Theatrical performance Terezín’s bells
František Tischý’s play tells the life of boys from home Nešarim in Terezín during the World War II. A story about how friendship and courage met a dark fate. The plot based on historical realities and stories described in Terezín magazines is complemented by several poems written by kids in the ghetto and set to music by students and teachers of the Nature School. The performance was created as part of the art projects of the Nature School in the spring of 2016, and during the 18th reruns, it received enthusiastic responses. Ný students are those who play and sing in it.
Renewed premiere
2023
In 2023, the youngest students of Přírodní škola, Class Pí, prepared a renewed premiere of their performance as part of artistic projects.
The performance was exclusively presented in the original attic space from the ghetto era
The theatrical performance “Terezínské zvony” took place in the unique setting of the attic space in Terezín, where attic performances were held during the ghetto era. The space was opened to the public for one evening only, after more than 70 years.
The attic of house No. 266 in Terezín still holds the remains of a cabaret stage from the ghetto era. For the first time in 72 years, it was possible not only to visit this space publicly but also to directly experience it, symbolically returning to a time that was filled with not only darkness but also the courage and solidarity of ordinary people.
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“Terezínské zvony” have left a profound impact on me. The meticulously crafted performance vividly evokes the atmosphere of the Terezín Ghetto. I watched the performance in the Třebíč Jewish Synagogue alongside Pavel Fried, a person who experienced these horrifying moments in human history firsthand as a child in Terezín. I saw tears in his eyes, I saw him nodding in agreement, and I saw the pride with which he welcomed the fact that the younger generation does not forget the dark past. I also saw hope that peaceful coexistence among people of different beliefs is not a utopia in the present world. That’s how powerful the performance was.
Mgr. Pavel Pacal is the Deputy Governor of the Vysočina Region and a council member of the city of Třebíč.
Feedback and additional sources
- video: ukázka a pozvánka na představení
- fotogalerie z představení v Maiselově synagoze v Praze
- fotogalerie z premiéry představení
- časopis Terezínská iniciativa: Tři zážitky z ne tak docela všedních dnů
- Měsíčník Židovské obce v Praze: O hře Terezínské zvony s jejím autorem Františkem Tichým a několika hlavními protagonisty
- Třebíčský objektiv: V synagoze se vzpomínalo na oběti holocaustu a třebíčské transporty
