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The leading Czech stage designer Petr Matásek has died

Petr Matásek’s death closes the circle of activities of the exceptional generation of important puppet personalities, who formed the shape of modern Czech puppet theatre in the late 20th century until nowadays.

Jul 26, 2017 3:46 PM More

Prestigious award Premio Flaiano for the important act in the field of Italian literature goes to the Czech Republic

The book Luigi Pirandello: Plays I published by the Arts and Theatre Institute last year in the edition Plays received the special jury award Premio Flaiano at the occasion of 150th anniversary of Luigi Pirandello’s birth. The commission acknowledged the concept of the extensive selection of Pirandello’s dramatic works as well as high quality of the published book.

Jul 13, 2017 3:11 PM More

Arts and Theatre Institute and National Museum are preparing the biggest exhibition of Czech theatre photography

The exhibition Czech Theatre Photography, which is going to take place in May and June 2018, will map the history of this field from the 1850s till nowadays. The exhibition is part of celebrations of the anniversary of 100 years from the foundation of Czechoslovakia in 2018.

Jun 28, 2017 4:04 PM More

Contemporary Czech dance and motion theatre at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival

Czech Centre London in cooperation with the Arts and Theatre Institute supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic organizes the Czech Showcase of contemporary dance and motion theatre at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for the sixth time.

Jun 28, 2017 3:39 PM More

Call for entries for student workshops within Porous Borders symposium in Prague

The Prague Quadrennial announces call for entries for students of art and theatre studies to participate in one-day workshop 36Q° dedicated to scenography – particularly its component of costume design. The workshop will take place on 13th October within the autumn Porous Borders symposium at DAMU in Prague. The individual workshops will be led by Czech and foreign theatre professionals.

Jun 26, 2017 12:19 PM More

The Piece: Czechia: Second Harvest 2017/Ein Stück: Tschechien: Nachlese 2017

Drama Panorama e. V. and Czech Centre Berlin prepared stage reading of the play “Times of Cherry Smoke” by Kateřina Rudčenková, the winner of the Audience Award. The reading and the discussion with the author took place at the festival “The Piece: Czechia: Second Harvest 2017/Ein Stück: Tschechien: Nachlese 2017”, which is dedicated to contemporary Czech drama in German translation, in the Czech Centre in Berlin on 15th June.

Jun 20, 2017 4:45 PM More

The Slav Epic and Three Perspectives on Czech Puppet Theatre celebrate Czech-Japanese relationships

On May 24, the exhibition Three Perspectives on Czech Puppet Theatre was launched in the National Art Center Tokyo, where Mucha’s Slav Epic is exhibited now. The exhibition is part of the program The Year of Czech Culture in Japan, which is celebrated on the occasion of 60th anniversary of the revival of Czech-Japanese diplomatic relationships. The exhibition is a result of cooperation between the Arts and Theatre Institute and Czech Centers.

May 31, 2017 10:40 AM More

The countries of the Eastern Partnership are a culturally pulsating region

The Creative Europe Desk – Culture, in collaboration with the Arts and Theatre Institute and Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech republic welcome representatives of leading cultural institutions in the framework of the EU Eastern Partnership Programme. The official opening of the event will be attended by Ragnar Siil, member of the EU-Eastern Partnership Culture and Creativity Programme team and a leading expert on cultural policy and creative industries, and by Radek Špicar, Vice-President of the Confederation of Industry of the Czech Republic.

May 23, 2017 11:52 AM More

Invitation for international participative and participatory conference OVER THE EDGE / ZA HRANOU

The Arts and Theatre Institute has the pleasure to invite you to participate in the international participative & participatory conference ZA HRANOU / OVER THE EDGE RISK: FEAR AND COURAGE IN (THEATRE) CREATION. The conference takes place on 13-14 May 2017.

May 10, 2017 3:45 PM More

The Eastern Partnership program

EU’s Eastern Partnership program, between May 22 - 26, 2017 the Creative Europe - Culture Office in cooperation with the Arts and Theatre Institute will welcome a group of cultural managers from the East.

Apr 28, 2017 1:13 PM More