Alfréd Radok
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Alfréd Radok was a distinguished Czech
stage director.
He worked as the stage director of the National Theatre
in Prague in the years 1948 to 1949 and 1966 to 1968. Radok's work belongs to the top of the Czech stage direction of the 20th century. He is often cited as a formalist in his work.
With his wife Marie Radoková (1922–2003), he had a son David, a stage director, and a daughter Barbara.
His younger brother Emil Radok
(1918–1994) was also a director and Alfréd Radok's collaborator.
in Czech:
Czech people
Czechs, or Czech people are a western Slavic people of Central Europe, living predominantly in the Czech Republic. Small populations of Czechs also live in Slovakia, Austria, the United States, the United Kingdom, Chile, Argentina, Canada, Germany, Russia and other countries...
stage director.
He worked as the stage director of the National Theatre
National Theatre (Prague)
The National Theatre in Prague is known as the Alma Mater of Czech opera, and as the national monument of Czech history and art.The National Theatre belongs to the most important Czech cultural institutions, with a rich artistic tradition which was created and maintained by the most distinguished...
in Prague in the years 1948 to 1949 and 1966 to 1968. Radok's work belongs to the top of the Czech stage direction of the 20th century. He is often cited as a formalist in his work.
With his wife Marie Radoková (1922–2003), he had a son David, a stage director, and a daughter Barbara.
His younger brother Emil Radok
Emil Radok
Emil Radok was a Czech film director. He was co-inventor of the multi-media show Laterna Magika, , which was a star attraction at the Czechoslovakia pavilion at Expo 67...
(1918–1994) was also a director and Alfréd Radok's collaborator.
External links
- Living with the Long Journey – Alfréd Radok's Daleká cesta, by Jiří Cieslar, Central Europe Review, 4 June 2001
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