33. SKUPOVA PLZEŇ

Tomáš Jarkovský, Jakub Vašíček - MYSTERY OF THE CONONDRUM

Minor Theatre, Prague

The Shades are revolting again.

Ivan Arsenjev, Petr Forman - DEADTOWN

The Formans Brothers Theatre, Prague

"Those who tell the stories rule the world" (A Hopi proverb)

Janek Lesák and Co. - THE CZECH DREAM

Small Theatre, České Budějovice

"It is true that we lack sea. We lack the awareness that the world is also on the other side. We sit here in a pond and croak at each other." T. G. Masaryk

A. Collodi, I. Martinka - PINOCCHIO

New Theatre, Nitra (Slovakia)

The New Theatre in Nitra was founded in May 2016 by a dramaturgist, director, stage designer and five actresses - long-time and significant artistic personalities of the Karol Spišák Old Theatre in Nitra.

Marka Míková (inspired by a book by Anne-Catherine De Boel Koulkoul&Molokoloch) - ABOUT SLOTHS

Puppets in the hospital

When two sloths meet...

Christopher Marlowe, old puppet plays - ABOUT DOCTOR JOHANNES FAUST

Buchty a loutky (Puppet and Cake), Prague

Musical and theatrical performance on the Faust's motifs according to the Tragical History of Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe and the old puppet plays, with the original music by Jiří Teml composed especially for this occasion.

Elżbieta Chowaniec, Jiří Havelka - THE MONUMENT

Wrocławski Teatr Lalek (the Wrocław Puppet Theatre) (Poland)

The performance is based on the „Proof of Love“, a reportage from the book Gottland by Mariusz Szczygieł, which tells the story of the world’s largest monument of Josef Stalin.

Eric Powell, IDDQD - GOON: BLOODY REVENGE!

IDDQD Prague

A comic ride full of blood, comic poetry and timetables. The only performance that even your teenage brother will cope with, so better watch out!

Ottfried Preussler, Anna Duchaňová - THE LITTLE WITCH

Polárka Theatre, Brno

A night full of strange sounds, mysterious flames and untamed brooms, those who are afraid of the dark can not use magic!

Jack London and company - THE ONE THOUSAND DOZEN

KALD DAMU - Plata Company

The gold rush in Alaska was different from other gold rushes.

Vítek Peřina - THREE STRONGMEN ON THE ROAD - Opening ceremony

Alfa Theatre, Pilsen

A fairy-tale comedy about the fact that strenght is not everything and that pulling together can pay off.

Ivan Arsenjev, Petr Forman - DEADTOWN

The Formans Brothers Theatre, Prague

"Those who tell the stories rule the world" (A Hopi proverb)

Rudolf Hancvencl - IN A FOREST IN A HOUSE

The Vozichet Theatre, Jablonec nad Nisou

Classic fairy tales in modern arrangements for potential parents and their eventual children.

Iva Procházková, Vítek Peřina - THE WEDNESDAY TASTES GOOD

Puppets Theatre, Ostrava

The performance with the scent of apples and struddel takes place in the orphanage called Sunflower.

Judith Schalansky - THERE ARE PLACES THE DARK LIKES, WHERE NEVER AND NOTHING HIDE ON ISLANDS REMOTE

Naive Theatre, Liberec

Paradise is an island. And Hell is one too. The experimental production was inspired by the book Atlas of the Remote Islands by the German author Judith Schalansky.

Handa Gote Praha - JOHAN DOKTOR FAUST

Handa Gote Praha

Faust's story is very often staged and constantly resonant theme in European art. However, Handa Gote's version uses only one single source - the Faust of Czech folk puppeteers.

Matija Solce - GRANDPA

Bratislava Puppet Theatre (Slovakia)

Grandpa Svetomír was expected to do crosswords in a retirement house but...

Miki Kirschner, Robin Král - SPEJBL AND THE CITY OF SINS

Theatre of Spejbl and Hurvínek, Prague

: Unusual musical for adults. Spejbl and Hurvinek for the first time in the noir genre!

Teater Refleksion - PARADISE

Teater Refleksion (Denmark)

The story of an undertaker. He does what undertakers do, he cares for the dead, puts them in coffins and closes the lid. He has no wife. He has no dog and no cat.

Ivan Arsenjev, Petr Forman - DEADTOWN

Divadlo bratří Formanů, Praha

"Those who tell the stories rule the world" (A Hopi proverb)

Tilen Kožamelj, Anne-Francoise Joseph, Filip Šebšajevič - CANAPÉS

Juanitas Bananas

How many zucchinis do you need to make an aubergine take off? What song would make a carrot dance? And what can not be missed on a pineapple party?

Moliére, Kebrtová, Lully, Hanzlík, Geisslers - BEAUTY AND SPLENDOR

Geisslers Hofcomoedianten, Prague

Mirror, mirror, on the wall who is the fairest of them all? Beauty that seduced Cupid himself.

Jack London, Tomáš Jarkovský, Jakub Vašíček - WHITE FANG

Drak Theatre, Hradec Králové

A production based on Jack London's famous adventure novel. The story of a dog with wolf's blood circulating in his veins.

