Theatre company of Jan Chalupka, Brezno, Slovakia

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Theatre company of Jan Chalupka, Brezno, Slovakia

History af amateur theatre in Brezno goes back to the half of the 18 th. century and is narrowly connected to one of the greatest representatives of the Slovak cladssics - Jan Chalupka.

The theatre company of Jan Chalupka have been prosecuting the rich traditions since 1923 / in 1998 - 75 th anniversary of up-to-date history/. The companys development has been very miscellaneous and its place on the history ofthe Slovak amateur theatre is very important.In fades to introducing the Slovak classies which havent been performed yet and to discovering of unknown playwrights works with the effective co-operation of such masters as Peter Scherhaufer, Jozef Ciller,Ivan Petrovicky, Roman Polak. Luboslav Majera, Ivan Hansman, etc. Its proprietor of tens appreciations from national theatre festivals, threefold holder of the Bonus of the Department of Culture of the Slovak Republic for a creative act the year".

The company have taken part in many performances and festivals abroad - in Hungary /times/, Yugoslavia /5/, Italy,Belgium,Poland,Georgia,Roumania,Denmark.

Nowadays it has 30 members and a part of the company is also a very active group of young actors called the Studio of the Young.

Contact:

Dom kultury, Svermova c.7, 977 01 BREZNO
tel.: +421- 48- 611 2108
fax.:+421- 48- 611 2315

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