Actor’s Association โProtests Director’s Dismissal at Prague‘s Viola Theater
Prague, Czech โคRepublic โค – โThe Czech acting association has voiced strong oppositionโ to the recent โdismissalโ of Klรกra Cibulkovรก as director of the Viola Theater in Prague,โ effective September โ24th.Association President Ondลej Kepka is demanding the theater’s โคBoard of Directors publicly โexplain the โคdecision.
According to โa statement released by Martina Nฤmeฤkovรก on behalf of the association, Kepka expects a detailed justification for Cibulkovรก’s removal. “Especially โขwhen this happened at the beginning of the planned season, which looked extremelyโ attractive and returned to the best rootsโฃ of this theater,” Kepka stated. “We expect the Board โspecifically comment on this step and โคexplain โขwhy it happened and what it has toโ damageโ theater.”
The Board, led by Chairman Michal โขล vorc, cited failure to fulfill duties, interaction shortcomings, and lack of โขcooperation asโข reasons โfor โthe dismissal in a statement โขto CTK. Cibulkovรก has refuted theseโ claims, stating she addressed and apologized for a single instance of misconduct by the Board.
The dismissal has sparked public outcry, with an online petition garnering over 860 signatures โฃasโ of today, calling for a re-evaluation of the Board’s decision. โThe board of Directorsโฃ plans โขto announce a tender for a new director in October, according to ล vorc.
The Viola Theater, a registeredโ institute operating from a small venue on prague’s Nรกrodnรญ tลรญda, holds a significant โplace in Czech cultural โhistory. Kepka described it as โa “genius loci” where “a โtheater miracle takes place.”
founded 60 years ago as the poetic wineโ bar Viola, the establishment was spearheaded by literary historian Vladimir Justl,โค whoโฃ ledโ it from 1965 until โthe early 1990s.Throughoutโข the โข1960s and 90s, Viola evolved from a hub for poetry and music to a chamber theater showcasing diverse dramatic works,โค ultimately leading to its renamingโ asโ the Viola theater. Cibulkovรก is known to wider audiences for her โroles inโ television series including Kukaฤka,Nurses,andโ Surgery in the rose Garden 2.