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Ptačí sněm / The Conference of the Birds

2024

Theatrical adventure from the Forman Brothers Theatre,
inspired by the work of Persian mystic Fariduddin Attar.


This is an allegorical tale of birds setting out to find their king so that peace and tranquillity may reign again. Conceived as an image of a journey towards oneself, the performance creates its language, based above all on the power of the image and the impressive atmosphere.


The original mobile space supports the connection between the stage and the auditorium.


In addition to traditional means such as costumes, puppets, and masks, it also uses expressive scenography combined with animations, which are brought to life thanks to a special system of large-format projections.


director:
Petr Forman
script:
Ivan Arsenjev, Petr Forman, Jean Claude Carriére
art and animation:
Josef Lepša
scenography:
Josef Lepša, Petr Forman
music:
Simon Thierrée
an expert guide to Attar‘s world:
Nora Sequardtová

costumes and masks:
Josef Lepša, Lenka Polášková
technology and production of costumes:
Lenka Polášková, Michaela Mayrová
technology and production of masks and wings:
Vjačeslav Zubkov, Stáňa Stuchlá, Hani Rabenhauptová, Jana Lábrová

projection technology:
Panasonic Connect Europe – Ben Mitchell, Zdeněk Krýsl; PolarBee – Adam Špinka, Jakub Hanuš

tent concept and design:
Petr Forman, Josef Lepša
expert advisors and inventors:
Radim Kollega,
Romuald Simonneau, Míra Polák
poster:
Josef Lepša
and many more

first concepts

photo by Irena Vodáková

samples of costumes concept

samples of costumes concept


Muž Dvojhvězdy

2021

Theatre play created for the Český Krumlov revolving theatre.


Adaptation of the Glittering World, a science fiction novel by Alexander Grin. A mysterious man, miraculously walking on air, urges us never to give up our desires and dreams because then we would not live. This symbolic story, full of images, atmospheres and theatrical wonders, opens up new possibilities to play out the castle park and the revolving auditorium scene.


The 2021 Theatre Critics' Prize in the field of scenography
for Josef Lepša for scenography and animation for the performance.


Created in 2020, and the premiere postponed due
to the Coronavirus in the summer of 2021.


director:
Petr Forman
script:
Ivan Arsenjev, Petr Forman
scenography and animation:
Josef Lepša
music:
Simon Thierrée
choreography:
Veronika Švábová
dramaturgy:
Ivan Arsenjev
costumes:
Josef Lepša, Lenka Polášková
projection technology:
Adam Špinka (3dsense)
construction:
MAF
sound design:
Michal Holubec
assistent of scenography:
Šárka Sedláková
side artist:
Patrik Friess, Irena Friessová Staneva, Josef Sodomka
and many more

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photo by Irena Vodáková

first concepts

samples of costume concept

samples of final costumes - additional promotional materials
photo by Bohouš Pospíšil

demonstrations of animations - the environment of the town in which the performance takes place – inspired by elements of Český Krumlov – a town with a revolving auditorium


Plukovník Švec / Colonel Švec

2018


the New Stage of the National Theatre


Video projections as a component of the stage and the story.
Nearly 30 minutes of gradually changing animation of the war landscape.


Adaptation of a forgotten original play by playwright and Legionnaire Rudolf Medek from 1928. Based on a true story of colonel Josef Jiri Svec and Czechoslovak legionnaires in Russia during the First World War.


director:
Jiří Havelka
dramaturgy:
Marta Ljubková
scenography:
Pavla Kamanová
costumes:
Andrea Králová
music:
Martin Tvrdý
videoprojections:
Josef Lepša
motion cooperation
Marek Zelinka
and many more

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Deadtown

2017

Forman Brothers´ Wild West Show

Performance of the Forman Brothers Theatre

Oscillating between a theatre play and a silent film.


Video projections as a component of the stage and the story.


director:
Petr Forman
story synopsis and script:
Ivan Arsenjev, Petr Forman
scenography:
Josef Sodomka, Matěj Forman
tent interior design:
Matěj Forman
choreography:
Veronika Švábová, Marek Zelinka and collective
animation:
Josef Lepša
music and songs:
Marko Ivanovič, Jarda Traband Svoboda; La Lettera di Lincoln – Ennio Morricone – arrangement: Jan Hasenöhrl, in cooperation with Czech National Symphony Orchestra
costumes:
Andrea Sodomková
sound design:
Michal Holubec, Marek Poledna (Studio Bystrouška)
projection technology:
Jan Hrdlička, Jiří Wild (3dsense)
light design:
Louise Gibaud, Petr Forman
light concept:
Igor Schmidt, Petr ‘Goro’ Horký, Petr Forman
sound concept:
Philippe Leforestier, Philippe Tivilier
and many more

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photo by Irena Vodáková

JURI

2015

Galactic one man show of italian artist Giorgio Bertolotti specialized in field of new circus.
The show uses video projections as a part of the stage.


directed by
Giorgio Bertolotti and Petr Forman
animation and poster design:
Josef Lepša
technical implementation:
Jan Hrdlička
photo by Marek Volf

Kékidit le Petit Lapin

2012

Video projections as a part of the stage in the theatre play „Kékidit le petit lapin?“ from cirque nouveau group Les Nouveaux Nez & Cie.


Rehearsals in La Cascade - Bourg-Saint-Andéol, premiere in Paris.

director:
Petr Forman
actors:
Raquel Esteve Mora, Nicolas Bernard, Valérie Dubourg, Jacques Schneider
scenography:
Dáda Němeček
videoprojection:
Josef Lepša and Jan Hrdlička (3dsense)
graphic design:
Josef Lepša

Pěna dní
/ the Foam of the Days

2012, La Fabrika


Video projections and interactive projections as components of the stage in the theatre play the Foam of the Days (based on the novel by Boris Vian).


director:
Jiří Havelka
actors:
Pavel Liška, Adam Mišík, Sára Sandeva, Jan Komínek, Anna Kadeřávková
scenography:
Dáda Němeček
costumes:
HaThanh Nguyen
videoprojection:
3dsense and Josef Lepša
production:
La Fabrika
graphic design:
Josef Lepša
and many more
photo by Dita Havránková