One big role of paper – that’s all it takes for children to see a world unravel on stage full of fantasy, games and adventures. At first, the mischievous narrator just plays with the paper, but is soon engulfed by the clean and supple material. He is accompanied by a shy little boy – Paperboy. Together they discover the mysteries of a paper world which they soon find is also full of danger and suspense.
This non-verbal fairy-tale on a minimalist set works to great degree with the audience’s imagination. The hands of experienced puppeteer and mime Radim Vizváry are able to conjure fantastic fairy-tale scenes from paper. He also invites children from the audience to join him on stage to act out situations. This performance is suitable for children aged 4 and up.
Schedule:
29 July 2023 at 11:30 AM and at 5 PM
Concept, Directed by, Performed by: Radim Vizváry Music: Matouš Hekela Set design: Radim Vizváry Costume design: Petra Vlachynská Light-design: David Prokopič, Karel Šimek Production: Mime Prague z.s.
Radim Vizváry
Radim Vizváry is a mime, performer, director, choreographer, and educator. He is one of Europe's most distinguished internationally acclaimed figures of contemporary mime theater. He graduated from the Music and Dance Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, where he received his Ph.D. His most significant mentor was Boris Hybner.
He has received numerous Czech and international awards, including a Thalia Award. His work systematically focuses on the modern form of pantomime, enriched with 21st century means of expression. His full-length solo performances have drawn rave reviews not only in Europe but also in the USA, Africa, and Asia. He also teaches pantomime both at Czech art academies and theater schools abroad, e.g. in Germany, Poland, Finland, and Egypt.
Radim Vizváry also organizes several festivals. Since 2010 he has been the dramaturgist of a street theater festival in Tábor called Komedianti v ulicích (Artistes in the Streets), and since 2011 has been the artistic director of MIME FEST, an international pantomime festival in Polička.
