La Putyka

Circus in a dewy pint

  • 75 min.
  • From 6 years
  • Czech
  • Premiere 20. 4. 2009

Snapshots from an (extra)ordinary Czech pub. A love story, a brawl, staggering of regulars, and a creaking band under the control of an odd innkeeper. Acrobatics, dance, puppets, sport performances and live music poured into one new circus glass. Pub fantasies and changed reality in which the laws of physics cease to apply, and guests are witnesses but also originators of unexpected acrobatic, musical and movement phenomena.

In 2008, when Rostislav Novák had organized his first physical theatre, dance and circus workshops, a group of people got together for whom the new circus was really new. They were connected with enthusiasm and desire to try new approaches. After months of preparation, first staging came with unexpectedly positive response. On the personal and organizational basis of the performance, later the Cirk La Putyka company was founded.

Awards

2009 – Sazka and Divadelní noviny award (Alternative production, Production of the year)

2009 – nominations for Alfréd Radok award (Production of the year, Stage music, Talent of the year)

2010 – Skupa's Pilsen festival award (concept and direction, music, acting)

2011 – Young for Young festival (audience award)

2011 – Fringe festival Edinburgh (nomination for the Total Theatre Award)

"La Putyka offers great entertainment, where one act flows into another, idea pursues another one, the audience has no chance to get bored, and artists are real masters of their field."

– Markéta Dolníčková (Divadelní noviny)

Shows & Tickets

Not on stage at present.

Current shows

Cast

Creators

  • Author, director Rostislav Novák Jr.
  • Co-author SKUTR (Martin Kukučka, Lukáš Trpišovský)
  • Choreography Lenka Vagnerová
  • Set design Hynek Dřízhal and team
  • Costumes Kristina Nováková Záveská
  • Hair styling Jan Balcařík, Lenka Habartová
  • Music Vojtěch Dyk, Petr Kaláb, Jan Maxián, Jakub Prachař
  • Lighting design Jan Mlčoch
  • Sound design Petr Kaláb
  • Video Jakub Jelen
  • Graphic design Martin “Vosa” Sršeň
  • Production Cirk La Putyka
  • Production manager Ondřej Hanslian
  • Production team Tereza Pávová
  • Technical director Oldřich Procházka
  • Riggers Daniel Hajtl, Alexandr Volný, Petr Síla
  • Lighting operators Jan Mlčoch, Dominik Šimurda
  • Sound operators Jan Středa, Jan Mikšátko
  • Physiotherapy Kateřina Mikynová
  • Photo Martin Faltus

On stage