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The time is now. On Friday May 14th at 6.00 p.m. the State Theatre Košice is about to reopen for its audience, almost to the day after a five-months lockdown. The theatre is about to premiere a dramatized novel Beware of Pity by Austrian writer Stefan Zweig. The drama was adapted and staged for ŠDKE by…
When looking at popular actress Beáta Drotárová, member of the Drama Company of the State Theatre Košice, even younger women may show signs of envy. She scatters eternal optimism and limitless energy on stage, at silver screen, TV screen, and in life as such. Looking at her, it may seem unbelievable, but she celebrated her seventieth birthday a few days ago. At this occasion, she wishes she would…
Opera lovers can look forward to another great experience. The last rehearsals of a new opera production Roberto Devereux by Gaetano Donizetti, are done, these days, on set in the historical building of the State Theatre Košice. The premiere of one of the top bel canto pieces was prepared by Košice Opera back in November…
Despite the all the things happening around, popular actress Dana Košická, managed to find a lot of good things during the year-long pandemic. “I am trying to find the good in everything that is happening around me, something that will enable me to move forward, that is a challenge to me, that makes space to achieve new personal fulfilment,” says actress of ŠDKE Drama Company. In autumn, jubilee…
One of the most beautiful opera houses in Central Europe, the historic building of the State Theatre Košice in the east of Slovakia, is playing host to another unique project – a staged performance of Schubert´s song cycle Winterreise featuring Slovak star tenor Pavel Breslik accompanied by the acclaimed pianist Robert Pechanec. The performance will be available to watch online.
The Košice State Theater received with deep sadness the news of the death of the well-known Slovak actor Andy Hryc, who succumbed to an insidious disease in the early morning hours today. We mention him as a colleague who started his great career in the Košice drama after the end of the Academy of Performing Arts and in the years 1971-1777 he played more than three dozen characters. He liked to…