This year, REGIONY turns its attention to dialogue – and that is reflected not only in the annual theme, but also in the visual identity of the 31st edition. From 19 to 26 June 2026, Hradec Králové will come alive with a festival programme that connects theatre venues with public space and creates room for encounters, sharing and conversations between artists and audiences.
“We live in a time when genuine dialogue seems increasingly difficult. Opinion groups are becoming more polarised and closed, and the ability to listen to one another is fading. Yet dialogue is fundamental not only to social coexistence and democracy, but also to theatre itself. Every performance is a unique encounter that creates space for shared experience,” says Tomáš Jarkovský, director of Drak Theatre and a member of the festival’s dramaturgical board.
The festival responds to this need by emphasising direct encounters between audiences and artists. It offers a sharing of different perspectives, aesthetic forms and attitudes to life. At a time when public space is overwhelmed by the noise of irreconcilable voices, REGIONY wants to search for different tones – dialogues that do not try to overpower difference, but draw inspiration from it.
“For us, REGIONY is every year an opportunity to open theatre towards the city and its inhabitants. The dialogue we highlight this year is not only a topic of performances, but a principle on which the festival is built – between artists and audiences, between institutions and across generations,” says Eva Mikulková, director of Klicpera Theatre.
The visual identity for the theme of dialogue was created by graphic designer Přemysl Zajíček, who has collaborated with REGIONY for several years. Further programme details will be published on 21 April at festivalregiony.cz.