On the age of 87, theater actor, director and cultural columnist Jan Schmid died on Monday, June 3. He was born on June 14, 1936, exterior the theater he wrote books, illustrated them himself, drew posters for productions, acted in movies, taught at DAMU, appeared on tv and radio. He based Ypsilon along with his pals in Liberec in 1963. As an actor, he was, for instance, the mysterious seducer in Věra Chytilová’s parable The Fruit of the Paradise Eats and a sociologist in her Kalamita.
Jan Schmid will probably be remembered on the published of Dvojka on Wednesday, June 5 from 20:00 with the play Golden Age of the Seventh Nice Energy, which he directed.
Schmid invented a novel technique of theatrical montage that captivates with poetry and magic. He staged, amongst others, Jarry King Ubu, Macbeth, Woody Allen’s God and others. The musical accompaniment of his performs additionally performs an enormous function. “I take music as one thing that helps an individual reside. What provides an expertise, what clears the top and heals, what deepens emotionally,” he stated in one of many interviews. That’s the reason he additionally staged operas.
