Challenges, paradoxes, plays: Václav Havel – V. The Vaňek principle

Ferdinand Vaněk has traversed the Czech theatre scene for almost 40 years. He was born at Hrádeček somewhat by the way, for the amusement of friends: “... he usually doesn’t speak or really do anything on stage, but by his very existence and presence on stage, the fact he is who he is, he forces those around him to reveal themselves in some way.” We will speak about Havel’s Audience, Unveiling and Protest, while Lenka Jungmannová will explore the entire range of Vaněk plays, including therefore dramas by Pavel Kohout, Pavel Landovský and Jiří Dienstbier.