The time spent at Hrádeček meant such a balancing of relationships for me
Sylvie Krobová was born on August 14, 1968. From the age of two, she lived only with her father Andrej Krob, a stage master at the Na Zábradlí Theater. She was raised by her grandmother. She spent much of her childhood in a cottage next to Václav Havel‘s Hrádeček. He became close friends with Sylvia‘s father. Andrej Krob signed Charter 77 and Sylvia was threatened with an orphanage by the State Security. Her life was thus fundamentally affected by her father‘s frequent interrogation visits and her close connection with Czechoslovak dissent. From 1984 to 1989 she studied opera singing at the Prague Conservatory. At the same time, she played small roles in her father‘s theatre ensemble Divadlo Na tahu, and later in Divadlo Na zábradlí. In 1989, she signed the petition A Few Sentences and attended anti-regime demonstrations. Today, Sylvie Krobová composes her own songs, writes poetry and music for theatre performances.