Open scene - Space for spontaneous activities

Source
CCEA
Publisher
Tisková zpráva
20.07.2013 00:05
We are transforming the busiest intersection in Prague into a cultural scene!
In just a week, bustling Prague artery will be brought to life with workshops, foosball and chess tournaments, fashion shows, as well as dance and musical performances. The busy boulevard will become a stage, a laboratory of real urban life. The new life on the street is meant to be proof that an alternative exists!
CCEA has been actively engaged in the topic of the Prague Magistrala and the possibilities of its transformation since 2010. Initially, we opened a discussion on the transformation of the Prague Magistrala at the municipal level, which gradually moved to individual city districts, leading to the emergence of the Initiative for the Humanization of the Magistrala among the Municipalities of Prague 2, Prague 4, and Prague 7 in 2012. This year, we are bringing the discussion to the street, directly to the busiest place of the North-South connection at I.P. Pavlova.

At the Open Stage, through performances, artistic interventions, exhibitions, and happenings by Prague cultural initiatives and citizens, we will create a new interpretation of the Prague Magistrala. We are testing its new form!



The Open Stage - a public happening - will take place at the turn of July and August as a one-time event lasting two weeks. Temporary installations, shops, and services will be set up here. Throughout the two weeks, there will be concerts, workshops for children and adults, readings, markets, and dance performances. The space will be enhanced by urban greenery. The public is welcome to participate in the program.

The Open Stage will kick off with a visual performance by Patrik Hábl, who will create a new environment - a basis for spontaneous activities - through a large-scale painting of 300m2 on I.P. Pavlova. The stage will feature, for example, DJ Lumiere, who will perform on July 29, or the music ensemble Prague Modern on July 27. Four evenings will be dedicated to film screenings directed by Aerofilms. In addition to music and dance performances, debates, and workshops, the Open Stage will host the Super Flea Market at the Magistrala on July 31 and Dyzajn na Ípáku on August 3, with a flash mob event every day at 7:00 PM. Two tournaments will also be held - in chess and table football. For children, there will be spatial games with the artistic group Strašné dítě or art workshops with Marie Vymazalová.

All performances are free for the public.

The public can actively participate in the project either by performing on the Open Stage or in the following ways:
•    discussions
•    comments in the Book of Great Changes during the event
•    on the blog: novamagistrala.wordpress.com
•    on fb: facebook.com/MagistralaNovaPrazskaTrida
•    by sending historical and interesting current photos of the Magistrala space or bringing them for scanning on August 9 at the Open Stage.
•    through Flash mobs every day during the event at 7:00 PM
•    email: [email protected]

The project is created with the support of the City of Prague

The project is patronized by RNDr. Tomáš Hudeček, Ph.D., Mayor of the City of Prague
The project is patronized by Ing. arch. Václav Vondrášek, Deputy Mayor of Prague 2

Project sponsors:
AAA BARVY, ALTYSOUND, ALZA, BOOM TISK, COPY GENERAL, KOMWAG, ZAHRADNÍ ARCHITEKTURA KURZ,
Media partners:
A2, Artmap, Archiweb, Earch, Era 21, Radio 1, Radio Wave
Thanks go to all performers on the Open Stage, all of whom participate in the Magistrala=New Prague Boulevard project without honorarium.

We also thank the Office of Public Space - URM Prague, the Italian Cultural Institute in Prague, and the flashmob.cz community for their support.

ORGANIZER

CCEA MOBA
www.ccea.cz  / www.moba.name
26/7  – 10/8 at 7:00 PM      flash mob
26/7    10:00 AM – 7:00 PM    Open Stage installations
27/7    4:00 PM – 5:00 PM    discussion New Prague Boulevard – a media matter
1/8    6:00 PM – 7:00 PM    discussion New Prague Boulevard – a political matter
7/8    4:30 PM – 6:00 PM    children's workshop: Recycling and Creating the City
7/8    6:00 PM – 7:00 PM    discussion with citizens – The Boulevard is a public matter
8/8    6:00 PM – 7:00 PM    discussion New Prague Boulevard – a technical matter
9/8    10:00 AM – 8:00 PM    collection of photos and memories of the Magistrala
10/8    12:00 PM – 3:00 PM    Public Picnic at the end

We focus on the contemporary city. CCEA participates in defining Central European culture. MOBA is dedicated to research, architecture, and visions of cities.

