Jana Andrsová
| Jana Andrsová | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Andrsová in Hradec Králové on the set of a music video in which she appears, 2016[n 1] | |
| Born |
8 August 1939 Prague  Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia |
| Nationality | Czechoslovakian, Czech |
| Education | Dance Conservatory in Prague |
| Occupation | actress, ballerina |
| Spouse(s) | Saša Večtomov (m. 1964–1989, his death) |
| Children | Veronika, Andrea, Johana |
Jana Andrsová, married Večtomová (born August 8, 1939), is a Czech ballerina and actress. In 1957 she graduated from the Dance Conservatory in Prague and began to work with the Vitus Nejedly Army Art Ensemble.[2]
Laterna Magika
From 1959 to 1978 Ms. Andrsová worked with Josef Svoboda's avant-garde multimedia company Laterna Magika,[3] initially as a chorus girl and later (beginning in 1973) as a prima ballerina.[2] In Allen Hughes' review of the company's August 1964 Carnegie Hall debut of a presentation that gave 23 performances at that venue under the direction of Miloš Forman,[4]:433 they are described as "a Czech theatrical spectacle that first came to international attention at the Brussels World's Fair."[5][n 2] In 1966 Andrsová starred in Alfréd Radok's choreographed multimedia production Laterna Magika: Variation 66, The Opening of the Wells, cowritten by Forman in collaboration with Jan Švankmajer.[6]
Retirement
Though retired, Andrsová continues to make stage appearances. In 2014 (also a 2016 reprise) she performed as elderly virtuous heroine Madame de Rosemonde in the National Theatre Ballet world premiere production of Valmont, choreographer Libor Vaculík's adaptation of Les Liaisons dangereuses.[7]
Filmography
- Strakonický dudák (1955) – wood nymph
- Jak se Franta naučil bát (1959) – miller's daughter Veronika
- Rusalka (1962) – Rusalka (part sung by Milada Šubrtová)[8][9]
- Hoffmannovy povídky (1962) – Olympia
- Dvanáctého (1963) – dancer
- Svět je báječné místo k narození (1968) – herself
- Bludiště moci (1969) – ballerina
- Kočičí princ (1978) – mother
Notes
- ↑ Andrsová makes an appearance in the Sonja Vectomov music video "Two in One," directed by Mika Johnson.[1]
- ↑ "Laterna Magika is not a simple affair," Hughes continues by way of introduction. "It combines motion pictures, stereophonic sound and live performers in so elaborate a way that a considerable amount of construction has had to be done in Carnegie Hall to make it work. The stage has been extended and built up with a series of platforms and steps shrouded in black velvet hangings, and several boxes in the back of the auditorium have been made into rooms containing projection equipment. At one point, a small instrumental ensemble plays from a side location in one of the seating tiers."
References
- ↑ Hromádková, Š., "Uneventful Records vydává videoklip ‚Two in One‘ od Sonji Vectomov z jejího nadcházejícího alba Lamprophrenia", Kulturio Magazín, Jul 30, 2016.
- 1 2 FDb, Jana Andrsová.
- ↑ Danková, Z., "Laterna magika uvede Otvírání studánek—obnovené představení", Epoch Times, Mar 9, 2013.
- ↑ Dietz, D., The Complete Book of 1970s Broadway Musicals (Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2015), p. 433.
- ↑ Hughes, A., "Theater: A Musical Spectacle From Czechoslovakia", New York Times, Aug 4, 1964.
- ↑ Miloš Forman's Official Website, About Theatre.
- ↑ National Theatre Ballet (Prague), Valmont, 2014.
- ↑ Cheek, T., Rusalka: A Performance Guide with Translations and Pronunciation (Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2009), p. 260.
- ↑ filmexporthomevideo, "Rusalka Jana Andrsová", YouTube, May 30, 2012.