Malta, Prague theatres in exchange agreement

The Manoel Theatre has reached an agreement with the Prague National Theatre to exchange productions, artists and practices between the two countries with immediate effect.

The agreement was signed in Prague by Wilfred Kenely, chairman of the Manoel Theatre management committee and Daniel Dvorák, chairman of the Narodni Divadlo, the Prague National Theatre.

The agreement paves the way for a number of Czech productions in Malta and also of Maltese productions in Prague.

The Narodni Divadlo Ballet had appeared on the Manoel stage last December with a selection of classic and contemporary pieces.

Contacts between the two theatres started on the initiative of Tonio Casapinta, honorary consul of Malta to the Czech Republic.

The Prague National Theatre administers three of the most important venues in Prague, which apart from the majestic National Theatre on the bank of the Vltava river include the Estates Theatre, built in 1783 and in which Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart had premiered Don Giovanni in 1787.

The National Theatre has three artistic ensembles - for opera, drama and ballet.