Semafor is a theatre in
Prague
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, Czech Republic, established by
Jiří Suchý
Jiří Suchý (born 1 October 1931) is a Czechs, Czech comedian, poet, lyricist, prolific songwriter and occasional film-maker and prose writer. Plenty of his songs have become extremely popular within several successive generations. Currently he ...
and
Ferdinand Havlík in 1959.
Suchý has performed there for many decades and is the current owner.
[ The theatre was a starting point for many famous ]Czech musicians
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, including Karel Gott
Karel Gott (14 July 1939 – 1 October 2019) was a Czech singer, considered the most successful male singer in Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic. He was voted the country's best male singer in the annual ''Český slavík'' (''Czech Nighti ...
and Hana Hegerová
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.
The name "Semafor" is an acronym for Sedm Malých Forem ("seven small forms"), referring to genres of the theatre—musical comedy, poetry theatre, song history, jazz, fine arts, film, and free genre.
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Theatres in Prague
1959 establishments in Czechoslovakia
Theatres completed in 1959
20th-century architecture in the Czech Republic
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