Vladimír Franz
Vladimír Franz (born 25 May 1959 in Prague, Czechoslovakia), is a Czech composer, painter, university scholar and occasional journalist, poet and playwright. Since the mid-1980s, he has composed stage music for more than 150 theatre performances—for many of which he was awarded national-level prizes. He has also composed a symphony, several operas, oratorios, a musical, a ballet, film music, and music for documentaries and radio plays.
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- Vladimír Franz
- Born
- 25 May 1959
- Birthplace
- Prague, Czechoslovakia
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- Czech Republic
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- painter · composer · pedagogue · lawyer · politician · university teacher
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Vladimír Franz (born 25 May 1959 in Prague, Czechoslovakia), is a Czech composer, painter, university scholar and occasional journalist, poet and playwright. Since the mid-1980s, he has composed stage music for more than 150 theatre performances—for many of which he was awarded national-level prizes. He has also composed a symphony, several operas, oratorios, a musical, a ballet, film music, and music for documentaries and radio plays.
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Biography
His second main area of activities in the field of arts is represented by painting. Since 1991 he has been a lecturer at the Prague's Faculty of Theatre. In 2012 he was also a registered candidate in the 2013 Czech presidential election. The attention of local and global media has been focused on him due to his extraordinarily extensive tattoos.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Vladimír Franz • Born — 25 May 1959 • Birthplace — Prague, Czechoslovakia • Website — http: vladimirfranz.cz/
Biography
Biography
Franz was born in Prague. He studied at a gymnasium and later at the Faculty of Law of Charles University (1978–1982). During his studies, he took private lectures in painting, composition, art history and music history. After his studies, he did not enter legal practice, but instead spent the 1980s in a variety of jobs, including as a high school teacher. In 1981, he co-founded the theatre Kytka, and gradually moved his attention to scenic music. Since 1991, he has worked as a teacher at the Faculty of Theatre of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. In 2004, he was appointed Professor of Dramatic Arts. In 2013 he was a candidate in the Czech presidential elections. He placed 5th in the first round with 6.84% (351,916 votes), but did not qualify for the second round.
Tattoos
Tattoos
Vladimír Franz is known also for his extensive tattoos, including facial ones. His unusual appearance attracted the attention of world press during the 2013 presidential election. In an interview for the TV NOVA, he commented:
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Vladimír Franz is recorded as painter, composer, pedagogue and lawyer.
Life and career
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Life and career
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1959
Vladimír Franz was born in 1959.
Published works
• Illustration — Franz posing with a human skeleton, 2012 • Kamenný most – 1997 • Faust – 1998 • Cirkus Humberto – 1998 • Júdit Tractatus Pacis – 1999 • Vladimír Franz pro Národní divadlo – 1999 • Gazdina roba – 2000 • Rút – 2001 • Kruhy do ledu – 2002 • Ha-Hamlet!!! (Shakespearovská svita) – 2005 • Triptych: Smrt Pavla I, Amfitryon, Znamení kříže – 2007
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- MusicBrainz artist record for Vladimír Franz
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- “Vladimír Franz”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Awards
Franz is a six-time recipient of the Alfréd Radok Award: • 1998 – scenic music to the play Bloudění (Jaroslav Durych), directed by J. A. Pitínský, National Theatre, Prague • 2000 – scenic music to the play Hamlet (William Shakespeare), directed by Vladimír Morávek, Klicperovo divadlo, Hradec Králové • 2002 – scenic music to the play Marketa Lazarová (Vladislav Vančura), directed by J. A. Pitínský, National Theatre, Prague • 2005 – scenic music to the play Devotion to the Cross (Pedro Calderón de la Barca), directed by Hana Burešová, Brno City Theatre • 2006 – scenic music to the play Amphitryon (Molière), directed by Hana Burešová, Brno City Theatre • 2007 – scenic music to the play Smrt Pavla I., Brno City Theatre
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These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Theatre design & technology, Volumes 42–43 (2006), United States Institute for Theatre, pp. 34 and 48
- 2.Vladimír Franz – publicista , Fansite Vladimíra Franze
- 3.Blog Vladimíra Franze na České Pozici, Česká Pozice
- 4.Články Vladimíra Franze na České Pozici, Česká Pozice
- 5.Výběr z glos Vladimíra Franze pro Magazín Lidových novin , Fansite Vladimíra Franze
- 6.Vladimir Franz: tattooed composer polling strongly in the Czech elections. The Guardian. 9 January 2013.
- 7.Czech Television. Vladimír Franz – Profil kandidáta.
- 8.volby.cz. Volba prezidenta republiky konaná ve dnech 11.01. – 12.01.2013.
- 9.Aktuálně.cz. Zahraniční média zajímá vysoká účast i potetovaný Franz. 11 January 2013.
- 10.TV NOVA. Vladimír Franz: Po zvolení bych se šel nejdříve poklonit Masarykovi a Havlovi. 4 August 2012.
- 11.National Theatre, Prague. War with the Newts.
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