http://www.czecot.com/tourist-attraction/9462_st-anne-s-church-praha
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It stands at the foot of the Charles Bridge in the Old Town of Prague. The church maintains most of its timber roofing, a unique example of an original Gothic truss system. Wall paintings from that period also, remarkably, remain. Emperor Charles IV commissioned the interior decoration and it was carried out by members of his imperial court workshops, thought to include the Master Theodoric. Subsequent painted additions by Renaissance and baroque artists created a series of frescoes that reflect the flow of Czech artistic styles.
In 1782, St. Ann’s Church became one of many Catholic structures converted to secular use by the Emperor Joseph II as part of his reformation program. Over the last 200 years it was used as an industrial building that housed printing machinery and then as a warehouse. Three floors were installed within to tailor the church to its new function, blocking the vault from view, damaging murals, and disrupting the timber configuration from the 1730s. An unsound arch collapsed in the early 1880s and no reconstruction was attempted until 1989, when insensitive renovations removed pieces of the original Gothic truss.
St. Ann’s Church is a grand example of Prague Gothic architecture of the Luxembourg period. Because of the adaptive reuse solution, the church continues to represent its history while serving a positive, modern function. During the course of the project, the insensitive additions were removed, the murals were conserved, and both the interior and exterior were fully refurbished. With the aid of WMF, the church was transformed into a functioning community center, becoming a part of the Prague Crossroads Program to promote cultural dialogue. St. Ann’s is now the home of that organization and functions as a performance space. The 400 seated guests for concerts, lectures, and public forums can look up and see the original Gothic nave.
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http://www.prague-hotel.ws/st-anns-church.asp
http://www.socialbuckets.com/Emperor-Joseph-II-51
http://2008.strunypodzimu.cz/en/concert-halls/prague-crossroads-st-anne-church.html
http://www.wmf.org/project/st-anns-church
http://maps.google.co.nz/
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Theatre du Soleil Production Clips
Watch short clip from Les Ephemeres (2006-2009)
shows improvisation acting and flexible staging
Another useful vid:
shows exterior of building (and landscape) and behind the scenes footage of actors preparing for their show (the pre-performance) as well as part of actual show
Short clip from Soudain
shows asain influenced dance performance with lighting and choreography
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