About this event
"Rameau’s face mirrored his passions; one could discern tenderness, rage, joy, sadness, distinguish piano and forte..."
- Denis Diderot
In a performance born from the mutual artistic admiration of Jana Semerádová and Radim Vizváry, a pantomime fresco of the composer’s life will be played out against the backdrop of Rameau’s brilliant work, Pièces de clavecin en concerts. The mime will portray the composer Jean-Philippe Rameau himself, bringing his personality, inner world, and creative imagination to life through acting. The audience will experience Rameau at different stages of his life. A full-fledged theatrical piece will unfold on stage, in which music and pantomime coexist in balance.
Radim Vizváry is one of the most prominent personalities in contemporary mime theatre in Europe. He is a mime, director, choreographer, author, and educator who has long been developing non-verbal theatre as a distinct artistic language. He graduated from the Theatre Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts (DAMU) in Prague, and his work has been recognized with numerous significant international and domestic awards, including the Thalia Award (2016) for his performance in the production Solo.
Flautist Jana Semerádová is one of the leading figures on the Czech baroque music scene. As the artistic director of the Collegium Marianum ensemble, she shapes its dramaturgy and interpretive approach, bridging musical and dramatic arts. Thanks to her research in archives and deep understanding of baroque gesture and declamation, the ensemble presents modern-day premieres of forgotten works every year.
When the term "baroque cello" is mentioned on the domestic scene, the face of Hana Fleková immediately comes to mind; she is a member of leading Czech ensembles such as Collegium Marianum, Collegium 1704, and Musica Florea. Hana Fleková studied cello at the Prague Conservatory and later at the Academy of Performing Arts (AMU). She spent part of her studies in London, where she focused on playing the viola da gamba. She deals primarily with the authentic interpretation of 17th and 18th-century music and collaborates with other groups such as Ensemble Tourbillon and Ensemble Inégal. She participates in recordings for both Czech and foreign record labels.
Jiří Havrlant is one of the notable young performers whose name is increasingly associated with the world of early music. He studied historical keyboard instruments at the Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts in Brno under Barbara Maria Willi, and further honed his skills at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis and the Royal Conservatory in The Hague.
