In connection with the closing of the exhibition Lubos Hruza "Schenography and Paintings 1958 - 2008", a special meeting will take place on March 20 at 14:00 on the little stage of “Horacke Divadlo” in Jihlava, Lubos Hruza's birthplace. This is an opportunity to see some of Lubos Hruza’s world famous set designs, sketches and paintings that have not been shown to the Czech public before.
The renowned actor and director Jan Kacer will speak about his personal memories and lifelong cooperation with Lubos Hruza. Part of the evening will include the appearance of well-known Czech actor, Mr. Borivoj Navratil, a native of Jihlava, who will bring his contribution of personal memories of his life long friend. We have the honor to have the presence of the ambassador from the Royal Norwegian Embassy, Mr. Jens Eikaas, who will speak. This special event will include the screening of a filmed theater performance - “Mandragora,” by Machiavelli, directed by Jiri Menzel. The opening night of “Mandragora” was held in the Cinoherni Klub in 1965.
The exhibition which opened 11th of December, 2010 will close on the 23rd of March, 2011 .
If you would like to attend this special event and make use of our free bus from Prague, then please contact us at: starkovic@gmail.com. The bus leaves Prague from “Lekarsky dum", Sokolska 31, Praha 2, (metro station I. P. Pavlova ), March 20th, Sunday, at 11:30. Estimated time of return to Prague is 19:30, the same day.
Exhibition • LUBOS HRUZA • SCENOGRAHY AND PAINTINGS 1958 - 2008
The creative works of Lubos Hruza, is always truthful to his personal independent principal “to go under the surface,” to dive into the essentiality of the situations and of the characters in a given play. His drawings of costume design which were often bordering to a caricature drawings. They are clear documentation of Hruza’s ability to interpret the essential in a character role. Its important to mention, that often his caricature drawings provoked a dialog with the actors and showed them a way to interpret their roles in the play.
For the first time, in addition to the final stage design, we have exhibited drawings and sketches, capturing the creative flow of the thoughts that lead to the final result of a stage design. Together with photographs we try to document the process from the first creative ideas to the final realization.
Lubos Hruza was very independent in his creativity and it was natural for him to expand his work to other forms of visual art. For the first time in Czech republic we have included some of his oil paintings, graphic works, aquarelles, and charcoal drawings. Some of these works have been exhibited several times in the Scandinavian countries.
Curators of this exhibition: Madla Hruza and Irena Wagnerova - Filova
The Society of Lubos Hruza represented by Margareta Hruza, and the Horacke Divadlo, Jihlava organized the exhibition and the closing event.