FRANKOSCÉNY#4
April 27-28-29, 2023
THE PROGRAM
PARTICIPATING TROOPS - 2023 edition
Hradec Kralové - Czech Republic
Lunch - Romania
Cairo - Egypt
Tunis - Tunisia
Olomouc - Czech Republic
PARTICIPATING TROOPS - 2023 edition
Friday April 28 - Professional show
Three years after her death, Greek composer Sophia Alexandrou, Czech visual artist Vojtech Janyška and French director Éric Cénat are joining forces to celebrate this emblematic figure of Greek poetry. Winner of the European Literature Prize, Kikí Dimoulá left her mark on her country's poetry scene. In her repertoire, Le peu du monde has a very special place. Written in 1971 and translated into several languages, this work brought her worldwide fame. She depicts the passing of time, daily life and solitude in a bittersweet tone. Her unique perspective still resonates today. To illustrate this timeless text, the three European artists interweave, on stage, musical creation on the piano, spoken or sung French and Greek voices and animated projections of watercolour paintings. A way for them to breathe new life into this work and make it eternal.
THE THREE EVENINGS ON OFFER
On Thursday evening, the various troupes took part in an open mic night, where each had five minutes to present a performance of their choice. This was an opportunity for them to showcase an aspect of their culture to the international audience of the Frankoscény!
Saturday evening was the closing party, a festive moment for the participants before they parted ways!
ARTISTIC PRACTICE WORKSHOPS
During the festival, artistic practice workshops will be offered to participating troupes, supervised by professional French artists.
They will take place on Friday and Saturday mornings.
THE GODFATHER
Vojtech Janyska
Visual artist and videographer
The works of the painter and video artist Vojtech Janyska are influenced by his numerous travels in Asia and more particularly in India, a country whose language and culture he studied, and whose cinematographic creation he passionately follows...
He regularly creates theatre sets incorporating video projections (including Hotel Europe with Jacques Weber, directed by Dino Mustafic at the Théâtre de l'Atelier, or most recently Maryvonne by Camille Berthelot, WET 2020 - CDN festival in Tours).
Since 2003, Vojtech Janyska has presented his work in numerous galleries in France and the Czech Republic, where the National Gallery acquired two of his paintings. He regularly invests public spaces, such as during his "manifestation bien" , where he displayed about a hundred life-size painted wooden figures on the forecourt of the Centre Georges Pompidou.
THE GUEST ARTIST
Sophia Alexandrou
Greek composer & musician
Sophia Alexandrou has been composing and arranging music since 2010. She won her First Prize for Original Composition at the age of 13 and has since won nine more First Prizes at Panhellenic and European music competitions.
She has participated in three international film soundtrack competitions and was a finalist in two of them. She has collaborated with the Greek Olympic Committee, the French Institute and the French Embassy in Greece, with ARTE, TV5, Athens Concert Hall, as well as several directors.
She has composed for animated short films and plays. Her music has been performed at the Olympic Stadium in Greece, the Panathenaic Stadium, the Ancient Theatre of Dion, the Athens Concert Hall, the French Embassy in Greece, the French Institute in Greece, the Athens Plaza Hotel and many others…
VOLUNTEER IN CIVIC SERVICE
Lea Laouaf
With a degree in History and a Master's degree in Teaching, Education and Training, Léa taught History-Geography in a college for a year.
She was recruited as a volunteer on a civic service mission by the Théâtre de l'Imprévu to ensure, alongside Morgane Nory and Éric Cénat, the organization of the 2023 edition of the Frankoscény festival. From November 2022, she worked from the Alliance Française in Pardubice.
Also passionate about theatre since adolescence, she keeps in memory these precious moments of exchanges, freedom of creation and personal emancipation. A few years ago, Léa had the opportunity to study in Prague. She regularly returns to the Czech Republic and knows the city of Pardubice well.
VOLUNTEER IN CIVIC SERVICE
The sixth edition of Frankoscény is under the high patronage of the European Parliament, the Centre-Val de Loire Region, the Pardubice Region, the French Embassy in the Czech Republic, the French Institute in Prague, and the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports.
