divadlo Zdeňka Nejedlého 1974
• Irena GREIFOVÁ

Additional information: Born in 1939 in Michalovce. Since 1978 she has been cooperating with the Department of Stage Design at the Theatrical Faculty of the Aca- demy of Performing Arts in Prague as a teacher. She has also been cooperating as a costume designer with a number of theatres in Prague end elsewhere in the country. She exhibited at the PQ in 1975.

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Exhibiting works

• : (The Marriage of Figaro), Divadlo Na zábradlí 1972
• Vratislav HABR

Additional information: Born in 1928 in Hronov. He has been working as chief stage designer at the F. X. Šalda Theatre in Liberec. He participated in the PQ in 1975 and in 1979.

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Exhibiting works

• : (Roadside Inn), Divadlo Vítězslava Nezvala 1974
• : (The White Ball), Divadlo F. X. Šaldy 1973
• : (The Dupe), Divadlo F. X. Šaldy 1974
• Michal HESS

Additional information: Born in 1945 in České Budějovice. He collaborates as stage and costume designer with the S. K. Neumann Theatre in Prague, outside of Prague mainly with the West Bohemian Theatre in Cheb. He participated in the PQ in 1975 and in 1979.

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Exhibiting works

• : (The Alchemist), Divadlo Na zábradlí 1972
• : (The Marriage), Západočeské divadlo cheb 1974
• : (The Merry Wives of Windsor), Disk 1971
• Josef JELÍNEK

Additional information: Born in 1949 in Prague. He has been working as a costume designer at the National Theatre in Prague. He participated in the PQ in 1975 and in 1979. 1981 at the Triennial of Stage and Costume Design in Novi Sad his costume designs were part of the exposition which was awarded a Gold Medal.

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Exhibiting works

• : (Becket, or The Honor of God), Divadlo pracujících 1973
• Jiří MLČOCH

Additional information: Born in 1922. He graduated from the School of Arts and Crafts in Brno. He has collaborated as a stage designer with the Z. Nejedlý Silesian Theatre in Opava, with the Mrštík Brothers Theatre in Brno and with the Drama Studio of the Janáček Academy of Creative Arts in Brno. He participated in the exhibition Czechoslovak Costumes. He occasionally publishes articles inthe magazine Taneční listy /Dance News/.

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• Jarmila OPLETALOVÁ

Additional information: Born in 1940 in Olšany near Prostějov. She has been working as a costume designer with numerous Czechoslovak theatres. She participated in the PQ in 1975 and in 1979.

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Exhibiting works

• : (The Evil Stag), Státní divadlo Ostrava 1974
• : (The Sleeping Beauty), Státní divadlo Ostrava 1974
• : (The Mother), Divadlo pracujících 1972
• Gita POLONYOVÁ

Additional information: Born in 1948 in Bratislava. She cooperates as a costume designer with the Slovak theatres and Television. She exhibited at the PQ in 1975 and in 1979 (Gold Medal for costumes).

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• Marta Roszkopfová

* 1947, Žilina
Specialization: set designer, costume designer
Additional information: Since 1974 she has been working at the State Theatre in Ostrava. She participated in the PQ in 1975, 1979, 1983, 1987, 1991, 1995.

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• Jiří SOCHOVSKÝ

Additional information: Born in 1940 in Prague. After graduating from a secondary applied arts school in Prague he studied at the Academy of Industrial Design in Prague under prof. F. Muzika; he specialized in the field of book design and poster design. He is also a graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in West Berlin. He has designed costumes for the E. F.Burian Theatre in Prague and for theatres in Kolín, Ostrava, Plzeň, Zvolen, Báňská Bystrica and Ústí nad Labem. He has also worked for theatres in the GDR /Wittenberg-Lutherstadt, Dresden/ and in Finland /Vaassa/.

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Exhibiting works

• : (Romeo and Juliet), Divadlo J. K. Tyla 1970
• Ladislav ŠESTINA

Additional information: Born in 1925 in Štítník. He studied under prof. Pirchan in Vienna. Since 1945 he was at the State Theatre in Košice as Head of Design. He has designed sets for drama, opera and ballet productions and also collaborates with Czechoslovak Television. Among his foremost designs are the sets for Chekhov' s The Three Sisters, Schiller' s Don Carlos, Gogol' s The Marriage, Dostoevski' s Crime and Punishment, Pogodin' s Third - Pathetic, Prokofiev' s Tale of the Stone Flower, Ibsen' s The Lady from the Sea, Smrčka' s Prince Rastic and Bukovčan' s The Ostrich Party. The Union of Slovak Artists has organized two of his one-man exhibitions, in 1971 in the East Slovakia Gallery in Košice and in 1975 in the Exhibition Hall in Bratislava. He has also participated in collective exhibitions held in Košice and Bratislava, and in mobile exhibition abroad and in the Prague Quadrennial in 1975.

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• Danica VODOVÁ

Additional information: Born in 1946 in Prague. After graduation from the Textiles Technical School in Brno between the years 1964-1971 she studied at the Academy of Industrial Design in Prague, where she specialized in costume designing. Since 1971 she has been collaborating as a costume designer with the New Stage, The Poetic Stage and Czechoslovak Television, all in Bratislava. For the Poetic Stage in Bratislava she designed the costumes for a production of Goldoni's Locandiera Mirandolina in 1973, for Cervantes' El Trato de Argel in 1974 and Arbuzov's Stories from Old Arbat in 1975. For the New Stage in Bratislava she designed the costumes for Shvartz's An Ordinary Miracle. In 1972 she participated in the All-Slovak Exhibition of Applied Art and Stage Design.

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• Marie WENIGOVÁ

Additional information: Born in 1943 in Prague. She studied drawing and painting privately, and graduated from the Philosophical Faculty of the Charles University in Prague in 1969, where she specialized in the history of art. In 1970 she became the costume designer of the Municipal Theatres of Prague. Already as a student she collaborated with theatres in Prague and elsewhere in Czechoslovakia. Among her foremost designs are those for Jeffers' Médea and Schiller 's Mary Stuart. She participated in the Prague Quadrennial in 1975 and in the collective exhibition of Czech stage design in Opava in 1977.

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• Milan Čech

* 1937, Náchod
Specialization: set designer
Additional information: In 1960 he graduated from the Industrial Design Secondary School in Prague, where he specialized in commercial art. Between 1961-1964 he worked as a stage designer at the Vítězslav Nezval Theatre in Karlovy Vary, between 1967 and 1971 at the J. G. Tajovský Theatre in Zvolen. Since 1971 he is the chief stage designer at the Regional Theatre in Kolín and collaborates with theatres in Gottwaldov, České Budějovice, Plzeň, Karlovy Vary, Pardubice and Czechoslovak Television in Bratislava. He also regularly works as guest designer at the Elbe-Elster-Theatre in Lutherstadt-Wittenberg in the German Democratic Republic, for which he designed, among others, the stage sets for Brecht's Don Juan, directed by J. Chundela. He has also collaborated with the theatre in Vaassa in Finland on a production of Janáček's Jenufa directed by I. Hylas. Among his most important stage designs are the sets for Daněk's Two on Horseback, One On a Donkey, Moliére's The Miser and Ostrovski's The Forest. He is also active as a painter and graphic artist.
• 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.