Radim Vizváry and Miřenka Čechová based on Sade, Dante and Švankmajer
The main impulse of Light in the Darkness was the thought of creating a challenging compositional whole which would draw from the richness of mime theater in all its varied forms. This is an exceptional, theatrically expressive undertaking of high art depictions of death, love and hell, fronted by precise technical physical expression, utilizing props, puppets, masks, and the highest forms of modern mime and dance. The creators were inspired by Dante’s Inferno, passages from Marquis de Sade, as well as the spiritual influence of Bach’s Art of Fugue.
The poetic nature of the work spans from Surrealism and decadence, aspects of Rococo and Mannerism, all the way to cries reminiscent of the paintings of Salvador Dali, Giorgia De Chiraca, or the films of Jan Švankmajer, Ingmar Bergman, and Peter Greenaway.
This unique creation of two renowned authors, choreographers, directs, and performers, Miřenka Čechová and Radim Vizváry, earned thunderous international success upon its premier in 2013. The artists sold out Atlas Theatre in Washington three times, twice were written about by the Washington Post, and received much praise from their colleagues at the forefront of the American art scene.
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Premiere: 24. 1. 2024 - Palác Akropolis
