Legend of Argonauts in Laterna Magika

The performance of Laterna magika Theatre was prepared on the occasion of Summer Olympic Games in Greece. The legend of Argonauts belongs to the most ancient Greek myths and anticipates the origin of the Olympic tradition. The story depicts the quest of Jason and his brave companions for the Golden Fleece to the distant Colchis. During their journey, the Argonauts meet the female inhabitants at the island of Lemnos, defeat the king Amykos, liberate the blind Phineus from the curse of harpies and go through many other adventures before Jason finally meets Medea who helps him to get the Golden Fleece. The triumphant arrival to the native Iolkos and the takeover of the throne brings to Jason the contented conclusion of the quest and helps him to meet his fatal love.
The world premiere of the performance took place on August 8, 2004 in the Greek town of Volos.
“The magic of the Czech artistic ensemble consists in the inseparable symbiosis between the film, the images and the live performance, showing traits of the demanding process of creation. The altering set design together with the rich composition of optical solutions bring lots of remarkable scenes in the lively and dramatic story of Argonauts.”
"Thessalia" daily from August 10, 2004
World premiere on August 8, 2004 in the Greek Volos, Czech premiere on February 9, 2005 in Prague.

Direction: Petr Čepický
Scene: Miloslav Heřmánek
Music: Dimitris Marangopoulos
Theme - Nikos Tsaknis
Script - Václav Janeček, Petr Čepický
Scene - Miloslav Heřmánek
Choreography - Jan Kodet
Costumes and make-up - Pavel Knolle

Duration: 105 min.

On programme In September 1st -6th and 8th – 9th at 8 p.m.

Look at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zEMVjTZarM

Laterna magika
Národni 4
140 00 Praha 1
www.laterna.cz