about mamapapa
mamapapa is not for profit independent artist run initiative for theatre artists and performers aiming to influence the climate and open possibilities for meetings, co-operation and further development of professional artistic projects of innnovative young artists and to connect information centres and initiatives through (database) networking. mamapapa´s most interesting realized projects were: a preparatory project of the capucine cloister as resident space for performing arts artists in Mnichovo Hradiste (1997), in 1998 an artistic collaboration between Dutch site specific theater lecturers (Griftheater) and Czech and Eastern European artists in 100 years old former sewage water treatment plant in Prague. At the moment mamapapa realizes the LightLab project, a mobile laboratory space. Open interdisciplinary platform for meetings, seminars, workshops and symposia, for people seeking mobility in theory and practice.
Activities and programs
Organised by mamapapa o.s. Within the LightLab project ( The
criteria of the LightLab project are, besides the educational goal, also the
overlapping of the artistic fields and communication between artists of
different disciplines)
1999
7.- 15. 8. 1999
The Eclipse 11.8.1999, bio-farm Fořt Černý Důl
symposium with the main theme: The Sun Eclipse followed by The eastern
harvest – the showing of the Eastern European productions
17.- 18. 9. 1999
Seminary on space, Bechyně
seminary for museum workers, showing one of the possible approaches to
light and space. Event was part of the program OSF Prague – Open doors of
museums.
28.- 31. 10 1999
En-lightening, Jičín, Hubojedy
workshop about gaining practical experience of lighting in exterior. (
with ALD – DAMU students and department of theatre anthropology students
)
1.- 20. 11. 1999
project Demolition – the space change
Symposium with the main theme: the scenographic solution of space in the
old halls of the factory in Prague 8 – Karlín. Presentation of the
results within the festival Four + Four days in motion 13. –
20.11.1999.
16.11. 1999
The day of the POETRY FOR THE PASSANGERS
Co-operation on the project of Club 8 and Prague City Transport.
29.11 – 6.12 1999
LAB VIII, Lisbon
participation of mamapapa on an international conference accompanying
AR/LAB, Multidisciplinary Research Atelier & Laboratory, organised by
companhia Joao Fiadeiro RE.AL in Lisbon.
17.-19.12. 1999
KOMETA, brick-field Třešť
light happening, light designers meeting.
2000
11.1.-20.2. 2000
co-operation on Petr Nikl’s exhibition Playground in Rudolfinum
10.2. – 14.2. 1999
Biomechanika, Bechyně
workshop for Czech performers led by Ralf Rauker, co-organised with MAPA
Amsterdam
spring 1999
preparation of the project Noem’s voyage mamapapa in co-operation with
o.s. Klášter Bechyně provides meetings with experts, theme: sound, light and
projection in architecture. – 25.-27.2. 1999 Bechyně – sound
– 10.- 12.3 1999 Roztoky near Prague – projection –
24.-26.3. 1999 Bechyně – light
18.-24.6. 2000
premiere of the project Noem’s voyage
June 2000
preparation of the co-operation on Bohuslav Blažek’s film-essay Jičín
– European capital
July 2000
Summer school site specific, Jičín Complex preparation of the site
specific project Jičín – European capital, as a summer school of practical
site specific. Co-ordinator and the director of the project is Bohuslav
Blažek, organised by mamapapa o.s. with ČT.
2.- 6.8. 2000
Habitation and corn, farm Vojnarka Trstěnice
Workshop in co-operation with Iguana Dance Theatre, St Petersburg.
7.8– 13.8. 2000
Corn and buckwheat, bio-farm Fořt Černý Důl
international symposium of natural light – theme photo-synthesis
September 2000 Body as a boiler Site-specific workshop in the boiler-room.
Project co-organized with the dancer and choreographer Joao Fiadeiro –
companhia RE.AL Lisbon and Real Estate Karlín Praha.
Autmn 2000
Extension – Co-operation
- with museum in Litomyšl
- with theatre Continuo Malovice
- with the Forman brothers’ project Boat – with the festival Four+Four days in motion
Realized events, projects and programs
1997/1998
MAPA forum in Bratislava (in cooperation with MAPA), 1997
the second international forum dedicated to the relationship between
pedagogue and student in art schools and long life studies.
“Born”, Mnichovo Hradiště, 1997
preparatory project of the capucine cloister as a resident space for
performing arts artists.
“Three”, Mnichovo Hradiště, 1997
a project combining visual arts and performance realized together with the
local children in Mnichovo Hradiště dedicated to the tree and its symbols.
“Sun-gate”, Mnichovo Hradiště, 1997
one day project in the cloister dedicated to the celebration of the summer
solstice.
“Marina Sabina”, Mnichovo Hradiště, 1997
two weeks project of workshops for young independent performing artists
realized in cooperation with Theater Les montreurs d’Images.
