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Radim Vizváry

Radim Vizváry is a mime, director, choreographer, and educator. He is the artistic director of Laterna magika at the National Theatre, the artistic director of the Mime Fest, and the artistic director of the international festival Komedianti v ulicích. He is one of the most prominent figures in contemporary mime in Europe, and his work is appreciated not only in the Czech Republic but also on the international stage.

In his artistic work, he focuses on contemporary mime, combining it with other theatrical styles, visual arts, and modern technologies. His solo performances (e.g. Sólo) have been well-received by both audiences and critics. He collaborates with major theatrical institutions, opera and drama companies in the Czech Republic and abroad.

Radim Vizváry is the recipient of the Thálie Award and the ITI (International Theatre Institute – World Organization for the Performing Arts) Annual Medal for his long-term achievements in theatre. In addition to his artistic career, he teaches at the Department of Nonverbal Theatre at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (HAMU), where he earned his Ph.D., and is the author of the pedagogical method “physical mime.”

His current home stages are Švandovo Divadlo and Laterna magika at the National Theatre.

More about his life and work can be found on Radim Vizváry’s Wikipedia page.

Awards

2018
ITI Medal (International Theatre Institute – World Organization for the Performing Arts) for long-term and outstanding achievements in theatre.
2016
Thálie Award in the category of Ballet, Pantomime, or Other Dance-Drama Genre for his performance in Sólo.
2014
Listed among prominent personalities in the Oxford Encyclopedia.
Nominations for the Divadelní Noviny Award:

2024 – in the category of Dance and Movement Theatre for the production Light in the Darkness (with Miřenka Čechová).

2019 – in the category of Musical Theatre for directing the opera Láska ke třem pomerančům (with Christopher Ward).

2019 – v kategorii taneční a pohybové divadlo za inscenaci VIP.

2014 – in the category of Dance and Movement Theatre for the production Uter Que.

Every teacher, whether in a tiny village or an academy in Prague, always dreams that one day a talent will appear who wants to grow. In my case, that was Radim Vizváry.

Boris Hybner / Radiodárek – Czech Radio 2014

Vizváry is undoubtedly the greatest figure of contemporary mime theatre, encompassing both his present and his classical legacy.

Ladislava Petišková / Taneční aktuality.cz