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      Martin Františák

      Artistic director of Švanda Theatre

      Leading Czech director, playwright and poet, artistic director of the Švanda Theater in Smíchov since the 2019/2020 season.

      Martin Františák was born on March 5, 1974 in Valašské Meziříčí. 

      He studied drama education and subsequently drama directing at the JAMU Faculty of Theater in Brno, but above all he met a number of personalities key to his further work: Alexei Pernica, Arnošt Goldflam, Zoya Mikotová, Pavel Švanda and others.

      He is also an experienced author of many dramatizations and theatrical adaptations; the latter include the adaptation of Mahen's Jánošík and Homer's Odyssey for the Brno National Theater or Tolstoy's Anna Karenina for the Klicperovo Theatre in Hradec Králové.

      As a director, he now has sixty theatrical productions to his credit; in addition to the theatre houses he headed, he repeatedly collaborated with professional theaters throughout the Czech Republic.

       

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      Martin Františák
      tel.:+420 257 324 640
      e-mail: frantisak (zavináč) svandovodivadlo.cz

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      Daniel Hrbek

      Theatre director and managing director of Švanda Theatre

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      Martin Františák

      Artistic director of Švanda Theatre

      Leading Czech director, playwright and poet, artistic director of the Švanda Theater in Smíchov since the 2019/2020 season.

      Martin Františák was born on March 5, 1974 in Valašské Meziříčí. 

      He studied drama education and subsequently drama directing at the JAMU Faculty of Theater in Brno, but above all he met a number of personalities key to his further work: Alexei Pernica, Arnošt Goldflam, Zoya Mikotová, Pavel Švanda and others.

      He is also an experienced author of many dramatizations and theatrical adaptations; the latter include the adaptation of Mahen's Jánošík and Homer's Odyssey for the Brno National Theater or Tolstoy's Anna Karenina for the Klicperovo Theatre in Hradec Králové.

      As a director, he now has sixty theatrical productions to his credit; in addition to the theatre houses he headed, he repeatedly collaborated with professional theaters throughout the Czech Republic.

       

      CONTACT

      Martin Františák
      tel.:+420 257 324 640
      e-mail: frantisak (zavináč) svandovodivadlo.cz

      Others

      Daniel Hrbek

      Theatre director and managing director of Švanda Theatre

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      Martin Františák

      Artistic director of Švanda Theatre

      Leading Czech director, playwright and poet, artistic director of the Švanda Theater in Smíchov since the 2019/2020 season.

      Martin Františák was born on March 5, 1974 in Valašské Meziříčí. 

      He studied drama education and subsequently drama directing at the JAMU Faculty of Theater in Brno, but above all he met a number of personalities key to his further work: Alexei Pernica, Arnošt Goldflam, Zoya Mikotová, Pavel Švanda and others.

      He is also an experienced author of many dramatizations and theatrical adaptations; the latter include the adaptation of Mahen's Jánošík and Homer's Odyssey for the Brno National Theater or Tolstoy's Anna Karenina for the Klicperovo Theatre in Hradec Králové.

      As a director, he now has sixty theatrical productions to his credit; in addition to the theatre houses he headed, he repeatedly collaborated with professional theaters throughout the Czech Republic.

       

      CONTACT

      Martin Františák
      tel.:+420 257 324 640
      e-mail: frantisak (zavináč) svandovodivadlo.cz

      Others

      Daniel Hrbek

      Theatre director and managing director of Švanda Theatre

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      Martin Františák

      Artistic director of Švanda Theatre

      Leading Czech director, playwright and poet, artistic director of the Švanda Theater in Smíchov since the 2019/2020 season.

      Martin Františák was born on March 5, 1974 in Valašské Meziříčí. 

      He studied drama education and subsequently drama directing at the JAMU Faculty of Theater in Brno, but above all he met a number of personalities key to his further work: Alexei Pernica, Arnošt Goldflam, Zoya Mikotová, Pavel Švanda and others.

