Our work oscillates between unbridled street grotesque and sophisticated stage form. In both cases we build on the figure of the clown and the principle of clown play. The adventure of human life seen through the eyes of a clown is both everyday and transcendent.
- Robert Janč

Three urban nomads make a world out of what the others have thrown away. From the rubble they build memories of the past, illusions of a better tomorrow, and ephemeral backdrops of a bleak present. They interact with each other and with the audience. The clowns return to their vagabond roots and find humour only at the deepest bottom, from which it is hard to bounce back. The link between society and its outcasts in this case is gags, the ability to laugh at the same things. Building from the rubble may be something everyone will one day do. A street slapstick about the real inhabitants of places and moments that most of us pass through unnoticed. A comic-tragic play about three fellow inmates who need little to need nothing.
For audiences of all ages.

We are an association of story lovers. We are theatre makers, producers, educators, therapists, but above all storytellers.

Our main goal is to discover, create and explore the possibilities of using a form of storytelling and to introduce storytelling as an independent art and educational form to the art community, education and the general public.

Storytellers, members of the association, are engaged in live storytelling, conducting workshops and teambuilding for the public and for companies, regularly organizing a storytelling festival and other storytelling activities. One of our long-term goals is to build a Czech storytelling centre with a regular programme.

colourful romance from mobile toilets

A JOHNNY SERVICE driver is going about his daily routine when a stubborn and a bit tricky girl gets in his way. Thanks to her, his ordinary working day turns into an extraordinary adventure.

Unusual handling puns, precise dynamic action and a bit of magic to boot. That's the show Johnny & Jenny - a slapstick comic battle for the whole family for toilet domination.

Cast: Jonatán Vnouček and Michaela Stará
Dramaturgical and directorial collaboration.
Supervision: Lukáš Houdek
Photo: Matouš Bičák
HAMU Department of Nonverbal Theatre and JOHNNY SERVIS

The artistic group Brothers in Trick has been one of the top performers in the field of new circus in the Czech Republic for over ten years. The members of the troupe, Václav Jelínek and Adam Jarchovský, are among the most outstanding artists in the Czech Republic. They regularly participate in all major festivals and shows of street and new circus theatre. With their artistic activities, the brothers in the trick contribute significantly to the international representation of the Czech new circus.
Website: bratrivtricku.cz

Have you ever wished a pig had wings? The Pig Circus lures you into the world of two oddballs who believe that if it did, the whole world would be more beautiful! Don't expect any bawdy houses, piggy houses, or piggishness, just tasteful pig humor. Let yourself be carried away on pigs' wings and know that the show will make brave pigs, beautiful shepherdesses and little piglets, in short, the whole family, snort with delight. Up with the pig!
Pig Supervisor: Tomsa Legierski
Pigs made by: Jarmila Enochová
Playing with the pigs: Adam Jarchovský, Václav Jelínek

V.O.S.A. Theatre is an association of professionals who are primarily dedicated to street theatre and street art in general. We see street theatre as a specific theatre genre that has a great chance to enrich important outdoor events. V.O.S.A. Theatre has already presented itself many times in front of international audiences at the opening of events of national importance. We are honoured to have been able to collaborate with the Czech pavilion at EXPO 2010 in Shanghai, China, or with the Czech trade representation in London and Berlin. V.O.S.A. Theatre often participates in international theatre festivals with its performance High Dreaming. It has represented Prague at the annual celebrations in Saint-Petersburg, Riga and Ljubljana, Slovenia. It has also opened the 2011 Ice Hockey World Championships in Košice and the 2014 World Ski Championships in Harrachov. In 2014, it also performed several reprises of High Dreaming at the Formula 1 Grand Prix in Bahrain.

A journey, following the footsteps of his own childhood, deep into his own heart. A quest to find the lion that lives in each of us. A journey of courage, responsibility and the strength of a lion's heart.

A poetic theatrical walk, a moving installation with a 6m lion puppet in the lead role.

The original all-metal LVA puppet is being created for the Czech representation at the national day at the EXPO 2020 World Exhibition in Dubai.

