A Fairytale for the brave
Andrej Lyga
“Courage is the resistance to fear, the mastery of fear – not the absence of fear.”
Mark Twain
Did you know that deep in the magical woods lives a specter that lures passersby, enchants them, and then takes control of their bodies? A tale told without a single word, all is told through movement. The story of an individual who embarks on a journey of adventure, a journey full of creatures hiding in the shadows. Where danger lurks around every corner and where you never know who you can trust. Can our hero survive this battle with the supernatural world? Not alone. He’ll need your help! And that’s why we’re looking for brave men who will stand up to fear and evil. Fearless individuals who win against themselves and turn bad ends into happy ones.
We’re looking for a hero for the story.
Maybe that’s you, but let’s ask first: Are you afraid of the dark?
Andrej Lyga
completed his master’s studies at HAMU in Nonverbal Theatre in the class of Radim Vizváry. He works with companies like Tantehorse, Studio Damúza and many others…. During his studies, he created with Šimon Pliska, Lukas Blaha and Václav Wortner the already well-known improvisation company “We boys who walk together”. Company specializes in improvised “freeform”, among others, for children’s audience. He has also been a member of the Losers Cirque Company since 2022.
For his first solo project, A Fairytale for the brave, Andrej Lyga was nominated for the Thalia Awards 2023 in the Alternative Theatre category for Outstanding Performance, and also in the Talent of the Year category of the Theatre Critics Awards 2023.
DIRECTION, CHOREOGRAPHY, CAST: Andrej Lyga LIGHTING DESIGN: Lukáš Klíma SOUND DESIGN / MUSIC: Ondřej Kolín PRODUCTION: Júlia Pecková CO-PRODUCTION: KD Mlejn
SUPPORTED BY: Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic PARTNERS: Plum Yard
PREMIERE: 14.5. 2023., KD Mlejn DURATION: 40 min AGE: 4+
The project was created in co-production with KD Mlejn and supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic and Plum Yard.