      He is also an experienced author of many dramatizations and theatrical adaptations; the latter include the adaptation of Mahen's Jánošík and Homer's Odyssey for the Brno National Theater or Tolstoy's Anna Karenina for the Klicperovo Theatre in Hradec Králové.

      As a director, he now has sixty theatrical productions to his credit; in addition to the theatre houses he headed, he repeatedly collaborated with professional theaters throughout the Czech Republic.

       

      CONTACT

      Martin Františák
      tel.:+420 257 324 640
      e-mail: frantisak (zavináč) svandovodivadlo.cz

      Others

      Daniel Hrbek

      Theatre director and managing director of Švanda Theatre

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      Martin Františák

      Artistic director of Švanda Theatre

      Leading Czech director, playwright and poet, artistic director of the Švanda Theater in Smíchov since the 2019/2020 season.

      Martin Františák was born on March 5, 1974 in Valašské Meziříčí. 

      He studied drama education and subsequently drama directing at the JAMU Faculty of Theater in Brno, but above all he met a number of personalities key to his further work: Alexei Pernica, Arnošt Goldflam, Zoya Mikotová, Pavel Švanda and others.

      He is also an experienced author of many dramatizations and theatrical adaptations; the latter include the adaptation of Mahen's Jánošík and Homer's Odyssey for the Brno National Theater or Tolstoy's Anna Karenina for the Klicperovo Theatre in Hradec Králové.

      As a director, he now has sixty theatrical productions to his credit; in addition to the theatre houses he headed, he repeatedly collaborated with professional theaters throughout the Czech Republic.

       

      CONTACT

      Martin Františák
      tel.:+420 257 324 640
      e-mail: frantisak (zavináč) svandovodivadlo.cz

      Others

      Daniel Hrbek

      Theatre director and managing director of Švanda Theatre

    • Art/Technical Department

      Martin Františák

      Artistic director of Švanda Theatre

      Leading Czech director, playwright and poet, artistic director of the Švanda Theater in Smíchov since the 2019/2020 season.

      Martin Františák was born on March 5, 1974 in Valašské Meziříčí. 

      He studied drama education and subsequently drama directing at the JAMU Faculty of Theater in Brno, but above all he met a number of personalities key to his further work: Alexei Pernica, Arnošt Goldflam, Zoya Mikotová, Pavel Švanda and others.

      He is also an experienced author of many dramatizations and theatrical adaptations; the latter include the adaptation of Mahen's Jánošík and Homer's Odyssey for the Brno National Theater or Tolstoy's Anna Karenina for the Klicperovo Theatre in Hradec Králové.

      As a director, he now has sixty theatrical productions to his credit; in addition to the theatre houses he headed, he repeatedly collaborated with professional theaters throughout the Czech Republic.

       

      CONTACT

      Martin Františák
      tel.:+420 257 324 640
      e-mail: frantisak (zavináč) svandovodivadlo.cz

      Others

      Daniel Hrbek

      Theatre director and managing director of Švanda Theatre

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      Martin Františák

      Artistic director of Švanda Theatre

      Leading Czech director, playwright and poet, artistic director of the Švanda Theater in Smíchov since the 2019/2020 season.

      Martin Františák was born on March 5, 1974 in Valašské Meziříčí. 

      He studied drama education and subsequently drama directing at the JAMU Faculty of Theater in Brno, but above all he met a number of personalities key to his further work: Alexei Pernica, Arnošt Goldflam, Zoya Mikotová, Pavel Švanda and others.

      He is also an experienced author of many dramatizations and theatrical adaptations; the latter include the adaptation of Mahen's Jánošík and Homer's Odyssey for the Brno National Theater or Tolstoy's Anna Karenina for the Klicperovo Theatre in Hradec Králové.

      As a director, he now has sixty theatrical productions to his credit; in addition to the theatre houses he headed, he repeatedly collaborated with professional theaters throughout the Czech Republic.

