A Tribute to the brothers Čapek

FROM THE NEW YORK PREMIERE OF R.U.R. in 1923
Karel CapekOpera o třech dějstvích od Zdeňka Blažka, adaptace Jan Jirásek. Libretto je založeno na stejnojmenné divadelní hře Karla Čapka z roku 1921.
Zdeněk Blažek Milan Kaňák Pawel Janicki Jan Jirasek Jana Prekova Woody Vasulka Petr Vrana
PARTNERS
MARS Media Archiv Prague National Theatre Brno WRO Center for Media Art
SUPPORT
Culture 2000 Programme Czech Cultural Department

Petr Vrána



www.petrvrana.eu

2008

Plans a media-sculptures with Georg Jiri Dokoupil - "Tribute to czechoslowak exile" in Prague

2008

Robotic sculptures together with Stefan Milkov,member of Jury Golden Award of Montreux

2006

Development of projects "R.U.R." on Floating Island in Praha,member of Jury CESAR in Linz

2005

Member of Jury  Jihlava International documentary film festival.

2004

Member of Jury WSA, World Summit Award, best world multimedia

2003

producer and supervisor of  "R.U.R "opera -National theatre Brno, audiovisual design for "The Mauritianum project" Kassel   

2002

 Member of European Academy of Digital Media,EADIM

2001

teaching at CinemaStudies/FAMU in Prague,since 1995 as external in department New media
Member of Jury  EUROPRIX, "best european multimedia" in Salzburg

2000

Cofounder of "Enter-multimediale"festival in  Prag

1999

-2 nd.place for Multimedia design of Czech pavillonon EXPO 2000,
-World-wide-projects" EXPO 2000  (In cooperation with Baumm AG)

1999

 "Czech in the 20th Century" Multimedia - Event in Kongress Centrum in Hilton / Prag

1998

Consultant of EXPO 2000 GmbH, Multimedia - Event im Congress Centrum

1997

GLASSHALLE -Full evening multimedia - event for publisher and writer at bookfare  in Leipzig   

1997 - 1999

Corporate design for "artificial - life Ltd." In Boston, Massachusets USA (TV commercials, webdesign).

1995 - 2005

Jury member "Golden Award of Montreux" Festival of Cinema/Tv spots Design for Metropolitan Infosystems in Prag subway (ISDN-TV)

1995

Winner in a competition for TV design "Cable Plus"

1995

Collaboration on a last Anthony Quinn movie " Seven Servants", paintings and actor , Music: Gato Barbieri

1993 - 1995

Complete audiovisual design for TV NOVA with Jan Hammer-was awarded trough Design center Brno

1993

"Europa Europa" Kunsthalle der BRD in Bonn, in best of easteuropean Videoart, with  "Bomba" for 80 Jahre, "Angels are wired" for  90 Jahre

1991 - 1993

- Second best commercial in Austria
- C4 profesor at Kunsthochschule Kassel-Universität  
- Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center N.Y. in Buffalo opened the Festival "Eastern TV Culture" with  "Bomba " and "Dost bolo"
- Presentation at MIT in Boston, Arte Digital/Buenos Aires,
- "Nazis - Neonazis"/San Francisco, Museo nazionale de Cinema/Turin, Museo National Centre de Arte Madrid, Staatliches Museum St. Petersburg,
- Videoinstallation and Performance "Demonstrating New Icons" (together with  Milan Kunc) in Kunsthalle Malmö, Kunsthalle Rotterdam, Kunstverein Karlsruhe, documenta Halle Kassel, European Media Art Festival Osnabrück

01.04.1992

Creative Director in Hessen 3 TV, Frankfurt, design for ARD

1992

assistant prof. at Academy of media arts in Köln/Cologne
1.st place  in DJ Hitparade CSFR for a  Soundtrack of artvideo Bomba
- Together with Woody Vasulka founder of MEDIA ARCHIV, international center for new media in Prague)

1990

Presentation at University in Gainsville and WTSP, Florida
- Assistant and actor in HDTV - Production "The Orchestra" in Zbig Vision Studios, N.Y.
- Workshop at University in Eriwan, screenings of artvideos in TV UDSSR
- Robert-Bosch-Preis für das Video "Microwaved Hot Dog"
- 1st place in competition "100 Jahre Industriekultur" for a Videoinstallation
- Kunstverein Düsseldorf published 6 Videos as a Jahresgabe 1990

1989 - 90

Art Director / Producer for Hessen 3 Design, German public TV 

1988 - 89

Musicvideos in USA, Imagevideos for Blaupunkt, Thonet -with Bily WILDER, Hoechst u. a

1988

Diploma at University Kassel by Prof. Bussman, Prof. Matthias, Prof. Weibel

1987

Founder of the group of artists "2b Kassler", performances at "documenta 8"
As guest on Hochschule für angewandte Kunst in Wien, Cooper Union University/New York,University at Buffalo, Simon Frazer University/Vancouver

1986

1. Prize "Goldener Plotter" at the C86 in Cologne

Vidox - Produktion was shown in: ZDF, ARD, HR3, NDR, SFB, ORF, FR3, Chanel 4, Music Box, Namibia TV, Mexico TV, WDR, 3 SAT, SAT 1, CS TV, UDSSR TV, USA - Chanel 17 und 34

1986

Development of the animation method "VIDOX" (Rotoscoping combined with Video - Thermoprinter)

1985

 Junior Art Director at the agency J. W. Thompson in Frankfurt

1981

Study of "Fine Arts" at the art academy in Kassel

1956

Born in Prague

R.U.R. Rossum's Universal Robots, 2008