PARTICIPANTS

Aerofilms
www.areofilms.cz  
28/7    8:00 PM – 10:00 PM    Searching for Sugar Man
31/7    8:00 PM – 10:00 PM    The Architect of Waste
4/8    9:00 PM – 10:00 PM    Urbanized
5/8    9:00 PM – 10:00 PM    Life in a Day
Aerofilms is a Czech film distribution company that emerged from the expansion of activities of two largest Prague art cinemas, Areo and Světozor.

Auto*Mat
www.auto-mat.cz 
6/8    12:30 PM – 3:00 PM    CUT-MAT
Auto*Mat Lounge
Auto*Mat supports public, pedestrian, and cycling transportation as well as reasonable car use. It brings inspiration from European metropolises and activates people to transform public spaces.

Bona
www.bona-ops.cz 
2/8    12:00 PM – 8:00 PM    workshop Stained Glass Technique
3/8    12:00 PM – 2:00 PM    workshop Stained Glass Technique
BONA, o.p.s. strives to reintegrate people with mental disorders into society while maintaining dignified living conditions.

Café Prostor
www.facebook.com/cafeprostor
26/7 – 10/8    10:00 AM – 10:00 PM café
Café Prostor is a young mobile café. It avoids instant solutions and everyday trivialities. It offers coffee, homemade pastries, and much more.

Compania Element
www.studio-element.cz
1/8    8:00 PM – 10:00 PM    flamenco
Dance performance by an amateur flamenco group from the Element studio.

DanceLab – Rena Milgrom
www.dancelab.cz 
8/8    8:00 PM – 9:00 PM    dance performance
DanceLab is a movement laboratory, a place for dance, conscious movement, therapy, and creativity.

DJ ChiccochillInfour
26/7    7:00 PM – 10:00 PM    NuDisco City Lounge
2/8    7:00 PM – 10:00 PM    Slow City Lounge
A prominent DJ in the Prague scene, his music can be heard at Palác Akropolis, Buddha Bar, and other clubs. He will play a summer energetic cocktail mixed from nu disco, jazzy, house, breaks, deep-house, and chill-out.

DJ Lumiere
www.facebook.com/lumir.kiesewetter
29/7    7:00 PM – 10:00 PM    The City of Lights
DJ Lumiere primarily plays funky deep house, which, due to its vocal and jazz elements, is noticeably different from standard Czech house sets. He is a prominent house DJ not only in the Czech Republic, regularly performing at Buddha Bar in Prague.

DJs ABAB
www.facebook.com/weareABAB
3/8    7:00 PM – 10:00 PM    Techno/House/Minimal
Young DJs who together with TENTEN organize >⋀>⋀ / DADA, to which they invited the Italian duo Say Dubai, Czech producer, and organizer of the legendary VIBRATOR - Tvykse, or Slovak producer Bad Mojo. They regularly play at the Prague club Chapeau Rouge.

DJ Crazyhelena
www.facebook.com/crazyhelena
9/8    7:00 PM – 10:00 PM    Mix with Deep and Touch
DJ Crazyhelena is like Dr. Hyde a part of Daniel Alta. The Austrian-born DJ has become a symbol of the Czech underground.

DJ Romeo Green
soundcloud.com/romeo-green
28/7    5:00 PM – 8:00 PM     Chill Out City
Originally from Brno, DJ Romeo Green is making his mark on Prague's scenes throughout the past year. Currently, he mainly plays older soul and funk, live for example at Café V Lese.

Dyzajn na Ípáku
3/8    10:30 AM – 7:30 PM    sales exhibition of author’s work
Art, jewelry, fashion, accessories, affordable design, culture, music, good food, relaxed atmosphere, friendly environment…

EZMONT
www.ezmont.cz 
6/8    7:00 PM – 8:00 PM    fashion show
EZMONT is a Czech brand of creative sewing, designer Monika Esopová.

Firefly pole dance studio
www.firefly-poledance.cz
28/7    7:00 PM – 8:00 PM    Firefly pole dance studio -  Pole Dance
Pole dance, or dance on a pole, includes gymnastic elements along with acrobatics, modern, and free dance. An original sport for strengthening both the body and self-confidence.