       

      CONTACT

      Martin Františák
      tel.:+420 257 324 640
      e-mail: frantisak (zavináč) svandovodivadlo.cz

      Others

      Daniel Hrbek

      Theatre director and managing director of Švanda Theatre

    • Others

      Martin Františák

      Artistic director of Švanda Theatre

      Leading Czech director, playwright and poet, artistic director of the Švanda Theater in Smíchov since the 2019/2020 season.

      Martin Františák was born on March 5, 1974 in Valašské Meziříčí. 

      He studied drama education and subsequently drama directing at the JAMU Faculty of Theater in Brno, but above all he met a number of personalities key to his further work: Alexei Pernica, Arnošt Goldflam, Zoya Mikotová, Pavel Švanda and others.

      He is also an experienced author of many dramatizations and theatrical adaptations; the latter include the adaptation of Mahen's Jánošík and Homer's Odyssey for the Brno National Theater or Tolstoy's Anna Karenina for the Klicperovo Theatre in Hradec Králové.

      As a director, he now has sixty theatrical productions to his credit; in addition to the theatre houses he headed, he repeatedly collaborated with professional theaters throughout the Czech Republic.

       

      CONTACT

      Martin Františák
      tel.:+420 257 324 640
      e-mail: frantisak (zavináč) svandovodivadlo.cz

      Others

      Daniel Hrbek

      Theatre director and managing director of Švanda Theatre

  • Tours

    Tours

    Švanda Theatre Ensamble performing all over world.

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    e-mail: info (at) svandovodivadlo.cz 

     

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    We previously visited several countries:

    2024
    Slovakia, Bratislava (Divadlo Astorka Korzo´90): Happy End

    2023
    Slovakia, Bratislava (Divadlo Astorka Korzo´90): Srpnové světlo*
    Slovakia, Bratislava (Slovenské národné divadlo): Dějiny násilí

    2022
    USA, Chicago (Chopin Theater): AI: When a Robot Writes a Play (performance screening)*
    USA, Chicago (Chopin Theater): Pankrac´45 (2 reprises)*
    USA, Chicago (Chopin Theater): Protest/Debt*
    USA, New York (Bohemian National Hall): AI: When a Robot Writes a Play (performance screening)* **

    2021
    Slovakia, Bratislava (Divadlo Astorka Korzo´90): Hadry, kosti, kŭže*

    2018
    Hungary, Vác (Danube Bend Theatre Vác): Cry Baby Cry
    USA, Washington (Devine Theater): The Good and The True (2 reprises)*
    USA, Washington (Gonda Theater): Protest/Debt (2 reprises)*
    USA, Washington (Gonda Theater): Pankrac´45 (2 reprises)*
    USA, New York (Bohemian National Hall): The Night Before Funeral*
    USA, New York (Bohemian National Hall): Protest/Debt* 
    USA, New York (Bohemian National Hall): Pankrac´45*
    Slovakia, Bratislava (Divadlo Astorka Korzo´90): Protest/Debt*

    2017
    Slovakia, Bratislava (Divadlo Astorka Korzo´90): Pankrac´45* 
    Slovakia, Bratislava (Štúdio L+S): Kdo je tady ředitel?*

    2016
    Slovakia, Bratislava (Divadlo Astorka Korzo´90): Misantrop*

    2015
    Souht Korea, Busan (Busan International Performing Arts Festival): Hamlet (2 reprises)*
    USA, New York (Bohemian National Hall): Šoa 
    USA, New York (Bohemian National Hall): The Good and The True 
    Slovakia, Bratislava (Divadlo Astorka Korzo´90): Popeláři*

    2014
    USA, New York (APAP): The Good and The True*
    USA, New York (DR2): The Good and The True (56 reprises)*
    Slovakia, Bratislava: Kdo je tady ředitel?
    Germany, Berlin: Zpověď masochisty 
    Slovakia, Bratislava (Divadlo Astorka Korzo´90): Stage Interview with Boris Farkaš*
    Slovakia, Bratislava (Divadlo Astorka Korzo´90): Cry Baby Cry*
    Slovakia, Bratislava (Divadlo Astorka Korzo´90): Stage Interview with Marian Labuda* ml.
    Slovakia, Bratislava (Divadlo Astorka Korzo´90): Země lhostejnost*

