In the season 2016/2017 we supported the release of the book Opera nehryzie! (Opera does not bite!) by Martin Vaněk. We believe that it is very important to influence people to experience opera, especially the youngest ones. Music brings great value to our lives and we are certain, that opera has its essential place amongst the performance arts. However, it is not uncommon that people perceive opera as something suited only for a specific group. The great summarisation of the book’s benefits is the part of article (you can read it here in slovak) by Ludovít Vongrej:

“Why go to the theatre at all! And to opera! Is opera a bogeyman? Who thinks that? The new publication on the book market is playful and it invites in a funny way to the magical world of opera and its backstage to educate and help bring children to the unrepeatable world of theatre .”

On Wednesday 13th of september 2017 the vernissage of the Fenomén Bednárik exhibition took place at Theatre Nová Scéna. In his article Ľudovít Vongrej wrote:

“Fenomén Bednárik exhibition has been created by the Theatre institute in cooperation with Theatre Nová Scéna, Slovak national theatre and Theatre of Andrej Bagar in Nitra. Patron of the exhibition is Gesamtkunstwerk s. r. o. Curators are Michaela Mojžišová and Martin Timko, graphics by Nora Nosterská. Exhibition contains 30 posters with photographies from inscenations and rehersals mapping Bednárik’s acting and directing career in Slovakia and Czech Republic. The materials on display come form the archives of the Theatre institute, Slovak national theatre and from the private archive of Jozef Bednárik’s family.”

You can read the whole article in Slovak here.

The exibition was later displayed at the Slovak nationa theatre and the Theatre of Andrej Bagar in Nitra.