Theaters of Prague

Prague knowingly bears the title of cultural and educational capital of Central and Eastern Europe. There are many concert halls and exhibitions, but still the main property of Prague are theaters. They, along with popular "hiking trails" make it possible to understand the Czech Republic and feel sympathy for its hospitable and friendly people.

List of theaters in Prague

Each inveterate theatergoer and just an art lover on arrival in the Czech capital faces a difficult choice. In Prague there is a huge variety of theaters for every taste. Each tourist who first arrived in this ancient European city will be advised to visit the following attractions :

1. The National Theater (Národní divadlo) in Prague is a famous cultural landmark of the capital. Here, dramatic performances and works of art by world authors are staged. Recently opened a modern building of the Opera and Ballet Theater of Prague. It serves as the main venue for staging performances, ballets and operas of international scale.
2. Estates Theater (Stavovske divadlo) in Prague - an institution known for the fact that in 1787 on its stage the premiere of Wolfgang Mozart's opera "Don Juan" was held. Now you can see the performances in Czech, German and Italian.
3. The Opera House (Státní opera) in Prague is a cultural center, opened in 1888. He specializes mainly in foreign works. Until now, world-class cultural centers have chosen the stage of the Czech Republic's main opera house as a venue for touring Europe. Among them you can call the Bolshoi Theater and the Vienna Opera.
4. National puppet theater (Národní divadlo marionet) in Prague. The city is famous for its shops, where you can buy managed dolls on ropes. Not surprisingly, it is here that the puppet theater operates, in which, since 1991, a huge number of art performances for spectators of different ages have been delivered.
5. The Laterna Magika Theater in Prague is a huge cubic building built of marble and faced with hot-plates. The most famous plays are The Magic Lantern, The Magic Circus, The Argonauts and Casanova.
6. The Puppet Theater (Divadlo Spejbla a Hurvínka) in Prague is the first professional such theater in the world. It was founded in 1930. In the history of the puppet theater in Prague, 250 performances of mostly comedic genre were staged. His name he received in honor of the main characters - Spibel and Hurwynek.
7. The Black Theater Ta Fantastika Black Light Theater in Prague is one of the most original cultural centers of the Czech capital. All his ideas are based on an optical illusion. The stage of the theater of light and shadows in Prague is a dark cabinet. Here the essence of the theatrical production is transmitted through movements, musical accompaniment, light and shadow projections.
8. Theater Black Light (Black light Theater) in Prague. On this stage all performances are also staged using "black theater" technique, pantomime, acrobatic elements and contact with the public. For 25 years of its existence, the famous Black Theater of Prague showed 8000 performances, which were seen by almost 2 million spectators.
9. Small Theater (Divadlo Minor) - institution, founded in April 1928. Here you can see the productions of young creators - graduates of the Department of Alternative and Puppet Theater.
10. Musical Theater Karlin (Hudební divadlo Karlín) in Prague - a theatrical area, which once acted himself Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel. Now here are put musicals and operettas, accompanied by the sounds of the orchestra.
11. The Theater of Hibernia (Divadlo Hybernia) in Prague is one of the youngest cultural centers of the capital. Until 2006, there was a monastery, a theological seminary and an exhibition site.
12. The theater of Jara Cimrmana (Divadlo Járy Cimrmana) is an institution, also known as the "theater of the absurd." All of his performances are dedicated to a fictional character named Yara Tsimrman.
13. The Archa Theater (Divadlo Archa) is the center of contemporary art, on the stage of which works by Czech and world authors are staged.
14. Theater in Vinohrady (Vinohrady Theater) - a cultural center, located in a building that was built in 1907 in Art Nouveau style. His main decorations are allegorical statues of the angels "Pravda" and "Brave", installed directly above the entrance.
15. Broadway Theater (Divadlo Broadway) - institution, opened in 1998. In addition to theater productions, the building is used for fashion shows, conferences, lectures or seminars.
16. The Shvanda Theater (Švandovo divadlo) is a cultural center, housed in a building from 1871. Now here performances of mainly Czech authors are put.
17. The Dejvické divadlo is a professional Czech theater where world-class artists play. Two pieces from the repertoire of this theater in Prague were released in the form of feature films.
18. The theater of Nazabradi (Divadlo Na zábradlí) is one of the leading theatrical scenes in the country. In 2014-2015 he received the prestigious "Theater of the Year" award and was praised by theater critics in all categories.
19. The Theater of Palmovka (Divadlo pod Palmovkou) is a cultural center located in the building of 1865. It is a classical drama theater, on the stage of which small chamber performances are staged.
20. The Fidlovatska Theater (Divadlo na Fidlovačce) is a playground where comedic performances are most often performed for a wide audience. The most famous production of this theater in Prague is the "Fiddler on the Roof" with the participation of Tomasz Tempfer.
21. The Minaret Theater (Divadlo Minaret) is a professional theater establishment for children and teenagers. Throughout its existence, 13 performances have been staged here, which have been shown in Prague and other theatrical scenes in the Czech Republic and Moravia.
22. The Theater in Dlouh (Divadlo v Dlouhé) is an institution in which graduates of the theatrical faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts work primarily. They are involved in dramatic performances, unconventional cabaret and children's performances.
23. The Kampa Theater (Divadlo Kampa) is a small cultural center located in the building of a former bathhouse. Here musicals, author's plays, dramas, fairy tales and improvisations are put.
24. Studio Studio DVA is a stage where you can see not only theatrical performances, but also various music projects, concerts of groups and solo performers.