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“Zá-to-pek!” Thirty thousand spectators shouted his name in Helsinki in 1952, as he ran into the stadium as the first marathon runner to win his third long-distance gold medal. People all around the world know how to run, but only he managed to run to three gold medals at a single Olympic Games. 5km. 10km. Marathon. No one before or after him has done it, as long as the world’s been turning. It’s quite possible that no one will ever be able to do it again. How interesting is this achievement? How interesting is this person? How interesting are the times in which he lived?
Audience: children 8 years +
About the company
The Minor Theatre has been associated with puppet and children’s theatre for many years. Since 2001, the theatre has experienced many important changes, especially in connection with the acquisition of a new modern building on Vodičkova Street. The theatre received the prestigious 2002 Building of the Year award and City of Prague Mayor’s Prize for the creation of a unique space for children’s cultural activities.
Currently, the theatre aims to perform not only for children, but for adults as well, and so attract the whole family. Minor Theatre’s main goal is to expand its programming beyond puppetry and so it allows its directors and designers to chose their preferred means of theatrical expression. As a result, you can find productions with masks, monsters, objects, shadow theatre, projections, dummies, etc. on the programme.
The aim of all the artists is to create a fascinating spectacle, bringing unforgettable experiences to audiences. At the same time, the theatre works to reflect current events in a light, playful and poetic form.
genres
Puppet Theatre / Young Audience
THEATRE / COMPANY
Minor
CZECH TITLE
ZÁ-TO-PEK!
AUTHOR
Jan Jirků
DIRECTION
Jan Jirků
MUSIC
Jiří Hradil
DRAMATURGY
Iva Kopecká
STAGE DESIGN
Jakub Kopecký
COSTUME DESIGN
Andrea Králová
LIGHTING DESIGN
Jakub Kopecký
LENGTH
110 minutes
NUMBER OF TRAVELLING PERSONS
20
LANGUAGE
Czech
AUDIENCE
Children , Adult
AWARDS
2020 Thalia Award for Ondřej Nosálek in the puppet theatre category 2020 Thalia Award nomination for Johana Schmidtmajerová in the puppet theatre category Nomination for the 2019/2020 season Divadelní noviny (Theatre News) Awards in directing for Jan Jirků; 2020 Assitej Award for a significant personality in the field of theatre of children and young audiences for director Jan Jirků.
