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''[[The Voice Of Anne Frank]]'' is a play By Miřenka Čechová and Petr Bohá.
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''[[The Voice Of Anne Frank]]'' is a play by Miřenka Čechová and Petr Bohá.
  
 
==The original text==
 
==The original text==
  
The play uses  movement, music, spoken text, lighting and sound and was developed by Miřenka Ćechová, a Czech actor, choreographer and director, working with cellist Nancy Jo Snider.  Directed by it has been performed all over the world, picking up accolades and praise wherever it went. travels — its next stop is the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater later this month. Snider, director of the music program in the department of performing arts at American University and a co-creator in the project, said it has “required me to learn a new way of creating that involthat features movement, music, spoken text, lighting and sound Miřenka Čechová brings The Voice of Anne Frank to life in a way that is touching, humorous and deeply affecting.
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The play uses  movement, music, spoken text, lighting and sound and was developed by Miřenka Ćechová, a Czech actor, choreographer and director, working with cellist Nancy Jo Snider.  Directed by Miřenka Čechová and Petr Bohá it has been performed all over the world, picking up accolades and praise wherever it went.  
 
 
 
 
 
Use of text fragments of the Diary of Anne Frank with kind permission of the Anne Frank Foundation, Basel, Switzerland.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Awards: Outstanding Performance Award (Prague Fringe), Best of Fringe (Amsterdam Fringe), Best of Oversea Performance (National Arts Festival in Grahamstown)
 
 
 
Performances: Roxy / NoD (CZ), Fringe Prague (CZ), Small Inventory 2008 (CZ), Festival Evropských regionů (CZ), Divadlo Děčín (CZ), Palác Akropolis (CZ), Die Etage (DE), Katzen Art Centrum AU (USA), University of Tampa (USA), Bohemian National Hall (USA), Mercersburg Academy (USA), site-specific Statek Rabín (CZ), International Festival Zero Point (CZ), i-camp/Neues Theater München (DE), Prague Fringe (CZ), Amsterdam Fringe (NL), National Arts Festival (JAR), The Market Theatre (JAR), Acco Festival (ISR), The Kennedy Center / Terrace Theatre (USA)
 
  
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
  
2014: An international touring production by the [[Spitfire Company]] , performed at the [[Market Theatre]] in **, directed by  Miřenka Čechová and Petr Bohá with Miřenka Čechová (Anne Frank/secondary characters) and [[Nancy Jo Snider]] (cellist)
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2014: An international touring production of the play by the Spitfire Company was performed in South Africa at the [[National Arts Festival]] (July) and [[Market Theatre]] (August), directed by  Miřenka Čechová and Petr Bohá with Miřenka Čechová (Anne Frank/secondary characters) and Nancy Jo Snider (cellist).
  
 
==Sources==
 
==Sources==
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https://www.mirenkacechova.com/the-voice-of-anne-frank-c1uug
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Badc1E0pe58
  
 
[[Ruphin Coudyzer]]. 2023. Annotated list of his photographs of [[Market Theatre]] productions. (Provided by Coudyzer)
 
[[Ruphin Coudyzer]]. 2023. Annotated list of his photographs of [[Market Theatre]] productions. (Provided by Coudyzer)

Latest revision as of 15:24, 16 April 2024

The Voice Of Anne Frank is a play by Miřenka Čechová and Petr Bohá.

The original text

The play uses movement, music, spoken text, lighting and sound and was developed by Miřenka Ćechová, a Czech actor, choreographer and director, working with cellist Nancy Jo Snider. Directed by Miřenka Čechová and Petr Bohá it has been performed all over the world, picking up accolades and praise wherever it went.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

2014: An international touring production of the play by the Spitfire Company was performed in South Africa at the National Arts Festival (July) and Market Theatre (August), directed by Miřenka Čechová and Petr Bohá with Miřenka Čechová (Anne Frank/secondary characters) and Nancy Jo Snider (cellist).

Sources

https://www.mirenkacechova.com/the-voice-of-anne-frank-c1uug

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Badc1E0pe58

Ruphin Coudyzer. 2023. Annotated list of his photographs of Market Theatre productions. (Provided by Coudyzer)

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