Ladislav Fuchs, Alena Pešková
Immersive dance horror
Premiere 9. 7. 2026
South Specific 2026 – festival premiere
The setting of a site-specific dance adaptation of Ladislav Fuchs’ novel, made famous by Juraj Herz’s iconic film version, will be the former beer bottling plant in Český Krumlov. This well-known horror story by Mr. Kopfrkingl, set at the beginning of World War II, gains a new – and perhaps even more terrifying – dimension with this interpretation.
The spectators may move freely through the plot, dance in a casino alongside NSDAP members, while behind them the beautiful Lakmé prepares dinner… Outside the window, a procession of Tibetan lamas passes by, and someone keeps dropping a metal rod all the time … From every corner of the bottling plant, different sounds emerge, and no one knows who is only the spectator and who is driving the action…
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