Programme for families with children
Dragon Weekend (family)
The traditional Dragon Weekend once again offers you and your children a continuous family programme made up of performances on theatre stages and outdoors, workshops and many other experiences. From morning till evening, indoors and out, something will always be happening. As every year, you can also catch the latest Drak premieres: on Saturday the dark tale of the sorcerer’s apprentice Krabat (11+), on Sunday the poetic grotesque Child’s Play! (3+), and this year exceptionally also on Monday morning School by Hron (8+), an extraordinarily enchanting and equally peculiar lesson in natural history.
19–22 June | Drak Theatre
Minor: Paličák the Dog (5+)
Almost every child wants a dog, and almost every parent explains that a dog needs care and is not a toy to be put aside once it stops being fun. But this story takes a different turn. It is the dog himself who tells us his life story. He shows us how to survive on the outskirts of a city, introduces us to his canine friends, tells us about the cat mafia and, above all, reveals how to train your human.
19 June | Drak Theatre Studio
Puppet Theatre Ostrava: A Bouquet of Czech Folktales (10+)
The world of A Bouquet of Czech Folktales is a model of the world itself: cruel, but just. In his collection, Karel Jaromír Erben brought news from times when people lived side by side with demons and when the dead would rise from their graves from time to time. Every action has consequences and every breaking of taboo triggers an unforgiving mechanism of justice. In five ballads, there are five breaches of the natural order.
19 June | Drak Theatre Main Stage
Naive Theatre Liberec: Windlings (4+)
A windy expedition into the fleeting world of tiny fliers, gusts and drifters. Watch out, the wind is rising. If you are little, grab a blade of grass, tie a knot and fill your pockets with stones. A dandelion feels lighter in a draft and the gardener’s bees have blown away. The windmill keeper directs the currents, tightens the blades and counts the turns. Without him, we would sit in the dark. Now sniff the air, lick your finger, stretch the sails, spread your wings and… But what happens when the wind stops? A non-verbal performance about friendship and wrestling with the wind.
20 June | Drak Theatre Studio
Little Man and Big Man (4+)
A story about courage, the strength of friendship and, above all, love: about Little Man and his beloved Majolenka, and the wicked villain Nasty Scoundrel. Theatre b presents two stories from the same world. After the success of Little Man, inspired by the film of the same name, the company returns with the follow-up story Big Man. And because it again uses the original puppets from the film, audiences can get remarkably close to the world of puppet cinema.
24 June | Under the Drak Theatre Canopy
Theatre Na zábradlí: Horsing around (5+)
A crazy fairy-tale story about a princess who sets out into the world on the back of a thoroughly ridiculous horse. In this fairy-tale kingdom, nothing is as it used to be. Dragons no longer breathe fire, giants no longer inspire fear, and the wizards have run out of magic. How will all this turn out? And what role will Princess Barbora and one talking horse play in it?
25 June | Drak Theatre Main Stage
Musaši Entertainment Company: Big Bad Luck (5+)
Big Bad Luck is a puppet production for children about the unpredictability and diversity of nature, about hasty decisions and about the importance of checking information. Things are not always what they seem at first glance, and the colour of a bear’s fur does not determine where it wants to live. The inspiration comes from the true story of a brown bear born as an albino who, through a misunderstanding, ended up at the North Pole.
26 June | Drak Theatre Main Stage
Nomadic Arcade Sládkovna (3+)
A trailer full of games, nostalgia, fun, wit and laughter for young and old alike. Come and turn the crank, catch some eggs, knock down a few beers, fight for the innkeeper’s heart or really throw yourself into it and maybe learn something about yourself you did not know before. This playful site-specific installation, inspired by fairground traditions, travelling attractions and classic games as we all remember them, opens up a world of entertainment for children, their parents and grandparents.
26 June | Malé náměstí
You can build your family schedule in the Programme and save it in My programme. Practical questions about visiting with children are answered on the FAQ page.