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Complete programme 2026

S. K. U. P. A.

S. K. U. P. A.

A cabaret-style play with a biography of Josef Skupa looks at the world-famous Strakonice native.

NATURA KULTURA

NATURA KULTURA

What happens when we let objects speak for themselves?

SUNBATH

SUNBATH

Live music from the Louis XIV era, combining light and shadow.

TRANSPORT: CARGO

TRANSPORT: CARGO

The hyper-realistic puppet miniature...

CAN, LIGHTHOUSE AND FISH

CAN, LIGHTHOUSE AND FISH

Will the lighthouse keeper manage to restore peace in the sea?

ČÁSLAVSKÁ – TOKIO – 1964

ČÁSLAVSKÁ – TOKIO – 1964

A fairy tale about the birth of a sports legend.

SCATTERBRAINS

SCATTERBRAINS

An expedition into the fleeting world of the flighty, fickle and volatile. A playful exploration of the skies in a small village.

GINGER ANNA, or HOW MUCH IS THE BONE!

GINGER ANNA, or HOW MUCH IS THE BONE!

Ginger Anna is dying!

ARCTIC TALL TALES

ARCTIC TALL TALES

Solitude, rationing, harsh weather... in such conditions, it is not always easy to keep a cool head.

VERY BAD LUCK

VERY BAD LUCK

Puppet show for children about the unpredictability and diversity of nature.

TRANSPORT: DEPARTURE

TRANSPORT: DEPARTURE

The hyper-realistic puppet miniature combines an intimate human story with the broader social context of the world.

BOWLS

BOWLS

A journey through a world of empty containers that need to be filled – with food, light, sound, your life.

BLACK PARTISAN

BLACK PARTISAN

"A Western from the Czech Highlands", presents the fascinating fate of Josef Serinek, a Czech Roma and hero.

A BOUQUET (OF CZECH FOLKTALES)

A BOUQUET (OF CZECH FOLKTALES)

On the border between worlds, every word has power.

U?-BU!

U?-BU!

A cabaret that shocks the audience only when the performance ends and the screens light up.

A DEN

A DEN

Who's hiding under the rocks? A puppet expedition into an unknown wilderness for audiences aged seven and up.

MARYŠA VÁVROVÁ

MARYŠA VÁVROVÁ

Maryša with lots of apples.

PENGUIN WITH A RED CAP

PENGUIN WITH A RED CAP

The play maps a colony of chinstrap penguins in both fairytale and factual terms.

METAMORPHOSIS

METAMORPHOSIS

Imagine waking up one morning and your body looking different, strange.

CABARET HURVAJZ

CABARET HURVAJZ

The cabaret production was created to mark the centenary of the legendary puppet character, Hurvínek.

TRANSPORT: CONNECTING FLIGHTS

TRANSPORT: CONNECTING FLIGHTS

A puppet miniature of an airport – a place where people's paths cross and which becomes a microcosm of a globalized society.

POEMES VISUALS (VISUAL POEMS)

POEMES VISUALS (VISUAL POEMS)

A poetic visual show in which ordinary letters of the alphabet come to life.

PUPPET SLAM INTERNATIONAL

PUPPET SLAM INTERNATIONAL

This dynamic variety night is packed with short, punchy puppet performances driven by humour, hyperbole, and raw sincerity.

LOOPS & HOOPS

LOOPS & HOOPS

A puppet production about the Spartakiad, infinity, and life in normalisation-era Czechoslovakia.

I’M WRITING, WRITING TO YOU

I’M WRITING, WRITING TO YOU

A lyrical mosaic of letters and fairy tales a father wrote for his two young daughters,...

CINDERELLA

CINDERELLA

Primarily intended for children but is also very much open to a wider range of viewers.

THREE LITTLE PIGS

THREE LITTLE PIGS

A fairy tale about siblings Tonda, Vojta and Aneta, who live happily with their mother in a small house.

CHANGE

CHANGE

Can a person constantly change without losing themselves?

THE FIRST TIME

THE FIRST TIME

"Will you turn off the lights?… Wait… Carry on."

TRANSPORT: TIPPING POINT

TRANSPORT: TIPPING POINT

This hyper-realistic puppet miniature places the audience at the centre of a gripping court case.

QUACKSALVER

QUACKSALVER

Step closer, if you dare!

TEMPO

TEMPO

This visually captivating production explores the phenomenon of time.

CURRENTS OF LIGHT

CURRENTS OF LIGHT

Authentic performance of students of the Department of Alternative and Puppet Theatre DAMU and Canadian director Peter Balkwill.

INISKIM: RETURN OF THE BUFFALO

INISKIM: RETURN OF THE BUFFALO

This compelling documentary captures a unique cross-cultural project...

THE HOUSE

THE HOUSE

Welcome to "The House", a family-run funeral parlour where death is the start of a chillingly funny adventure.

(power) POINT

(power) POINT

What can be conjured up from just a few small polystyrene balls, some letters and a bit of foam?

CRACKS

CRACKS

Poems without words in images and the bodies of the performers. A duel between the everyday and madness.

TRANSPORT: FRONTLINE

TRANSPORT: FRONTLINE

Hyperrealistic puppet miniature places the audience at the heart of a war zone and humanitarian crisis.

FAMOUS PUPPET DEATH SCENES

FAMOUS PUPPET DEATH SCENES

Get ready for an unrelenting massacre of little tiny people!




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