Foosball
www.foosball.cz
1/8    10:00 AM – 10:00 PM    foosball tournament
The Czech foosball organization was created fifteen years ago. The first foosball championship in the Czech Republic took place in 1999 in Prague. It is a member of the International Foosball Federation ITSF.

Grzegorz Klatka
30/7    7:00 PM    opening of the photographic exhibition “Czechs”
A photographer born in Katowice. A graduate of the Creative Photography Institute in Opava. From 1998 to 2003, he was a reporter for the weekly Polityka.

Iglú Band
www.igluband.com
5/8    8:00 PM – 9:00 PM    concert
IGLÚ is a band that plays and sings original music - funk, latin, and ska. They value non-Czech elements in their music and their lyrics combine Czech, French, and English.

International Young Naturefriends
www.iynf.org 
1/8    4:30 PM – 6:00 PM    workshop Paint the Street
An international organization uniting young nature lovers from across Europe. With more than 120,000 young members, it is one of the major European youth organizations.

La Piada
www.facebook.com/lapiada.praha 
26/7 – 10/8     10:00 AM – 10:00 PM  sandwich stand
The first and only producer of real “piadina romagnola” in the Czech Republic.

Lamanai
www.lamanai.cz
4/8    4:00 PM – 5:00 PM    concert
Lamanai is a music project by Ladislav Sedlák. His love for languages permeates into a distinctive poetry in English, Spanish, and Czech. Six strings, a voice, and a bare soul.

Lukáš Cetera
www.artykel.cz
30/7    4:30 PM – 6:30 PM    workshop: Photographing the City
2/8    7:00 PM    opening of the photography exhibition from the workshop
He comes from Slovakia, studied psychology at Prešov and Charles University, then photography at the Institute of Creative Photography in Opava. He is an active photographer and oversees all production activities in the area of commercial and non-commercial projects.

Marek Borský
www.bandzone.cz/marekborsky 
6/8    8:00 PM – 10:00 PM    concert
This young musician from Nová Role balances his songs somewhere between folk and blues. His texts are characterized by raw expression reflecting the current surrounding world and the people in it.

Marie Vymazalová
www.marievymazalova.tumblr.com 
5/8    4:30 PM – 6:00 PM    children's workshop Painting on Boxes
6/8    4:30 PM – 6:00 PM    children's workshop Painting on Stones
8/8    4:30 PM – 6:00 PM    children's workshop Draw an Animal
Marie Vymazalová studied pedagogy at Charles University. Her work focuses on figures, infinity, various outlines and symbols, and the harmonious movement of color areas.

MIB Quartet
www.MIBquartet.cz
1/8    7:00 PM – 8:00 PM    concert
MIB Quartet is a young, modern, dynamic string quartet composed of professional musicians. The entire repertoire consists exclusively of their own arrangements. 

Myslet město
www.facebook.com/MysletMesto
9/8    5:00 PM – 6:30 PM    discussion
The goal of the project Myslet město is to open an interdisciplinary discussion on flexible city planning. We seek common starting points and topics on how to understand the contemporary city, moderated by Lucie Stejskalová.

OKOLO
www.okolo-bikes.cz 
26/7 – 10/8    throughout the event, bike rental
Rental of mountain, trekking, city, children's bikes, tandems, and e-bikes.

Ondřej Galuška
www.oddgifts.cz 
30/7    8:30 PM – 10:00 PM    concert
Ondřej Galuška is a guitarist, trombonist, singer, and co-author of songs for the band Eggnoise.
His last album O.G. and the Odd Gifts has 4 nominations for independent music awards TAIS Awards.

Patrik Hábl
www.patrikhabl.com 
26/7    8:00 AM – 7:00 PM    Painting I.P. Pavlova 300 m2
A painter and graphic artist, laureate of the Waldes Prize and the Europol Prize, is actively exhibiting in the Czech Republic and abroad.
He is the author of this year's installation for the Church of the Most Holy Savior in Prague and his last exhibition recently took place at the DOX Center for Contemporary Art.

Plzeňská Restaurace U Gráffů
www.restaurant-graff.cz
26.7 - 10.8
A traditional establishment with excellent draft Pilsner Urquell beer and Czech cuisine, it will also offer a summer grill at the scene.

