Jiří Suchý Tackling Life with Ease

Theatre personality musician poet writer graphic artist collector selfprofessed clown eternally young in spirit all this is Jiří Suchý one of the key figures of the domestic cultural scene over the last six decades He has put on 97 plays at the Semafor theatre and has written the lyrics for 1400 songs and the music for 500 Today in an era beset by an onslaught of images that are often of questionable worth this legendary figures tireless efforts to enrich the Czech language and its poetic nuances have been of inestimable value Olga Sommerová lays before us Suchýs prolific creative and civic journey through life with the subtle distinctiveness we have come to expect she also demonstrates her singular flair for capturing exceptional moments