    2013
    Great Britain, Leeds (The Carriageworks Theatre): The Good and The True (7 reprises)*
    Great Britain, London (West London Synagogue): The Good and The True*
    Great Britain, London (London Jewish Cultural Centre): The Good and The True*
    Great Britain, London (Hampstead Village Shul): The Good and The True (5 reprises)*
    Great Britain, Mansfield (The Brunts Academy): The Good and The True (2 reprises)*
    Great Britain, Sunderland (Portland Academy): The Good and The True*
    Great Britain, Leeds (Leeds Prison): The Good and The True*
    Belgium, Brussels (Centre Communautaire Laïc Juïf): The Good and The True*
    Slovakia, Bratislava (Divadlo Astorka Korzo´90): Stage Interview with Ady Hajdu*
    Slovakia, Bratislava (Divadlo Astorka Korzo´90): Šoa* 
    Slovakia, Bratislava (Divadlo Astorka Korzo´90): Stage Interview with Marta Sládečková*
    Slovakia, Bratislava (Divadlo Astorka Korzo´90): Parchant Marilyn*

    2012
    Slovakia, Bratislava (Divadlo Astorka Korzo´90): Stage Interview with L. Latinák a J. Kemka
    Slovakia, Bratislava (Divadlo Astorka Korzo´90): Nakrm hada na své hrudi 
    Slovakia, Bratislava (Divadlo Astorka Korzo´90): Stage Interview with Vlado Černý
    Slovakia, Bratislava (Divadlo Astorka Korzo´90): Gottland

    2011
    Slovakia, Bratislava (Divadlo Astorka Korzo´90): Zpověď masochisty
    Slovakia, Bratislava (Divadlo Astorka Korzo´90): Stage Interview with Miro Noga

    2010
    Slovakia, Bratislava (Divadlo Astorka Korzo´90): Pohřební slavnost 
    Slovakia, Bratislava (Divadlo Astorka Korzo´90): Stage Interview with Szidi Tobias
    Slovakia, Bratislava (Divadlo Astorka Korzo´90): Dioptrie růžových brýlí 
    Slovakia, Bratislava (Divadlo Astorka Korzo´90): Stage Interview with Anna Šišková

    2009
    Slovakia, Bratislava: Kdo je tady ředitel? 
    Slovakia, Bratislava (Divadlo Astorka Korzo´90): Autobus
    Slovakia, Bratislava (Divadlo Astorka Korzo´90): Kdo je tady ředitel?

    2008 
    Slovakia, Bratislava (Divadlo Astorka Korzo´90): Mandragora
    Russia, St. Petersburg: Škola pro ženy
    Russia, St. Petersburg: Periférie
    Slovakia, Bratislava (Divadlo Astorka Korzo´90): Slepice
    Slovakia, Bratislava (Divadlo Astorka Korzo´90): Dorotka

    2007
    Slovakia, Bratislava (Divadlo Astorka Korzo´90): Lebka z Connemary 

    2006
    Poland, Kalisz: Slepice
    Slovakia, Bratislava (Divadlo Astorka Korzo´90): Žena z dřívějška
    Slovakia, Bratislava (Divadlo Astorka Korzo´90): Nebožtík Henry Moss 

    2005
    Belarus, Brest: Škola pro ženy
    Slovakia, Bratislava (Divadlo Astorka Korzo´90): Brýle Eltona Johna
    Slovakia, Bratislava (Divadlo Astorka Korzo´90): Klářiny vztahy
    Hungary, Budapest: Poručík z Inishmoru

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    * the tour was supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic
    ** the trip was financially supported by the Václav Havel Library Foundation

     

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