Čtyři dny | Four days

Press release September 9, 2021

Festival of Contemporary Art 4+4 Days in Motion 2021 Is Starting

The 26^th year of the international festival of contemporary art 4+4 Days in Motion starts on September 9 with a vernissage of contemporary art, performance, music and a program for children. The festival will take place in the building of Nová strašnická škola in Prague 10 and Vzlet in Vršovice until September 26.

This year’s festival theme Reality do you need me? – an examination of reality, its forms and our grasp on it – became an inspiration for two dozen exhibition curators, namely Eva Jiřička, Lenka Sýkorová, Tomáš Svoboda, Vasil Artamonov, Otto M. Urban, Radek Wohlmuth, Gabriela Kotíková, Jakub Hošek, Milan Mikuláštík, Ondřej Horák, Dagmar Šubrtová, Zbyněk Baladrán, Marie Foltýnová, Tereza Severová, Marek Meduna, Dita Lamačová, Lucie Drdová, the VI PER Gallery, Nela Klajbanová, Martin Mazanec, Jiří Ptáček, Vít Havránek, Jedinečné svatopěstitelské družstvo, Wariot Ideal, Jan Zdvořák, Kolektiv Nesladim, B.K.S. and third space & Michal Hor Horáček, Karolína Beranová, Máš umělecké střevo?, Cesta hrdinů – Lucie Štůlová Vobořilová and Michaela Matysová, Tomáš Janypka a kol., Kakalík, Xafika, Julian Hetzel.

The festival will also host several premieres such as “Sentimetal – Noc, kdy na Kavčím plácku umřel Michael Jackson a Orestés se na to jenom díval“ (Sentimetal – The Night when Michael Jackson Died on Kavčí Plácek and Orestes Only Watched) by the VOSTO5 company, Zuzana Šklíbová, Antonie Formanová and Karin Bilíková will present Papagen to the public, Veronika Knytlová will offer “Možnosti spříznění“ (Possibilities of Affinity). Other performers will include Divadlo Continuo, Kolektiv Nesladim, Michal Nikodem, Tomáš Janypka and Die Früchte. From abroad the 4 + 4 Days in Motion will welcome collectives Motus, Superamas, Debris, L. Bobalik, M. Hriešik or Diederik Peeters.

The music program offers Zatrestband, WWW Neurobeat, Shizzle Orchestra, Dukla, Petra Ernyei, František Skála & Třaskavá směs and many more. During a special acoustic concert called “Atmosféra je teď a tady“ (Atmosphere is Here and Now) we will see performances from Václav Havelka, Never Sol, Marwan Alsolaiman, Terezie Kovalová, Vojta Nýdl with Vít Křišťan and Viah.

A rich program is prepared also for children and their parents: theatre performances by Divadlo Nosorožec, Československé Klacky, Loutky bez hranic, Divadlo Anička a letadýlko, Divadlo UJETO, Studio Damúza and others, children, school classes and parents are invited to educational workshops with the Máš umělecké střevo? platform and Aeroškola.

The festival goers can further expect guided walks around Strašnice and the Solidarita housing development, a bike ride, film screenings, professional field-specific conferences and round tables or ceremonial announcement of the Věra Jirousová Prize. Entrance to the exhibition and most performances is free, however, with respect to the limited capacity, it is necessary to make a booking. Information about tickets, bookings and program can be found at www.ctyridny.cz

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26th INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF CONTEMPORARY ART
4+4 Days in Motion 2021 | 9 – 26 September 2021
New school in Strašnice (V Olšinách 69, Praha 10 – Strašnice), Vzlet (Holandská 1, Praha 10-Vršovice)

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IG profile: instagram.com/ctyridny/
FB event for the whole festival: https://fb.me/e/2lo7xR4v0
Web: www.ctyridny.cz

Press service and PR:
Anna Mašátová
anna@ampromotions.cz

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Partner of the festival: Municipal District Prague 10

The project is organized with financial support from: The Capital City of Prague, Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic, State Cultural Fund of the Czech Republic, In-Situ, Creative Europe Programme of the European Union

Media partners: Radio 1, Reflex, Český rozhlas Vltava, Radio Wave, Full Moon Magazine, idivadlo.cz, divadlo.cz

In cooperation with: Vzlet, Ryjukyju, WD Lux, Stagelab, Máš umělecké střevo?, Aero, Světozor, Bio Oko, AZ Translations, Tajpej Design, Toi Toi