“I’m bothered by people who stir up aggression and confrontation and are stupidly sharp in their harnesses. Yes, they are among the politicians,” says the actor and director of the Dejvické Theater Miroslav Krobot. According to him, even artists should not be afraid to talk more about what is happening in the world: “Since the national revival, they have been able to rely on them,” urges Krobot. How much does the company monitor? And how is the theater in the Czech Republic doing?
You can watch the entire interview in the introductory video or listen to it in your favorite podcast app. What were its main themes?
0:27 – 2:13 The actor Miroslav Krobot has been writing some notes all his life about things that he thinks are amazing, did he also write something down on the day of filming the interview? What mostly inspires him and why does he like mystification even as a test of his sense of humor, but lately he has to put the brakes on it?
2:13 – 7:29 About the fact that today has the advantage that “some of the crap” that people used to tolerate is coming to the surface. Why is Miroslav Krobot surprised that the current production of theaters does not reflect what we live in? Does he perceive the influence of misinformation in his surroundings? How big a topic are they for him and how should the acting community work with them?
7:29 – 9:26 In his private life, he likes to study, for example, quantum physics – how can he read something he doesn’t fully understand? Does he have another similar hobby that is also a great challenge?
9:26 a.m. – 12:37 p.m. About the fact that the former head of the Dejvické Theater still fails to end his professional theater and film career, even though he is already thinking about it. Where he rediscovers the joy of theater and why he doesn’t mind that he doesn’t get roles other than those in which he acts as morous.
12:37 – 14:47 Do you read reviews of your projects? What does he get from them? Most recently, he will play a character in the Czech TV crime series – Oktopus. Will this crime scene be any different from the others?
14:47 – 19:59 Does he miss being the head of the Dejvice Theatre? How does he perceive the success of the show Clogged System, the last of which the audience could see even in a number of completely sold-out cinemas? What would he do differently as a boss today compared to the current management?
19:59 – 24:56 What kind of theater productions in Prague and in the rest of the country does he enjoy – in his opinion, how do Czechs relate to culture? Why were people in Finland surprised by how many theaters there are in Prague? Do young people today have more difficult conditions at the beginning of their careers and what advice would you give them?
