Main Programme of the Festival
Empathy
Žilina Puppet Theatre (SK)
An original production that uses words, movement, sound, colour and visual imagery to explore what brings us closer together and what draws us apart.
The Goldfish
Theatre Houže (SK)
A story reminding us that even friendship has its boundaries — just like the sea — and that a true friend will never drag you down to the bottom.
Comrades with Hoops
Dominik Migač, Marta Hermannová, Jan Pichler (CZ)
A puppet production reflecting on life in Normalisation-era Czechoslovakia that gently and ironically reminds us how easily one can be swallowed by a system where difference is forbidden.
And Why?
Theatre at the Crossroads (SK)
Why does it rain? Why do clouds float? And why do we even ask? Childhood curiosity turned into a playful world full of imagery, music and fantasy.
And Why?
Theatre at the Crossroads (SK)
Why does it rain? Why do clouds float? And why do we even ask? Childhood curiosity turned into a playful world full of imagery, music and fantasy.
Comrades with Hoops
Dominik Migač, Marta Hermannová, Jan Pichler (CZ)
A puppet production reflecting on life in Normalisation-era Czechoslovakia that gently and ironically reminds us how easily one can be swallowed by a system where difference is forbidden.
Hansel and Gretel, or The Brutal Dark Forest
Theatre Houže (SK)
An unconventional take on the classic Hansel and Gretel fairy tale, transformed into a thrilling detective story packed with unexpected twists and surprising resolutions.
Pneu
ZDRUHESTRANY (CZ)
An adrenaline-fuelled performance in which four performers manipulate hundreds of kilograms of tyres in a physically demanding choreography bridging dance and new circus.
Space · Time
Tobias Piero Dohm (DE)
Levitating sand planets, hypnotic movement and an ever-changing space. A fascinating visual journey blending contemporary circus, dance and live installation.
The End of Man?!? Dispatch from the Kitchen
Spitfire Company (CZ)
A chilling live-cinema grotesque in which war, Chernobyl and the collapse of the Soviet Union turn into absurd TV news broadcasts, exposing the regime’s cruelty with a dose of dark humour.
The Goldfish
Theatre Houže (SK)
A story reminding us that even friendship has its boundaries — just like the sea — and that a true friend will never drag you down to the bottom.
Space · Time
Tobias Piero Dohm (DE)
Levitating sand planets, hypnotic movement and an ever-changing space. A fascinating visual journey blending contemporary circus, dance and live installation.
Hansel and Gretel, or The Brutal Dark Forest
Theatre Houže (SK)
An unconventional take on the classic Hansel and Gretel fairy tale, transformed into a thrilling detective story packed with unexpected twists and surprising resolutions.
Apples & Maryša Vávrová
Hana Voříšková and Markéta Stránská (CZ), Bažant’s Puppeteers (CZ)
Two monodramas linked by apples: one brings to life stories of home, family and memories, the other humorously connects the classic Czech drama Maryša with the business world.
BAU
Eliška Brtnická (CZ)
A poetic movement performance where ordinary construction materials become living architecture, a space for play and a fragile world suspended between falling and balance.
U!-BU?
Teatro Matita (SI)
A grotesque world of power and human stupidity comes alive in a Dadaist cabaret where puppets, music and the body create an absurd portrait of a society all too similar to our own.
Wonder
La Mula (ES)
Objects come alive, gravity loses its grip and the stage becomes a magical machine of imagination — an award-winning journey through beauty that makes us marvel at the world anew.
Operation Wolverine
Naivní divadlo Liberec (CZ)
The adventure of a little boy named Šimon who, along with his forest friends, gradually realises that problems are not solved by force alone, but by trying to understand the feelings and worries of others.
Apples & Maryša Vávrová
Hana Voříšková and Markéta Stránská (CZ), Bažant’s Puppeteers (CZ)
Two monodramas linked by apples: one brings to life stories of home, family and memories, the other humorously connects the classic Czech drama Maryša with the business world.
Operation Wolverine
Naivní divadlo Liberec (CZ)
The adventure of a little boy named Šimon who, along with his forest friends, gradually realises that problems are not solved by force alone, but by trying to understand the feelings and worries of others.
Barefoot Knights
DAMÚZA (CZ)
A puppet adaptation of Ota Šafránek’s book exploring courage, friendship and childhood imagination, where detective mystery and humour join forces to tell a story about the desire to change the world.
