The most famous Czech puppeteer. At the beginning of the 21st century, the eight generation of the Kopecký family is devoted to puppet theatre.
Dramatist and prose writer of the so-called Čapek generation. Unlike the other author of the Avant-Garde period, he adhered to realism in his plays and dealt with existentialist and moral questions of human life.
Traditional Czech form of theatre. Its beginnings date from the 17th century. Czech puppetry was inscribed on the list of intangible heritage by UNESCO.
One of the most important Czech puppet theatres. It features the iconic Spejbl and Hurvínek puppets, created in the 1920s by Josef Skupa.
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