The Prague Five
In 1982, Najbrt enrolled in the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design and accepted an offer to join the soon-to-be Křeč ballet troupe. A dance performance at a high-school ball led to performing with the already established Sklep theatre and to the formation of The Prague Five (together with Mimóza pantomime group, Kolotoč visual theatre and Vpřed recitation group). At the end of the 1980s, the new generation became known mainly through films –
Kopytem sem, kopytem tam (A Hoof Here, A Hoof There) by Věra Chytilová and The Prague Five and The Smoke by Tomáš Vorel. Apart from acting, singing and clowning, Najbrt took care of the graphic needs of Křeč and slowly became the principal graphic designer of the Sklep theatre as well. The transition to Sklep overlapped with intensive contact with the artistic idiom of the Tvrdohlaví group, both of which combined to shift Najbrt’s style from colourful unbound calligraphy to a more brutal expression. When doing calligraphy, Najbrt became acquainted with medieval type and its severity was suddenly useful. He found the Gothic type “suited the Sklep poetics well”. The poster for The Prague Five, now a classic work of Najbrt’s, was rejected by the director in its time, and was screenprinted in a few copies.
1989 Aleš Najbrt
Production estimated up to 14 days, the possibility of printing sizes S to XL
price 400 CZK
