Jana Andrsová

Jana Andrsová, married Večtomová (born 8 August 1939), is a Czech ballerina and actress. In 1957 she graduated from the Dance Conservatory in Prague and began to work with the Vitus Nejedly Army Art Ensemble.[2]

Jana Andrsová
Andrsová in Hradec Králové on the set of a music video in which she appears, 2016[n 1]
Born (1939-08-08) 8 August 1939
Prague
 Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
NationalityCzechoslovakian, Czech
EducationDance Conservatory in Prague
Occupationactress, ballerina
Spouse(s)Saša Večtomov (m. 1964–1989, his death)
ChildrenVeronika, Andrea, Johana

Laterna Magika

From 1959 to 1978, Andrsová worked with Josef Svoboda's avant-garde multimedia company Laterna Magika, initially as a chorus girl and later (beginning in 1973) as a prima ballerina.[2] In Allen Hughes' review of the company's August 1964 Carnegie Hall debut of a presentation that gave 23 performances at that venue under the direction of Miloš Forman,[3]:433 they are described as "a Czech theatrical spectacle that first came to international attention at the Brussels World's Fair."[4][n 2] In 1966 Andrsová starred in Alfréd Radok's choreographed multimedia production Laterna Magika: Variation 66, The Opening of the Wells, cowritten by Forman in collaboration with Jan Švankmajer.[5]

Retirement

Though retired, Andrsová continues to make stage appearances. In 2014 (also a 2016 reprise) she performed as elderly virtuous heroine Madame de Rosemonde in the National Theatre Ballet world premiere production of Valmont, choreographer Libor Vaculík's adaptation of Les Liaisons dangereuses.[6]

Filmography

Notes
  1. Andrsová makes an appearance in the Sonja Vectomov music video "Two in One," directed by Mika Johnson.[1]
  2. "Laterna Magika is not a simple affair," Hughes continues by way of introduction. "It combines motion pictures, stereophonic sound and live performers in so elaborate a way that a considerable amount of construction has had to be done in Carnegie Hall to make it work. The stage has been extended and built up with a series of platforms and steps shrouded in black velvet hangings, and several boxes in the back of the auditorium have been made into rooms containing projection equipment. At one point, a small instrumental ensemble plays from a side location in one of the seating tiers."

References
  1. Hromádková, Š., "Uneventful Records vydává videoklip ‚Two in One‘ od Sonji Vectomov z jejího nadcházejícího alba Lamprophrenia", Kulturio Magazín, Jul 30, 2016.
  2. FDb, Jana Andrsová.
  3. Dietz, D., The Complete Book of 1970s Broadway Musicals (Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2015), p. 433.
  4. Hughes, A., "Theater: A Musical Spectacle From Czechoslovakia", New York Times, Aug 4, 1964.
  5. Miloš Forman's Official Website, About Theatre.
  6. National Theatre Ballet (Prague), Valmont, 2014.
  7. Cheek, T., Rusalka: A Performance Guide with Translations and Pronunciation (Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2009), p. 260.
  8. filmexporthomevideo, "Rusalka Jana Andrsová", YouTube, May 30, 2012.
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