Fabula Sylvestris

Everything has its own order in the forest. Each creature, tree and mushroom make sure that order is maintained. Until a human comes along, bringing his chaos and trash. Musaši Entertainment Company presents Fabula Sylvestris, a nonverbal puppet fairy tale about ingenuity, diligence and love of nature and home.

Almost everyone has somewhere to live. Home is where our loved ones are. Home is where we have our foundation, where we feel safe, where we can hide. Home is wherever we feel it – a city, district, village or landscape. The heroes of Fabula Sylvestris – Mr Hunk and Mr Smooth – are at home in the forest. They have their loved ones there, they can hide under the moss, and they can go hunting for mushrooms. And so they care about the forest, they feed the animals and pick up their droppings. But not everybody is so responsible. Not everyone cares about the shared home. And how would we feel if someone turned our room into a dump? When a trash fortress is found in the forest, there is no time to think. Mr Hunk and Mr Smooth have to find the architect behind it and stop him!

This project was created with financial support from the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic, the State Cultural Fund of the Czech Republic, the City of Prague, City District Prague 7 and Motus z.s. – Alfred ve dvoře Theatre.

Creative team: Adam Páník, Tereza Havlová, Kateřina Bejčková, Anastázie Dobrodinská, Františka Jesenská, Boris JedinákPremiere: 12.5.2023, Alfred ve dvoře Theatre, Prague

About the company

Musaši Entertainment Company is an artistic ensemble focusing on theatre, visual art and installations, audio works, woodcarving, and traditional crafts. Musaši also makes musical instruments and conducts workshops for children and adults.

The group was founded at the Department of Alternative and Puppet Theatre at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (DAMU) and launched with the puppet production Entomologious in 2020. Another of the group’s projects is a series of miniature productions – short puppet performances lasting just a few minutes. The main tools of the group’s theatrical work include visual dramaturgy and the nebulous presence of the narrative. Musaši Entertainment Company also presents work in the the alternative theatre context (butoh-clowneries: Teď když mám dům spálený na popel, vidím lépe na měsíc, 2021; Grunt: Kronika lidové krutosti, 2022) and art installations (Voliéra, 3D comics entitled Dřeva na lyžích and PIDIVANDR).

The permanent group members include Adam Páník, Tereza Havlová and Františka Jesenská. Other members include: Veronika Traburová, Boris Jedinák, Matěj Šumbera, Anastázie Dobrodinská, and Kateřina Bejčková.