Prague Modern
www.praguemodern.cz 
27/7    7:00 PM – 10:00 PM    concert
Prague Modern guarantees enthusiasm as well as experience in the field of contemporary music interpretation, which is unique on the Czech scene. The repertoire of Prague Modern predominantly features works by world authors, while the ensemble actively supports the creation of new works by Czech authors.

ProART Company
www.proart-festival.cz 
29/7    4:30 PM – 6:30 PM    yoga
4/8    8:00 PM – 8:30 PM    dance - Martin Dvořák, Omar Rojas Ruiz: SFIDA FURIOSO Who is me?
The focus of the work of the international dancer and choreographer Martin Dvořák and his ProART Company is the search for common paths for dance, drama, and song. Since 2004, they have been creating contemporary dance-theater performances that are successfully presented not only in the Czech Republic but also on foreign stages.

René Nekuda
www.renenekuda.cz 
29/7    2:00 PM – 6:00 PM    4 x hour-long creative writing courses 
René Nekuda worked for several years as a journalist, writes short stories and plays. Since 2011, he has been teaching creative writing professionally.

Super Sekáč
www.facebook.com/super0sekac 
31/7    10:00 AM – 8:00 PM    original flea market
31/7    5:00 PM – 10:00 PM    music production
A special flea market at the Magistrala for all lovers of second-hand fashion.

Strašné dítě
www.strasnedite.cz 
31/7    2:00 PM – 6:00 PM    children's spatial games - I'm Playing, I Don't Even Know How
31/7 – 10/8    Invisible Playground, or I'm Playing, I Don't Even Know How
Playgrounds, gardens, and artistic elements based on the belief that every place has a specific spirit and needs and deserves a unique approach.

Chess Union of the Czech Republic
www.chess.cz
31/7    3:00 PM – 7:00 PM    chess – the game of grandmasters
The Chess Union of the Czech Republic is the organizer and representative of chess in the territory of the Czech Republic. It represents chess to all bodies, unions, organizations, and institutions.

School Výmolova for the Hearing Impaired + Czech Chamber of Sign Language Interpreters
www.vymolova.cz,  www.cktzj.com
8/8         7:00 PM – 8:00 PM      mini workshop + song interpretation into Czech sign language
Mini workshop of Czech sign language for children and adults led by a deaf instructor who will answer various questions regarding Czech sign language and deaf culture.

Tineola Theatre
http://drawinginmotion.com
8/8    9:00 PM – 10:00 PM    drawing in motion, visual poems on iPad
Typically static drawing is put into motion over time and the rhythm of the music. Live projection of drawings on an iPad, created in real-time right on stage. Authors Michaela Bartoňová and Ralf Lücke.

Tomáš Křikava
www.facebook.com/tomas.krikava
4/8    5:00 PM – 7:00 PM    The City of Texts – Texts of Cities
Reading of literature that inspired the city, transportation, buses, and urbanization. The reading is freely open. Come with your own book or text and let them be recited, set to music, or simply read.

Trey Roque
www.treyroque.com
7/8    8:00 PM – 10:00 PM    concert
Trey Roque will present excerpts from his latest album, drawing inspiration from the works of Dylan, Tim Hardin, and – of course – Bowie.

Tribo Fuego
www.tribofuego.org
26/7    7:00 PM – 10:00 PM    fire show
A group of people who are fond of juggling fire regularly gather and perform since 2003.

Tropical Urban Lounge
www.lasadelitas.cz
26/7 – 10/8    2:00 PM – 10:00 PM Las Adelitas bar and friends
Refresh yourself right in the busiest place in Prague. Enjoy fresh juices and cocktails and even fresher Urban Latino DJs playing cumbia, mombaton, merenge.
 
Will Eifell
www.bandzone.cz/willeifell
6/8    8:00 PM – 10:00 PM    concert
A young singer-songwriter born in gray Ústí nad Labem. He writes his small songs about small things of human life. They are about how people abandon their dreams and what it is like to survive in this strange century.

Yaroslava Gerfanova
www.gerfanova.com
3/8    7:00 PM – 7:30 PM    fashion show
Yaroslava Gerfanova is a young designer based in Prague. Originally from Ukraine, she is currently studying at Prague Fashion College.
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