Black-light Theatre ''Aspect of Alice''

Overview

A classic non-verbal black light theatre performance on the theme of ''Alice in Wonderland'' by Lewis Caroll, which has won the admiration of the public in thirty countries spread over three continents for its imagination, poetry, and perfect technical wizardry.

What to Expect

Product Experience

• enjoy a classic non-verbal black light theatre
• see the story of Alice
• hear the classical music of Bedřich Smetana and Antonín Dvořák
• enjoy fantastic magic

Experience in detail

This black-light take on a beloved literary classic involves all the best motifs from Lewis Carroll’s “Alice in Wonderland” and reimagines the story in unexpected (or shall we say, mad) ways. Aspects of Alice has been running for over 28 years and has welcomed more than 12,000 international visitors.

Black-light theater is one big optical illusion (the black cabinet trick), which takes advantage of your imperfect human eye: that you can’t distinguish black-on-black. Only music, expressive dance, and specific technical tricks communicate the story for the audience, without the use of the spoken word. Since its beginning in the 1980s, Ta Fantastika Theater has fostered intensive work with actors and dramatic situations to create the poetry that is black-light theater. Ta Fantastika (“ta” meaning “this” and “Fantastika” meaning “fantasy”).

Enjoy the fantastic story of Alice. As Lewis Carroll makes the acquaintance of a little girl on the verge of losing her life, he helps her—with a touch of imagination—to experience all the wonderful moments of growing up: awakening identity, first loves, and awareness of adult life, which must take in not only laughter and joy but tears and sadness: all the things she has never had a chance to know.

Accompanied by the classical music of Bedřich Smetana (My Fatherland) and Antonín Dvořák (Slavic Dances), the story takes place in Old Prague, a city full of architectural jewels and rich histories. This setting not only revels in a fully Czech backdrop but also shows Prague as the crossroads of Christian and Jewish culture.

Each performance lasts about 90 minutes, which includes a 15-minute break. There is an entry accessible to wheelchairs, as well as a handicap restroom.

What is included

• ticket for the performance

What is not included

• not specified