Roman Sikora
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Roman Sikora is a contemporary Czech playwright
and journalist
. He grew up in the town of Třinec in eastern Czech Republic where he worked in the local steel plant, Třinec Iron and Steel Works
before moving to Brno
. Here he went on to graduate from the Drama Department of Brno's renown Janáček's Academy of Performing Arts (JAMU) , his field of study being drama literary management. He later worked as the night receptionist in the Municipal Theatre in Brno where he continued in his efforts to move closer to the practice of theatre operations. He was a member of the editorial board of the former internet theatrical magazine of eternal fury YORICK and the author of essays and reviews published in the same periodical. He currently lives in Prague
working as an editor for the 'Literární noviny', Prague's cultural/political journal as well as working as a theatrical editor for the internet server Tiscali.cz.
His play 'Smetení Antigony' (The Detritus of Antigone) was awarded the second prize in the Alfréd Radok
Foundation competition for original drama in 1997. Some of his plays have been translated into other languages, mainly German
, French
, Hungarian
and Slovene.
In 2007 a film portrayal of the playwright was made, called "Sikora. Malý osobní marketingový epos" (Sikora. A small personal marketing epic). The film was directed by Ivo Bystřičan.
Playwright
A playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...
and journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
. He grew up in the town of Třinec in eastern Czech Republic where he worked in the local steel plant, Třinec Iron and Steel Works
Trinec Iron and Steel Works
Třinec Iron and Steel Works is a producer of long rolled steel products in Třinec, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. TŽ produces over a third of all steel produced in the Czech Republic . Since its establishment, Třinecké železárny's plants have produced more than 150 million tons of...
before moving to Brno
Brno
Brno by population and area is the second largest city in the Czech Republic, the largest Moravian city, and the historical capital city of the Margraviate of Moravia. Brno is the administrative centre of the South Moravian Region where it forms a separate district Brno-City District...
. Here he went on to graduate from the Drama Department of Brno's renown Janáček's Academy of Performing Arts (JAMU) , his field of study being drama literary management. He later worked as the night receptionist in the Municipal Theatre in Brno where he continued in his efforts to move closer to the practice of theatre operations. He was a member of the editorial board of the former internet theatrical magazine of eternal fury YORICK and the author of essays and reviews published in the same periodical. He currently lives in Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
working as an editor for the 'Literární noviny', Prague's cultural/political journal as well as working as a theatrical editor for the internet server Tiscali.cz.
His play 'Smetení Antigony' (The Detritus of Antigone) was awarded the second prize in the Alfréd Radok
Alfréd Radok
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...
Foundation competition for original drama in 1997. Some of his plays have been translated into other languages, mainly German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
, French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
, Hungarian
Hungarian language
Hungarian is a Uralic language, part of the Ugric group. With some 14 million speakers, it is one of the most widely spoken non-Indo-European languages in Europe....
and Slovene.
In 2007 a film portrayal of the playwright was made, called "Sikora. Malý osobní marketingový epos" (Sikora. A small personal marketing epic). The film was directed by Ivo Bystřičan.
Plays
- Kočka na mráčku (1994) ,(The Cat on the Cloud)
- Sodomagomora! (1995), (Sodomgomorrah)
- Černá noc (1996), (Black Night)
- Tank (1996), (The Tank)
- Vlci (1997), (Wolves)
- Smetení Antigony (1997), (The Detritus of Antigone)
- Krásná hra s jarními květy (1997), (The Beautiful Play with Spring Flowers)
- Sibir (1997)
- Nehybnost (1998), (Immobility)
- Opory společnosti (2000), (Pillars of Society)
- Včera to spustili (2002)
- Jitro kouzelníků (2003)
- Největší básník (2004)
- Kolchida (2006)