Invitation to the Market Theatre: the Czech performance of “The Voice of Anne Frank” (20 – 29 August)
13.08.2014 / 14:22 | Aktualizováno: 13.08.2014 / 14:33
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Following their great success at the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown last year, the award-winning Spitfire Company, one of the most progressive contemporary dance ensembles in the Czech Republic, is coming to Johannesburg with "The Voice of Anne Frank".
The performances supported by the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Pretoria and Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic will be shown on the following days:
Wednesday 20 August 8.15pm
Thursday 21 August 8.15pm
Friday 22 August 8.15pm
Saturday 23 August 8.15pm
Sunday 24 August 3.15pm
Tuesday 26 August 8.15pm
Wednesday 27 August 8.15pm
Thursday 28 August 8.15pm
Friday 29 August 8.15pm
Tickets available at Computicket and the Theatre.
Since its initial production in 2007, The Voice of Anne Frank has been featured at many European, African and American stages. For the titular role, Miřenka Čechová has received several prestigious awards including the Best of Fringe Amsterdam, the Outstanding Performance Award at Prague Fringe, and Top Overseas Production from the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown. Critics and general audiences alike have been mesmerized by Čechova`s stunning portrayal of Anne Frank, underpinned by an innovative combination of dance, live music and narration. The performance is a mono-drama with live accompaniment by cellist Nancy Jo Snider standing in as the symbol of Kitty, the invented addressee of Anne`s letters. The crucial point, however, is the multilayered performance delivered by lead actor and dancer Miřenka Čechova, who plays not only Anne herself but also all the other figures of the diary. Critic Gayle Edmunds writes: “Anne Frank, an enduring historical figure who is, as a consequence, a regular feature of literature is given a fresh `voice` in The Voice of Anne Frank a novel perspective on a unique teen experience, grounded in an increasingly distant war, for a new generation.” LaToya Newman has this to add: “Communities the world over have heard of Anne Frank`s story, but we`ve never heard her voice. This beautifully written piece transforms Anne Frank into more than someone we know of through historical texts you get to know the young girl behind the story.”