Concept: Jakub Vedral
The author of the puppet is Adam Štumar and Jiří Mezera
Textual collaboration: Justin Svoboda

Teatr Novogo Fronta originates from St. Petersburg, Russia, where this theatre company was founded in 1993 by Irina Andreeva and Ales Janak. Their first works were based on an experiment in the field of the relationship between the artist's body - the only material used by the artist - and the space around it. The first performance, "Vremja Dujak" (Stupid Time, 1994), was presented on their first European tour and its theme was the fear of what the future might bring in Russia. After the success of the production and the whole tour, TNF settled in Prague, where they still prepare and perform their unique productions. The international nature of the company is also characteristic of its current/current composition. The latest projects/productions are realized in collaboration with dancers (performers, actors) from the Czech Republic, Germany, Israel, Russia and Hungary.

The creativity and presentation of TNF's performances is impressive because of both the range and variety, from street theatre and improvised scenes to exciting and directed plays on classical theatre stages. Theater critics have described the work as "hot dance slapstick," "borderline dance," or compared the movement aspect of TNFs butoh. Since its inception, TNF has performed hundreds of shows throughout Europe and beyond.

The innovative approach is also evident in the distinctive approach to the components of the production. Rich symbolism and postmodern intertextuality contribute to the multilayered nature of the productions. The combination of specific, idiosyncratic, formal and thematic aspects of the work is the source of the appeal of TNF's projects, which meet with great acclaim from both domestic and international audiences.

TNF is currently on tour with its latest street production Causa fatalis and the evening street clownery ZERO, not least with Irina Andreeva's new solo performance AUTOMATIC.

(Deeply Impressive Tashkarice) or the traditional summer desudetadytándle

The forgotten tradition of the medieval "desudetadytándlí" has been taken up by our valiant troupe to bring back to the light of day, under the rays of the sun, the joy of this age-old pastime, when no one is allowed to stand in front of the curtain, whether the nobility or the state throws sticks under their feet, I will still play stories with you. In short: a fairy tale as it should be, where wit, murder and witchcraft, dragon's breath and the vapours of treacherous swamps are not lacking. You'll surely find yourself in tears and laughter. And a little rebellion, from the pen of the masters of Utopia.

A gallery of theatrical props coming to life, evoking memories of times past and future. Accompanied by live music, you will walk through a world of giant puppets, kinetic objects, kilometres of optical fibres and live fire. All together, yet each alone. The individual spectator experience will be enhanced by the flight of an acrobat on a helium balloon.

performers/exhibitors: V.O.S.A. Theatre, Blackout Paradox, MansterVille

We are a creative team Zuzana Smolová (CZ) and Peter
Gaffney (USA) based in South Bohemia. We are interested in
diverse theatrical techniques, experimenting with
genres, creating theatre that contains intense,
unnamable, irrational elements that
that influence and shape contemporary human experience.
Our work is based on the author's creative process,
that works with the techniques of movement theatre,
puppets, masks, music, text and
experimentation with basic materials such as
clay, sand, water, paper, glass, steel or wood in order to
enriching the movement vocabulary, characters and manner
narrative.
Our performances reflect intense moments of
of capture and escape in an ever-expanding world,
moments that reach beyond the psychological boundaries of meaning.
and intention, moments of transformation from the human to the inhuman,
the analogue to the digital, the living to the inanimate, the self to the
others. Our stories often relate to a person who
undergoing a moral or other crisis, a person transformed
by a general disintegration of the common sense, even
the disintegration of the physical limits that confine our bodies
and the mundane environment.

Come play with light and shadow! The Shadow Games interactive installation hides various games based on experimenting and interacting with light and shadow, puppets and objects in several mini chapiters.

Concept: Zuzana Smolová and Peter Gaffney / Puppets: Peter Gaffney / For all ages, 0-99 years

Piotr Chlipalski - performer, producer, photographer, animator, founder and artistic director of International Street Artists' Festiva Ulicznicy; co-founder of Muzikanta. Author of a manual for the creative industry. He has been on stage and on the street in various genres since the second half of the 1990s.

Boss Muzikanty (PL) goes solo.

Improvised storytelling, simple sounds, a briefcase with electronics and a bit of controlled chaos. Entertaining with crazy enthusiasm* and audience involvement.

*) is there another?