Czech Performing Arts at Fringe Festival 2014

Following last year’s Czech dance success with two Herald Angel Awards for the Czech Dance Showcase, Czech dancers and performers are returning to the biggest theatre festival in the world to introduce three UK premieres: Riders, La Loba and Six Billion Suns.

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Edinburgh Fringe moments

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Czech Television (CT) about La Loba at Fringe festival

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The Scotsman about La Loba

★★★★

"Opavska is like a magnet - drawing us in from the first second to the last"

Read the review here.

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The List about La Loba

★★★★

"Those images, combined with Opavská and the soundscape of Vébrová’s voice make La Loba impossible to forget."

Read the review here.

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The List about Six Billion Suns

"brave and experimental production"

Read the review here.

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The Herald Angel Award for the performance La Loba (Lenka Vagnerova and Company)!

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Fringe Guru about Six Billion Suns

"Six Billion Suns will surely linger in your mind."

Read the review here.

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La Loba has been nominated for a Total Theatre Award under the physical and visual theatre category. 

The winner will be announced 21st August.

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The Times about La Loba

★★★★

"a mysterious, vivid and sometimes stunning blend of movement and voice"

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The Herald about La Loba

★★★★★

"It is memorable for all the best reasons."

"You're gripped by the sheer intensity and virtuosity of both performers."

Read the review here.

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Special concert of Jana Vebrova, La Loba performer.

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Broadway Baby about Six Billion Suns

"brave and inspiring piece of theatre" "this relatively young group have tapped into something truly human, incredibly moving and unbelievably important"

Read the review here.

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The Public Reviews about Six Billion Suns

"Audacious, courageous performances"

"They play with intimacy effectively, pushing and warping the expected barriers"

"An extremely striking piece of theatre"

Read the review here.

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Broadway Baby about Riders

★★★★★

"Riders is smart, urgent, and a pleasure to watch."

"We can only be glad that the Fringe gives us a chance to see the Lenka Vagnerová Company outside of their native Czech Republic."

Read the review here.

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Have you seen this man?

Six Billion Suns, ZOO Monkey House, 2,30 pm

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Šárka (Lenka Vágnerová and company) and James (ZOO venues) at the Czech Party.