Performance programme
Experiential puppet show for every audience
Nursery and kindergarten
The programme is tailored for the youngest children – playful, interactive, and full of discovery.
Children will find out what a marionette is, how it is controlled, and all that it can do. Together we will show various puppets, get to know their characters, and peek into the magical world of theatre.
The programme also includes a fairy tale of your choice, which will draw the children into the story and awaken their imagination. After the performance, children will have a unique opportunity to see and touch the puppets, and to try out what it's like to be a puppeteer for a while.
Program length: 35–50 minutes (by agreement)
Primary school and after-school clubs
The programme for schoolchildren combines fun with learning and builds on Czech cultural traditions.
Children will learn where marionettes came from in the Czech Republic, who the travelling actors were, and why puppetry has survived here to this day. We will explain why Czech puppetry is inscribed on the list of intangible cultural heritage of the organisation UNESCO.
We'll show you a cut marionette, its construction (rocker arm), and demonstrate various tricks that puppets can do. Lots of hand-made and painted puppets from Mr. Truhlář's workshop will also arrive – and they are all eager for the children to play with them.
I also place emphasis on pride in our cultural heritage, the craft, and the tradition of puppetry.
Program length: 45–60 minutes
Care homes
The programme has been sensitively adapted for seniors and connects memories, stories and personal experiences.
Clients will learn where marionettes originated in the Czech Republic, who travelling performers were, and why puppetry has survived to this day. We will recall that it is an important part of our cultural heritage, inscribed on UNESCO.
We will present a cut marionette, its control and examples of tricks. I will bring many handmade puppets, which I will personally distribute among clients so they can view, hold, and try them themselves.
The programme includes a theatre performance – a story from life, about relationships and everyday life, or a fairy tale of your choice.
For many clients, puppets are a return to childhood.
Dolls are magical – they can turn back time.
For those interested, I also offer:
- Creative workshop – making your own marionette
- chatting about the history of Czech puppetry and personalities such as Matěj Kopecký, Josef Skupa sky Jiří Trnka
Program length: approx. 45–60 minutes (depending on interest)