Filip Jevič based on the fairy tale by Božena Němcová - BAJAJA

DAMÚZA Studio, Prague

A hero wanted! Do you ever feel that you have dragons instead of children? Do you know how your parents met?

Vendula Bělochová, Jan Tomšů - VEDUTE

Under the auspices of KALD DAMU, Prague

The performance for one and a half spectator mapping a common journey without words and destinations. Travel through tangible landscape and when you're are on the way, do not think of coming back.

V Boudě Puppet Theatre - Mordyjepardyjesaprlot!

V Boudě Puppet Theatre, Pilsen

A classic Czech fairy tale inspired by Jiří Žáček, in which the clever Punch frees the beautiful Princess Majdalen from the clutches of Lucifer with the help of the strong blacksmith Honza.

Teater Refleksion - PARADISE

Teater Refleksion (Denmark)

The story of an undertaker. He does what undertakers do, he cares for the dead, puts them in coffins and closes the lid. He has no wife. He has no dog and no cat...

Ivan Arsenjev, Petr Forman - DEADTOWN

The Formans Brothers Theatre, Prague

"Those who tell the stories rule the world" (A Hopi proverb)

Juraj Fotul a Peter Weinciller - NOAH'S ARK OR DO NOT FORGET THE ELEPHANT

Teatro Colorato (Slovakia)

Cheerful theater "single-handed" for the whole family.

Aleksander Fredro - MAIDEN'S VOWS

Bialystok Puppet Theatre (Poland)

According to Franz Mesmer’s theory, there is a fluid in the human body through which people attract each other. Does love at first sight really exist?

Jošito Imae, Tomáš Procházka - MIYOKO AND THE STAR

Lampion Theatre, Kladno

Miyoko lives with her father in a house that is neither big nor small. On the other hand, you can set off from it to see animals in Africa.

Jiří Vydra - CIRCUS NOSTALGY

Waldstein Loggia - cultural imaginary

The mysterious campsite of a forgotten circus without a sapito. Show full of strange creatures, bizarre stories and unprecedented shows.

Daniel Hevier - THE WHITE WORLD

Divadlo Střípek (Skupina Šafrán) Plzeň

Daniel Hevier's poems and short prose inspired a set to assemble a collage.

Tomsa Legierski a kolektiv - α FARMA

Divadlo Alfa Plzeň

Bude líp!

William Saroyan - TRACY'S TIGER

Puppet Theatre Žilina (Slovakia)

Everyone has his own tiger. Some have a sleeping one, others have one which is horribly growling. Tigers of some people purr, others show their teeth.

Ivan Arsenjev, Petr Forman - DEADTOWN

The Formans Brothers Theatre, Prague

"Those who tell the stories rule the world" (A Hopi proverb)

Gustav Nosek - Man in the Shadow

The vernissage will take place on 16th June 2018 at the Puppet Museum, Náměstí Republiky 23 at 14:15

An exhibition about a prominent Czech woodcarver Gustav Nosek - Man in the Shadow will present the artistic activity of this Pilsen native during his active years. Gustav Nosek (1877 - 1974), who is the author of the puppets of Hurvínek, Mánička and the dog Žeryk, whom he even "barked" and operated himself, was, despite the glory of all his carved theatre heroes, overshone by his own work. This year, the Puppet Museum in Pilsen organizes an exhibition that will allow visitors to take a look at the work of this extremely productive carver, thanks to whom the Czech puppet theatre has become popular far beyond our country. The exhibition will be accompanied by Spejbl and Hurvínek puppets from the Moscow Obrazcov Theatre, which were given to Obrazcov in 1949 by his long-time friend Josef Skupa. Are these really the oldest Spejbl and Hurvinek? We will try to find out in this exhibition!

Josef Skupa with the puppets of Spejbl and Hurvínek at the drawing of Rudolf Brachtl (1952)

Lecture at 17:00, the drawing will be exhibited from 10:00 to 18:00

In the "One Work / One World" cycle, in which the West Bohemian Gallery presents the selected work of its collections every month, this time Rudolf Brachtl's portrayal of Josef Skupa with his famous puppets Spejbl and Hurvinek will be presented. The whole day, there will be a possibility for the visitors to see the original of this sizable work (100 x 120 cm) created five years before the death of Skupa. West Bohemian Gallery collects several other works related to Josef Skupa, especially its sculptural portrait by Jiří Hanzálek, as well as several early drawings by Josef Skupa himself, depicting the now non-existent places in the city of Pilsen or the famous 35th Pilsen Infantry Regiment. The curator Petra Kocova will deal with these and other topics during her lecture at 17:00.

Alfa Theatre Band

Enjoy the songs you might know from the theatre stage!

Vendula Bělochová, Jan Tomšů: Workshop for parents and kids from 1,5 to 5 years of age.

We will build mountains. We will stretch a river. We will raise trees. We will walk through landscape without words.

Vladimír Sosna – Puppet making: workshop for families with children, puppet making using various materials.

Circus Nostalgy – Art workshop where you can make a puppet hero of Circus Nostalgy.

Following the performance