ARCHIVE 2020

At the November online conference titled "Survival of the Fittest", Martin Glaser, director of the National Theatre Brno, was elected to the leadership of the Opera Europa organization at the general assembly.

he Association's committee co-signed an open letter to the Prime Minister, which appeals for the prevention of escalation of tensions and calls for support for the independence of public service media.

Theaters from across the country have joined a video campaign on social media, where viewers express support for their favorite theaters with short video messages.

The current closure of theaters limits the movement of people and helps to manage the epidemiological situation. From the last reopening on June 8th to the reopening on October 12th, 2020, 30 public theaters from across the Czech Republic, associated in the Association of Professional Theaters, performed 2,026 performances for 397,368 visitors...

Pearle * called on EU member states to provide targeted support to the living arts sector through a recovery package.

Czech theaters continue to prepare new productions and believe that drastic measures will lead to an improvement in the epidemiological situation. The losses in the economic and spiritual areas are understandably deepening. We expect that the government, regional and city leaders will come up with plans for the restoration of the economic and...

Professional theaters from all over the country are encouraging their audiences not to be afraid to return to theaters after the unusually long theater holidays. A series of short videos is circulating on social networks. The campaign with the common slogan: WE RAISE THE CURTAIN! is sponsored by the Association of Professional Theaters.

The Association of Professional Theatres and the Association of Independent Theatres distance themselves from Karel Heřmánek's request to close all theatres in the country as a precaution, formulated in a letter to the Prime Minister.

Freedom of the arts, like freedom of learning and freedom of expression, is indispensable for a free and democratic society. The Association of Professional Theatres of the Czech Republic stands in solidarity with the students, teachers and staff of the Budapest University of Theatre and Film Arts (SZFE) who were stripped of their powers while...

The Association of Professional Theatres, which covers the activities of Czech professional theatres, including a significant segment of theatre institutions dedicated to creation for children and youth, is concerned about the distributed manual of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports "Operation of schools and school facilities in the...