MORE ABOUT THE STORY: The story of a girl Valérie is a parable about the lightness and darkness of coming of age and learning about the mysteries of life. The poetics of mystery opens the dusty drawers of ancient memories that are hidden from us under the layers of everyday matters. The ajar door of subconscious lets in the fears, the desires, the unknown as well as the forebodings. And it also lets in the knowledge, that the first menstrual cycle attracts the vampires. Valérie’s transformation from a girl to a woman is a symbol of searching for oneself in the world full of unknown intrigues and rules. It is thanks to love and determination that Valérie discovers it is possible to break and transgress the rules. Canonical work of Vítězslav Nezval is inspired in the surrealist way by archaic catchpenny novels. It is set in the magical imaginary past and it toys with the topics we know so intimately from our contemporary life such as the cult of youth, sexuality, the family taboos, creating and destroying of myths. The psychedelic journey towards the new life is interwoven with life music and playful theatrical scenes that take the spectator through mysterious landscapes of the world outside and within one’s own self.
ABOUT THE V.A.D. THEATER: The V.A.D. Theater was founded in Kladno, Czech Republic, in 1998. Since the beginning it has been focused on creating original comedies and dramatizations of novels by iconic Czech authors. In 2011, the Theater expanded its dramaturgical footprint by more artistic projects, including several site specific events. The name of the Latrina Magika affiliate is a play on words referring to the famous Czech theatrical “invention” of Laterna Magika, which in 1958 combined a film screening with live acting.
