Current changes to the programme of ITF Divadelná Nitra 2020

Karol Kmeťko Regional Library: Literary Nitra – series of musical and literary events themed ‘Women in Action’

10.00 AM – 3.00 PM, Kupecká, Organ Grinders – barrel organ concert

10.00 AM – 5.00 PM, Synagogue / Square, A Tulip For You -– arts, crafts and music workshop for visually impaired and sighted children + drum session with Thierry Ebam Prince Pribina Elementary School

3.00 PM – 5.30 PM, Square, Buffonade – series of puppet plays for children Synagogue

5.00 PM – 5.20 PM, Gio Caffé / Manolo, Gabo Žifčák – stand-up, change of time and venue: 8:30 PM, DAB – Studio

5.40 PM – 7.00 PM, Square, Genius Locci – concert

6.30 PM – 7.40 PM / Andrej Bagar Theatre in Nitra – Great Hall The Norm // Divadlo z Pasáže, Banská Bystrica, SLOVAKIA

7.00 PM – 7.40 PM, Square, community Bike Ride through Nitra

7.15 PM – 7.35 PM, Gio Caffé / Manolo, Peter Petiar Lachký – stand-up, change of time and venue: 8:30 PM, DAB – Studio

8.00 PM – 8.50 PM / Andrej Bagar Theatre in Nitra – Studio 7 Promises // Random Scream, Brussels, BELGIUM, cancelled, no substitute

8.00 PM – 9.00 PM, Train Station, Bod spojenia / Point of Assamblage – premiere of a performance combining dance, music, fine art and light design

!!! 8:30 PM – 9:30 PM, DAB Studio, Gabo Žifčák + Peter Petiar Lachký – stand-up

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM, Square, J. Rosinský Art Elementary School: Live Statues – notable figures from the history of Nitra in monologue

1:00 PM – 6:00 PM, Square, Black Box Pen – an area for the sighted about the unsighted, this year’s edition takes place outdoors, joined with the exhibition TULIP ONLINE – the art of visually impaired children made ‘over the internet’ during quarantine

1:30 PM – 3:00 PM, meet point SPU Chrenová, Association Divadelná Nitra & Nitra Cultural Heritage: Scootering Chrenová – guided tour of the architecture and art of Chrenová housing estate, part of the project This Is Art, Too; scooter required

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM, Square, Teáter Komika: A Knight’s Story – a street play about a knight on his quest for human happiness, directed by Roman Mihálka & Adrián Ohrádka DOMof CREATIVITY, former Fashion House

2:40 PM – 3:00 PM, The Irish Times Pub, Gabo Žifčák – stand-up, change in time and venue: Friday 25 Sept 8:30 PM, DAB – Studio

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM, Square, Marek & Martin Geišberg – concert DAB – Studio

4.00 PM – 5.00 PM / Culture House Párovské Háje Blue is the Colour // Association Divadelná Nitra, Contemporary Dance Association, Plesni Teater Ljubljana, Nitra, Bratislava, Ljubljana, SLOVAKIA, SLOVENIA

4:45 PM – 5:30 PM, The Irish Times Pub, Peter Petiar Lachký – concert, change in time and venue: Friday 25 Sept 8:30 PM, DAB – Studio

4:45 PM – 5:30 PM, Square, Agapé Theatre: Captain Anchor sets sail on a voyage with children as his crew DOMof CREATIVITY, former Fashion House

5:30 PM – 6:30 PM, Square, Studio Underground: Stoppers this performace is cancelled; substitute: Circus Rhythms (Campana Batucada & CirKus-Kus)

6:30 PM – 8:00 PM / Andrej Bagar Theatre in Nitra – Great Hall Heretical Essays // Studio Hrdinů, Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC, cancelled, substitute: Midnight Mass // Jozef Gregor Tajovský Theatre, Zvolen, SLOVAKIA
6:30 PM – 7:45 PM / Andrej Bagar Theatre in Nitra – Great Hall: The Geišbergs & Balkansambel, concert

9.00 PM – 10.30 PM / Andrej Bagar Theatre in Nitra – Studio Do My Mouth // Random Scream, Brussels, BELGIUM, cancelled, no subsitute

12.30 AM – 1.50 PM, 2.30 PM – 3.50 PM, 4.30 PM – 5.50 PM, Villa K, Love You and Take Care // NUDE Theatre, SLOVAKIA change in venue, DOMof CREATIVITY

4:30 PM – 6:00 PM, Gio Caffè, Association Divadelná Nitra: “territory ethos 2” – discussion on this year’s festival theme, guests: Zuzana Mistríková, Dariná Kárová, Jozef Lupták, theme: Culture in the Times of Corona, change in the venue, DAB – Studio

6.30 PM – 8.00 PM / Andrej Bagar Theatre in Nitra – Great Hall The Czech Comedy about The Rich Man and Lazarus // Slovak Chamber Theatre in Martin, SLOVAKIA

9.00 PM – 9.50 PM / Andrej Bagar Theatre in Nitra – Studio In the Solitude // GAFFA, Bratislava, SLOVAKIA, cancelled, no substitute

23 Sep – 4 Oct, Botanical Garden, Slovak University of Agriculture Nitra: The Fruits and Colours of Autumn, ‘territory rest’ from theatre and rush – exhibition

23 Sep, Karol Kmeťko Regional Library: Literary Nitra – series of musical and literary events themed ‘Women in Action’

24 Sep – 10 Oct, Mlyny Nitra Shopping Centre, 1st Floor, Theatre Institute Bratislava: theatre.sk – a documentary exhibition commemorating the Year of Slovak Theatre 2020: key events, figures and facits in the history of Slovak professional theatre since 1920 cancelled, no substitute

26 Sep, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM, Zobor Monastery, TIC Barbecue, celebrate World Tourism Day at a BBQ outside the festival’s bustle

25 Sep – 30 Sep., Studio DAB entrance foyer, Andrej Bagar Theatre: The House of Bernarda Alba – Then and Now – an exhibition of photographs and other material about director Jozef Bednárik’s legendary production and the contemporary production of The House (programmed for ITF Divadelná Nitra 2020)

2 Sep – 30 Sep 9.00 AM – 5.00 PM Nitra Regional Museum: Let’s Play Archaeologist – an interactive teaching programme intended to familiarise schoolchildren with the museum’s collections in an entertaining form combined with a guided exhibition tour

Ongoing exhibitions in Nitra Gallery during ITF Divadelná Nitra:
Róbert Bielik – painter, writer, traveller

František Studený – deceased Slovak painter through the eyes of young director and fine artist Andrej Kolenčík

Shir strih – Danica Pišteková, an architect who works on the intersection of textile and architecture

Safe, Hidden – art students from VŠVU Bratislava, AU Banská Bystrica and TUK Košice

On Saturday 26 September, Nitra Gallery will be open to visitors until 9 PM.