The Treacherous Leeward by the Memory of Nations Theatre Studio in Divadlo pod Palmovkou
zuzanaburdova2025-03-11T15:59:19+01:00What did Prague's Libeň look like before the Second World War? What do we even know about its original inhabitants? The memories of witnesses from the old Libeň, their personal stories and thinking about them through the eyes of contemporaries became the starting point for the production of the Treacherous Leeward production of the Memory of Nations studio in Divadlo pod Palmovkou. The premiere took place on 7 June 2023 in the Palmovka Synagogue, in a unique space with an irreplaceable genius loci, which ideally harmonised with the poetics and creativity of the production by the young theatre artists from Libeň. Authentic acting and personal determination to explore and then personally cope with the traumatic events caused by the Nazi regime, among other things, led them to the ability to creatively present [...]