You are invited to the screening of new music documentary film MAKANNA, that will take place on Wednesday 9th November 2016 at 7 p.m., at Unijazz (Jindřišská 5, Praha 1) to commemorate the 116th anniversary of the birth of Jiří Weil (1900 - 1959) and 18th festival Poetry day. Free entry. In the cooperation with Unijazz.


  The documentary, back in Prague following a screening in Beijing, from the concert performance of MAKANNA (organised in the cooperation with the Jewish Museum in Prague and held under the auspices of Sir Tom Stoppard and Václav Havel) is based on the novel of the Jewish writer Jiří Weil, about the rise and fall of the 7th century false prophet with his face covered with the green veil and his eyes glowing as embers. Featuring Jan Talich, Jan Židlický, František Brikcius, Irena Kosíková and Talich Chamber Orchestra.



  The next concert GOLDBERG VARIATIONS 1741 will take place on Thursday 10th November 2016 at 6 p.m., at Loreta (Loretánské nám. 7, Praha 1 - Hradčany).

  The Festival Brikcius - the 5th chamber music concert series in Prague (Bach331 - MAKANNA - Goldberg Variations 1741 - ITALIAN BAROQUE - Nocí prošel den) is held annually under the auspices of the Mayor of Prague 1, Oldřich Lomecký and organized as a part of international Daniel Pearl World Music Days. For further information, visit http://Festival.Brikcius.com .

Festival tip: The novel Makanna - The Father of Miracles describes the rise and fall of a historical person - a false prophet from the 7th century. ........ "Excavated from ancient times, the alien oriental word becomes in this novel a living, historical, colourful picture reminding us of not-so-distant tyranny. The novel Makanna was written in 1940 and published under a cover name in 1941, whose owner was tortured to death in Mauthausen."