{"id":1351,"date":"2022-05-09T08:04:16","date_gmt":"2022-05-09T06:04:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/8lidi.cz\/domains\/8lidi.cz\/projekt\/sametova-simulace-federal\/"},"modified":"2022-09-09T18:38:15","modified_gmt":"2022-09-09T16:38:15","slug":"velvet-simulation-the-federal","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/8lidi.cz\/en\/projekt\/velvet-simulation-the-federal\/","title":{"rendered":"Velvet Simulation: The Federal"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The culmination of the Czechoslovak Federal Assembly was when this Communist body voted for V\u00e1clav Havel as the new president. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How were the dramatic events taking place outside \u2013 only a few metres away \u2013 reflected in the rigid world of parliamentary sessions? Is it possible, within this ossified political organ, to adequately respond to the demands of citizens chanting on squares, desirous of freedom? And what will the politicians raise their hands for at the decisive moment? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The theatre project VELVET SIMULATION: THE FEDERAL is based on notes from the sessions of the Federal Assembly taking place between the events of November 17th (the beginning of the Velvet Revolution) until the election of the new president. Actors are seated among the spectators, with all of them contributing to the session with their presence. Audience members can never be quite sure of who is sitting next to them: is another audience member or a member of parliament who will soon stand up, head to the podium, and present a speech? THE FEDERAL is another project by 8lid\u00ed that goes beyond the confines of the theatre, taking place directly \u201cat the scene of the crime\u201d: in the building that once housed the Federal Assembly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

VELVET SIMULATION: THE FEDERAL is part of VELVET SIMULATION, a theatre project created on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution. It was co-produced by Vosto5 Theatre<\/a>, 8lid\u00ed, the National Museum<\/a>, Drama of the National Theatre<\/a>, and Archa Theatre<\/a>. Its three parts (THE STAND, THE FEDERAL, and THE CABINET) follow the development of events at the time. The performances took place between November 26th and December 1st 2019. The central aim of the three-part project is reconstructing the events taking place in late 1989 \u2013 a simulation of the \u201cstruggle for democracy\u201d that took place in Czechoslovakia. THE STAND<\/a> maps the pressure of the general public on the streets and uses audiovisual materials from the mass protests that culminated on the plain atop Letn\u00e1 Hill. THE FEDERAL<\/a> uses archival transcriptions of the sessions of the Federal Assembly and follows the Velvet Revolution from the perspective of the highest body of state power. THE CABINET<\/a> adapts transcripts of private cabinet meetings between representatives of the Civic Forum, led by future president V\u00e1clav Havel, and Communist power, led by prime minister Ladislav Adamec.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Scenography: Vendula a Honza Tom\u0161\u016f
Costumes: Vendula Tom\u0161\u016f and Veronika Traburov\u00e1
Sound design: Michal C\u00e1b
Production managers: Anast\u00e1zie Slav\u00ed\u010dkov\u00e1, Petr Prokop, Denisa Sedl\u00e1\u010dkov\u00e1
Technical production: V\u00e1clav Hru\u0161ka and Martin Hamouz<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pavl\u00edna Balner, Martin Beliansk\u00fd, Andrea Bereckov\u00e1, Mari\u00e1n Chal\u00e1ny, Kate\u0159ina C\u00edsa\u0159ov\u00e1, Lucia \u010ci\u017einsk\u00e1, Martin D\u011bdoch, Cyril Dobr\u00fd, \u0160t\u011bp\u00e1n Gajdo\u0161, Sebastian Jacques, Eli\u00e1\u0161 Je\u0159\u00e1bek, Adam Joura, Bo\u0159ek Joura, Martin Krupa, \u0160t\u011bp\u00e1n Lustyk, Ian Mikyska, Emil Rothermel, Michal Somo\u0161, Denis \u0160afa\u0159\u00edk, Mat\u011bj \u0160\u00edma, Jakub \u0160ul\u00edk, Honza Tom\u0161\u016f, Louis Traore, Milan Vedral, and 8lid\u00ed<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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27 and 29 Nov 2019 \/\/ New Building of the National Museum<\/a> (the former Federal Assembly)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Divadeln\u00ed noviny<\/a>
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