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Czech puppet theatres at festival in Silkeborg

On 5 – 8 November 2015 the puppet theatre festival “Festival of Wonder” took place in the city of Silkeborg. Among the performers were also three renowned Czech theatres.

In addition to 18 Danish theatres, there were 14 international theatres taking part in this year's festival. The Czech Republic, a country with a unique tradition of puppet theatre, was represented by Forman Brothers Theatre, which showed two separate performances, Obludarium and A Poetic Meeting in the Moonlight, and in cooperation with a French theatre also play Aladdin. Other two Czech performing theatres were the Naive Theatre, which focuses on the children’s audience from the age of 2 years, and Drak Theatre from city Hradec Králové.

Forman Brothers Theatre: Aladdin

Forman Brothers Theatre: Aladdin

Festival consisted of more than hundred different events, varying from puppet theatre for children, special performances for adults and films, to exhibitions and workshops.