Formans Brothers’ Theatre: The Conference of the Birds

After its world premiere, a series of sold-out performances in Prague, and a year-long tour across France and Belgium, the adventure of the Forman Brothers Theatre RETURNS TO THE CZECH REPUBLIC!!!

Allegorical story about the birds who strive to find a real sense of everything and to return serenity and peace to the world. The actors and dancers from many parts of the world are starting their long journey to visit a new king. On the journey full of adventure, they also look deep inside themselves. Conceived as a journey to oneself, the performance creates its own world, based on the power of the image, suggestive movement rendering and impressive atmosphere.

In addition to traditional theatrical means, such as costumes, puppets, masks and expressive scenography, the creators use a system of powerful projectors to play out animations on large-format projection screens. The image thus achieves an extraordinary intensity and allows the audience to fly with the bird heroes through the enormous space of the tent and thus become part of their story.

Original mobile tent, especially designed for The Conference of the Birds, with dimensions of 32.5 x 20 meters, is carried by the reinforced floor with the weight of 52 tons. The interior with a grandstand for 334 spectators is uniform and without support columns. This creates a perfect blend of stage and audience, as well as space for richly staged scenes and large-scale decorations.

Don ́t forget that to enter the world of the Forman Brothers Theatre is to travel the thrilling roads where the wind of poetry blows.

The Conference of The Birds is also ready to welcome school classes and other groups of children. Reservations must be made in advance. For a list of dates and more information, click here:

Director: Petr Forman
Screenplay: Ivan Arsenjev, Petr Forman, Jean Claude Carriére
Animation and Design: Josef Lepša
Stage Design: Josef Lepša, Petr Forman
Music: Simon Thierrée (FRA)
Costumes and Masks: Josef Lepša, Lenka Polášková
Special guide through the world of Attár: Nora Sequardtová

Bird ́s World Representatives: François Brice (FRA), Manuel Ronda (ITA), Rob Hayden (USA), Marek Zelinka (CZE), Milan Herich (SVK), Maureen Bator (FRA), Daniel Raček (SVK), Petr Forman (CZE), Veronika Švábová (CZE), Tereza Krejčová (CZE), Miroslav Kochánek (CZE), Zuzana Sýkorová (CZE), Petr Horký (CZE), Ivan Arsenjev (CZE), Petr Vinecký (CZE) / Martin Štourač (CZE), Philippe Leforestier (FRA) / Štěpán Pařízek (CZE), David Pražák (CZE), Hani Rabenhauptová (CZE) / Anna Chlíbcová (CZE)

Voice of the Raven: Vladimír Javorský
Voice of the Old Man: Miroslav Krobot
Voices of the Persian Girl: Laya Khanjani (IRN)
Narrator’s Voice: Petr Forman

Costumes Technology and Making: Lenka Polášková, Michaela Mayrová
Masks and Wings Technology and Making: Vjačeslav Zubkov, Stáňa Stuchlá, Hani
Rabenhauptová, Jana Lábrová
Decorations Technology, Making and Painting: Jaromír Vlček, Zdeněk Palme, Míra Polák, Radim Kollega, Vjačeslav Zubkov, Lenka Polášková, Michaela Mayrová, Jana Novotná, Kateřina Soukupová, Tereza Komárková, Stáňa Stuchlá, Barka Zichová, Martin a Renata Lhotákovi, Josef Sodomka, Radomír Čahoun Vosecký, Petr Goro Horký, Ivan Zobák Pelikán, Jiří Chramosta, Jan Niesyt, Martin Fuchs, Pavel Kaňkovský, Petr Šebesta, Mikuláš Müller
3D Model Design Processing: Oldřich Jindřich
Projections Concept: Panasonic Connect Europe – Ben Mitchell (AUS) and Zdeněk Krýsl, PolarBee – Adam Špinka and Jakub Hanuš
Light Concept: Petr Forman, Petr Baštýř, Igor Schmidt
Sound Concept: Philippe Leforestier (FRA), Michal Holubec
Foley Effects Recording and Making: Michal Holubec, Philippe Leforestier (FRA), Simon Thierrée (FRA)
Lights and Projections Handling: David Pražák
Sound Handling: Philippe Leforestier (FRA)
Tent Concept and Design: Petr Forman, Josef Lepša
Technical Documentation and Tent Statics: SARL C3 SUD-EST (FRA)
Tent Structure and Grandstand Production: Atelier Gest (FRA)
Tent Canvas Fabrication: Special Textile France (FRA)
Stage and Supporting Structures Production: Tomáš Pleticha, Martin Maleček, Martin Fuchs, Pavel Kaňkovský, Martin Florek, MAF (Ostrava)
Special Counsellors and Inventors: Radim Kollega, Romuald Simonneau (FRA), Míra Polák
Special Counsellors for Flying Systems and Rigging: Láďa Lahoda, Jindřich Klaus
Head of Production: Pavla Kormošová
Executive Production: Hani Rabenhauptová, Jana Lábrová, Anna Chlíbcová
PR: Dana Favaro, Júlia Pecková
Production of the Premiere and Shows in Prague: Anna Chlíbcová, Lucie Mlejnková, Adam Pokorný, Michal Vasiľ, Ondřej Dědeček, Dominik Sosnovec, Mikuláš Rieder, Ivan Zobák Pelikán
Translations: Bertrand Schmitt, Peter Gaffney, Martin Pokorný
Graphic Cooperation: Štěpán Malovec, Josef Sodomka, Kristýna Krejčová
Photos and Video Recordings: Irena Vodáková, Jana Lábrová, Michal Vasiľ
Faithful Partner in Crime: Jean Michel Puiffe (FRA)
The Nest Guardian: Jan Blaško

Thank you for your support and cooperation: Antoine de La Morinerie (FRA), Omar Carrum (MEX), Horacio Macuacua (MOZ), Paola Madrid (MEX), Elena Fokina (RUS), Kateřina Štefková, Michal Kern, Jan Cina, Anna-Barbora Blašková, Sidon Schlehr, Daniel Kříž, Luděk Tůma, Petr Kasal, Caroline Simpson Smith (FRA), Louis Bosquillon (FRA), Aurélia Hulst (FRA), Petr Likeš, Hana Grůzová, Jan Valchář, David Voverka, Kateřina Ostrejšová, Jan Zámečník, Jan Fidler, Lukáš Jandač, Lukáš Bürgermeister, Václav Hejduk, Karel Svoboda, Jonatan Müller, Yasin Keymanesh
(IRN), Soroush Sanaei (IRN), Jan Vlasák, Ondřej Kohout, Adam Martinec, Filip Kettner, Zdeněk Kašpárek, Martin Zich, Hanuš Salz, Marie a Koko, Cédric Bach (CH), Aziz Jahić, Matěj Forman, Jitka Barnetová, František Vyskočil