Jul 16 2008
Black Light Theater
What is the Black Light Theatre?
You can’t definitely go to Prague without visiting the Black light theatre. These days there are nine active black theatres.
The WOW theatre the most modern although the youngest. This show is a presentation that interacts with the audience and it is suitable for all ages. Situated in Vaclavske namesti 56, Prague 1 where posh Prague hotels are located .
The show is accompanied with music written by one of the Hollywood’s best composers, pre-formed by the philharmonic orchestra of Los Angeles. This performance is about nature and fantastic creatures that will dance without words. An universal story of a child that combines traditional techniques with modern pyrotechnics. You will easily understand why the performance was named WOW.
There is also the Ta Fantastika theatre was founded in Prague in 1989 by the Czech Petr Kratochvíl after the years he spent in New York, where everything was firstly created by this very man. Its repertoire exposed major plays such as Baron, Munchhausen, Don Quixote, Alice in the Wonderland and even Gulliver. The theory of black light theatre is merely an optical trick known as the black box trick, which takes advantage of the imperfection of the human eye because the eye cannot distinguish black on black. The trick is in fact very simple in this case because the spectators cannot see an actor dressed in black against a black background. You can find Ta Fantastika in Karlova 8, Old Town 110 01 Prague 1.
Another black theatre is the All Colours Theatre located in the centre of Prague, where you will find lot of pleasant hotels in Prague, it’s a 70-minute encounter with characters of classical dramatic works. This theater accumulates in its repertory Faust, Dreams, Magical Universe, concert in Black Light and others. All Colours is located in Rytířská 31 110 00, Praha 1.
The Jirí Srnec is one of the many black theaters and it is located in U Lékárny 597
156 00 Praha 5. The group have participated in more than 65 international theatre festivals and performed more than 250 guest performances in Europe, North and South America, Asia, Africa and Australia. In this theatre the base of creativity used is a simple trick, called black cabinet. A primitive form of these principles was known even in ancient China and later on it has been used by magicians.
Black light theater Image is another company of black magic although they introduce other elements in their shows. The powerful darkness inside of black theatre is full of fantasy. Poetic images are getting close to you from the mysterious and almost indefinite depth of a black cabinet. Parizska 4, Prague 1, 110 00, situated near the Old Town Square.
The Laterna Magika is a miraculous circus where you can join two clowns following the mysterious beauty of Venus, experiencing numerous adventures. Take pleasure from any of this performance full of perfectly attuned scenic. Laterna Magika is in Narodni 4
New Town, Prague 1.
In average the price of a single ticket is between 550czk and 700czk.
This is a program for the whole family for all ages and tastes. If you are alone or with your partner is also suitable for a night in the beautiful city of golden light.