THE 2017 REHEARSAL FOR TRUTH THEATER FESTIVAL | September 27 - October 1, 2017
The 2017 marked the inaugural year of Rehearsal for Truth Theater Festival when the Vaclav Havel Library Foundation (VHLF) and Bohemian Benevolent and Literary Association (BBLA) partnered with Czech, Hungarian, Polish and Slovak performing arts institutions to highlight legacy of Vaclav Havel as a playwright through live performances, panel discussions, and exhibitions.
The festival consisted of four full theater productions: V+W: Letters (Czech Republic), Home (Hungary), The Experts Visiting (Slovakia), and INTRO (Poland). There were also two panel discussions: Theatre and the Political: Dramaturgy, Ideology, and Injustice moderated by Hana Worthen, Theatre and Performance Studies, Barnard College, Columbia University; and No Strings Attached? Pros and Cons of Private and Government Support for the Arts moderated by Frank Hentschker, Executive Director at the Martin E. Segal Theatre Center at the CUNY Graduate Center.
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Organizers
The Vaclav Havel Library Foundation (VHLF)
Bohemian Benevolent and Literary Association (BBLA)
co-presenters
Czech Center New York
Polish Cultural Institute New York
PARTNERS
dollardaddy’s, Budapest
Studio 12, Bratislava
Theatre on the Balustrade, Prague
Dada von Bzdulow Theatre, Gdansk
Martin E. Segal Theatre Center
MAIN SUPPORTERS
New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
New York City Council Member Ben Kallos
The Rockefeller Brothers Fund
NYC & Company Foundation
SUPORTERS
Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic | Theatre Institute in Prague | Permanent Mission of the Czech Republic | Consulate General of the Czech Republic, Hungary Initiatives Foundation | Trafo House of Contemporary Arts in Budapest | National Cultural Fund, Hungary | The Hungarian Theatre Museum and Institute | Performing Arts Central Europe | City of Gdansk | Institute of Music and Dance, Warsaw | Theatre Institute in Warsaw | Teatr Wybrzeze, Gdansk | Theatre Institute in Bratislava | Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic | Consulate General of Slovakia in New York
VENUE
Bohemian National Hall, New York City
2017 PROGRAM
HOME (HUNGARY) | play
Directed by: Tamas Ordog. Cast: Krisztina Urbanovits, Mate Deszo Georgita, Emoke Kiss-Vegh, Tamas Ordog.
theater and the political: dramaturgy, ideology, and injustice | PANEL DISCUSSION
Hana Worthen, Hana Peckova Cerna, Zuzana Ulicianska, Thomas Kriegsmann
V+W Letters (CZECH REPUBLIC) | PLAY
Directed by: Jan Mikulasek. Cast: Vaclav Vasak, Jiri Vyoralek, Anezka Kubatova. Dramaturgy: Dora Vicenikova. Set design: Svatopluk Sladecek. Costumes: Marek Cpin. Music selection: Jan Mikulasek.
NO STRINGS ATTACHED? | PANEL DISCUSSION
Frank Hentschker, Attila Szabo, Agata Adamiecka-Sitek, Tea Alagic
THE EXPERTS VISITING (SLOVAKIA) | PLAY
Playwright: Egon Bondy. Directed by: Ingrid Timkova. Cast: Robert Roth, Daniel Fischer, Lukas Pelc, Marta Matova.
INTRO (POLAND) | PLAY
Choreographed and performed by Katarzyna Chmielewska, Katarzyna Ustowska, Leszek Bzdyl, and Piotr Stanek.
Photographers: Elizabeth Andrews, Katerina Kyselica.