“The wind story”, Malá Lhota, theater barn, summer 1997 co-operation on the students’ performance of the DAMU in non-traditional, non-theatrical space
“Forum For Room”, DAMU, 21.3. 1998
open international forum concerned with authentic, specific,
non-theatrical spaces for theater
“Rittes de Passage”, Plasy, May 1998
one week workshop project in the Plasy monastery dedicated to the theme of
a ritual, realized together with the Hermit foundation
“Limbo” festival, Plasy, June 1998
co-operation with the Hermit Foundation on organization of the festival,
which combined traditional, ethnical, experimental and other forms of
performing arts in the context of a former cistercian monastery in Plasy
“MAPA Karavan”, Prague, experimental space Roxy, September
1998
two evenings with the presentation of the MAPA Karavan workshops in Berlin
and discussions and presentations of various European networks and projects
concerned with performing arts; presentations of some of the Prague’s autumn
festivals and information about dramaturgy and planning for some of the Czech
authentic, specific places with cultural or social-cultural activities
“Griftheater", former sewage water treatment plant – Prague
6, October – November 1998
an artistic collaboration between Dutch site specific theater
lecturers(Griftheater) and Czech and Eastern European artists in a
100 years old former sewage water treatment plant in Prague –
creation of a new site specific performance “3WW3" presented at the
“4+4 Days in Motion Festival 1998"
1999/2000
“LightLab”, Prague,
** “The Eclipse” 11.8.1999, bio-farm Fořt Černý Důl, 7.-
15. 8. 1999 ** symposium with the main theme: The Sun Eclipse
followed by The eastern harvest – the presentations festival of the Eastern
European productions
Seminary on space, Bechyně , 17.- 18. 9. 1999
seminary for museum workers, showing one of the possible approaches to
light and space. Event was part of the program OSF Prague – Open doors of
museums.
„En-lightening”, Jičín, Hubojedy, 28.- 31.
10 1999
workshop about gaining practical experience of lighting in exterior. (
with ALD – DAMU students and department of theatre anthropology students
)
“Demolition” – the space change, 1.-
20. 11. 1999
Symposium with the main theme: the scenographic solution of space in the
old halls of the factory in Prague 8 – Karlín. Presentation of the
results within the international festival Four + Four days in motion 13.
– 20.11.1999.
The day of the POETRY FOR THE PASSANGERS, 16.11. 1999
Co-operation on the project of Club 8 and Prague City Transport.
LAB VIII, Lisbon, 29.11 – 6.12 1999
participation of mamapapa on an international conference accompanying
AR/LAB, Multidisciplinary Research Atelier & Laboratory, organised by
companhia Joao Fiadeiro RE.AL in Lisbon.
Audition workshop, 10. – 13. 2. 2000
workshop pro zájemce o aktivity z programu MAPA Amsterdam na
tento rok. Lektoři workshopu Ralf Rauker, Alexander Acev, Ide van Heiningen a
Tomáš Žižka. Pořádáno ve spolupráci s MAPA Amsterdam a
Konzervatoří Jaroslava Ježka.
28. – 29.2. 2000
ARTES(t)CO
, Praha, bývalý obchodní dům Máj dnes TESCO, Česko- japonský site
specific projekt PAP v prostředí obchodního domu TESCO. Konzultační
spolupráce.
13.3.- 26.3.2000
Live Art Sympozium,
Zahřívací sympozium pro opuštěný objekt Kotelny Fišlovka. Portréty
setkání jednotlivých umělců s prostorem Kotelny a jejich krátké
komentáře k projektu, zamýšlenému rezidenčnímu charakteru tohoto
místa, budou veřejně prezentovány v rámci doprovodných akcí IETM
v galerii NO.D.nad experimentálním prostorem ROXY od 13.4.-16.4.2000
1.6.-.3.6.2000
Biomechanika, Praha,
Třídenní setkání s biomechanikou podle Genadije Bogdanova.
Workshop proběhl pod vedením Ralfa Raukera, lektora Mime Center Berlin.
22.6.-25.6. 2000
Svatojánská noc, Jičín,
Nasvětlená a svítící spolupráce na semináři programu OSF Praha
Brána muzea otevřená v Jičíně. Ve spolupráci s Okresním
muzeem a galerií Jičín a o.s Lodžie.
25.6.-7.7.2000
Město – Krajina, Jičín,
Summer school site specific, Jičín Complex preparation of the site
specific project Jičín – European capital, as a summer school of practical
site specific. Co-ordinator and the director of the project is Bohuslav
Blažek, organised by mamapapa o.s. with ČT. Site specific sympozium na téma
skrytého konceptu barokní krajiny v Jičíně a okolí. Projekt vznikl
ve spolupráci s Okresním muzeem a galerií Jičín a Městským úřadem
v Jičíně.
Obilí a obydlí, statek Vojnarka Trstěnice, 5.- 13.8. 2000
Pohanka a Obilí, biofarma Fořt Černý Důl,14.8.- 16.8.
2000
Dvoudílné mezinárodní sympozium site specific o divokosti a
domestikaci proběhlo na zrekonstruovaném rezidenčním statku Vojnarka
v Trstěnici a na hospodářské usedlosti Fořt. Ve spolupráci
s o.s. FAUN Trstěnice.
2.- 6.8. 2000
Habitation and corn, farm Vojnarka Trstěnice
Workshop in co-operation with Iguana Dance Theatre, St Petersburg.
7.8– 13.8. 2000
Corn and buckwheat, bio-farm Fořt Černý Důl
international symposium of natural light – theme photo-synthesis
„Body as a boiler”
, I.část 13.-15.7., II.část 15.-30.9. 2000 A laboratory
workshop on the subject of real time compozition in the exboiler-room. Project
realized in cooperation with dancer and choreographer Joao Fiadeiro –
RE.AL Companhia Lisbon.
Fotoexhibition – As a mushrooms after rain –
Mr.Spilka´s dream – site specific sympozium in former brewery in Prague
