Bio
Theatre company FRAS has been active since the beginning of 2019. The founding members are Johana Bártová, Jakub Šulík and Matěj Šumbera. The first productions were created as part of their studies at the Department of Alternative and puppet theater of the Theater Faculty of the AMU in Prague. After graduating from DAMU, they began to function as a registered association in 2023. The production manager of the group is Alexandra Niedomanská.
For a long time, FRAS has focused on puppet and object theater. It explores the experimental possibilities of this theater industry. The primary goal is the exploration of a unique theatrical language that contains elements from other artistic fields such as film or computer games.
In 2020 and 2022, the group was part of the New Blood on the Stage program of the New Network organization. For the performance of The Smallest of the Sámi, the group won 2nd place in the Erik prize of the 29th show Flying over the puppeteer's nest. The productions Medař and TakkTakk are part of the tour catalog of the Institute of Theater Arts Perform Czech. FRAS regularly presents productions at theater festivals both in the Czech Republic and abroad. Since 2021, he has been collaborating with the experimental space Mengi and the SÍM residency in Reykjavík, which co-produced the productions Takk Takk and Kosmokopce.
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A brief history of the company
29.11.2022
Mengi, Reykjavík, Iceland
Premiere of performance TakkTakk in.
Performance was prepared during ERASMUS+ internship.
11.9. 2021
4+4 days in motion, Prague
The premiere of the performance Medař.
The creation was supported by KALD DAMU.
The performance was part of the Nová síť project in 2022.
18.05.2021
Alfred ve dvoře, Prague
The premiere of performance Behind the Doors.
Performance was supported by theatre Alfred ve dvoře in Prague.
The performance was part of the Nová síť project in 2022.
2019
DAMU, Prague
We founded the ensemble on the occasion of the creation of our first performance: The Smallest of the Sami.
The creation was supported by KALD DAMU.
The production also became part of the project Nová krev na scéne; of the Nová síť production
- won the 2nd place in the Erik prize of the 29. Přelet nad loutkářským hnízdem.
the premiere of the production TakkTakk
The production was created during the internship of Johana Bártová and Jakub Šulík in Iceland with a co-production with the Mengi space and the SÍM residency in Reykjavík.
29/11/2022
Mengi, Reykjavik, Iceland
premiere of the MEDAŘ production
The production was created with the financial support of the Department of Alternative and Puppet Theater of DAMU. In 2022, the New Network organization was part of the New Blood project.
11.9. 2021
Festival 4+4 days in motion, Prague
the premiere of BEHIND THE DOOR
The production was created with the support of the Alfred Theater in the yard. In 2022, the production was part of the New Blood project on the stage of the New Network network.
18.5. 2021
Alfred in the yard, Prague
premiere of the production THE LITTLE OF THEMSELVES.
With the support of the Department of Alternative and Puppet Theater DAMU. The production was She also won 2nd place in the Erik prize of the 29th year of the show Flew over the Puppet Nest.
28.1. 2019
AMU Theater Faculty, Prague
Founding of an ensemble (Československé klacky until 2022) during the production of the play The Littlest of the Sami at the Theater Faculty of the AMU in Prague. The founding members are Johana Bártová, Jakub Šulík and Matěj Šumbera.