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Kafka: The TrialKafka: The Trial
Ballet

Kafka: The Trial

Live the story of Josef K.

The Estates Theatre

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    November 2024

    Saturday 9. 11.
    19:00

    Tickets available

    Saturday 16. 11.
    15:00

    Tickets available

    Saturday 16. 11.
    19:00

    Tickets available

    Basic information

    Venue

    The Estates Theatre

    Approximate running time

    1 hour 25 minutes, no intermission

    Premiere

    Czech premiere: 13 June 2019 in The Estates Theatre

    The Czech National Ballet includes in its repertoire a production inspired by a Kafka novel that is an indisputable facet of the Prague milieu.

    Cast

    • 2024-2025

    About

    In the dark of sleep, a door opens and a woman enters dressed in sheets of paper, symbolizing the fate and the trial that will rage against the protagonist…

    Thus is the incipit of The Trial, a ballet by the distinguished Italian choreographer Mauro Bigonzetti, who has been loosely inspired by Franz Kafka’s eponymous 1914 literary masterpiece – its fascinating language, traumatizing plot and still valid message.

    The modern production, abounding in dramatic twists and turns, reproduces the story of Josef K., who wakes up on his 30th birthday and finds beside his bed three police agents who want to arrest him for reasons that he doesn’t understand. The disoriented and incredulous protagonist is subsequently carried into a judicial machinery that drags him into a whirl of weird events.

    Soloists and corps de ballet of The Czech National Ballet

    The hats for the Czech National Ballet production Kafka: Proces were donated by TONAK, a. s., the traditional hat maker for 220 years.

    Photo of the visual image: Anna Rasmussen
    Photographers for production: Martin Divíšek, Pavel Hejný

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    Goods detail

    Kafka: The Trial Programme

    A booklet for the production of Kafka: The Trial

    60 Kč

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    Practical information

    Where to buy tickets

    The National Theatre sells tickets up to 6 months in advance. We are currently selling tickets for performances of Drama, Ballet, Opera and Laterna magika taking place in October 2024 – March 2025.


    When purchasing online, you can get an e-ticket. You can pick up printed tickets in person at the box offices of the National Theatre.

    What to wear?

    By their appearance, attire and behaviour, the audience is obliged to adhere to the accustomed practice expected from them when attending a theatre performance.

    Parking at the Estates Theatre

    Unfortunately, there is no parking near The Estates Theater. You can use the guarded parking lot in the Kotva shopping center (Revoluční 1/655, Prague 1) and Paladium (Na Poříčí 1079 / 3a, Prague 1).

    Buffets at the Estates Theater

    No waiting. For your benefit, please pre-order your food and beverages at the bar to minimize waiting in the queue!

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