International Cooperation and External Relations Department

The department’s main goal is promotion of Czech culture and especially theatre abroad and information about foreign theatre in the Czech Republic. It prepares the concepts, dramaturgy and production background for international and local projects, festivals, exhibitions, seminars, and conferences, and it also organizes such activities. It collaborates with Czech and foreign theatre and artistic organizations, institutions and universities. It actively participates in international networks and it develops Czech activities in the field of international non-governmental theatre organizations. It provides contacts and information about Czech theatre abroad and about foreign theatre at home. It prepares publications and informational materials about Czech theatre for dissemination abroad, and participates in the preparation of books for publication by the Arts and Theatre Institute.

Main Activities

Production, organization and support of international events in the Czech Republic and abroad

Examples of our projects:

• Czech Theatre Showcase, a biennal of contemporary Czech theatre for international audiences
• Participation in performing arts markets
• other international cooperative projects in the Czech Republic and abroad (see our current projects under the link www.czechtheatreport.cz)

Publications and other information sources

Examples of our projects:

• Information website about Czech theatre www.theatre.cz including an electronic quarterly in English presenting the latest information on theatre, dance, and opera in the Czech Republic
• Catalogues and promotional materials on Czech theatre (e.g. Czech Performance Collection, catalogue of Czech playwrights Let’s Play Czechs, movie 89 minutes with Czech theatre, drama anthologies in English, Spanish and other translations)

Networking

Examples of our project:  

• Participation in international networks SPACE, IETM, ENICPA, On the move
• Administration of the Czech centres of the international theatre organisations ITI, AICT, UNIMA, ASSITEJ, OISTAT, SIBMAS, FIRT

Information service, marketing, and PR

Contact
T  224 809 169 / 116
F  224 810 278
E  czechtheatre@theatre.cz