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Tvrzníková Jaroslava

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Actor; Pedagogue (* 17. 4. 1940 Praha)

Jaroslava Tvrzlíková studied acting at the Theatre Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (DAMU) and graduated in 1962. By that time, she had already appeared in several film roles, such as Robinson in Jaromír Pleskot's 1956 film. She worked at the E. F. Burian Studio (1957-1959), from 1962, she was engaged for three years at the S. K. Neumann Theatre; and from 1965 to 1981, at the National Theatre, she was a guest at the Drama Club. In 1981, the whole family immigrated to Austria, later living in Munich. In 1994, they returned to the Czech Republic. She continued acting and worked as a teacher at the Drama Department of DAMU.

Her husband, Martin Štěpánek (1947–2010), was an actor, director, journalist, and politician. Her brother Jiří (*1932) is a theatre critic and publicist, and his wife Alena (*1945) is an actress.

Oral history of the Czech theatre

This project was launched in 2015 and seeks to capture the memories of important figures in the field of Czech theatre in audio recordings (usually around four hours long) and, in most cases, also in a short video recording (10–20 minutes long). The recordings are followed by a report of the conversation, which offers a summary of discussed topics and personalities, after every 15-20 minutes. Photographs and personal documents (both in digital format), provided by the narrator, are also available.

The Oral History Module provides a list of figures who have recorded their memories, along with a brief profile, current photograph, and the interview protocol. Full recording, including all the additional materials, is supposed to be studied by registered researchers in the Information and Documentation Department of ATI only. Feel free to contact Lucie Čepcová: lucie.cepcova(at)idu.cz if you are interested.

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