Launch of Jana Patočková Book on Theatre

Introduction of Svět na divadle ukázat, a celý... (Show the World in Theatre, and In Toto…), an anthology of essays by the acclaimed theatre studies expert and journalist Jana Patočková. The editor of the book and author of its afterword, Eva Stehlíková, says of the writer: “Her criticism and studies are characterised by the high degree of exactingness, and the flawless familiarity with the topic, with which she connects current events on the stage with the history of plays’ production, careful attention to detail and a secure hierarchy of values. It is also a mighty experience to read her polemics with today’s critics, whom she often accuses of superficiality, cosiness and ignorance of context. The reader is offered a highly personal testimony about theatre from the 1960s to the present, as well as a testimony on critical responsibility and the constant nature of ethical criteria.”