Classmates and graduates from the Department of Alternative and Puppet Theatre of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague have been long-time collaborators, first at Dejvice Theatre, then at Divadlo v Dlouhé, and now as freelancers. After years of primarily working in spoken-word theatre, they began to miss puppetry. So, in 2002, when their home stage was literally underwater, they decided to found LokVar. The founding members are Ivana LOKajová and Peter VARga; they were thereafter joined by other classmates—Martin Veliký, Markéta Pellarová, and Pavel Tesař. The core team consists of director Arnošt Goldflam, the class mentor; Michaela Homolová, a fellow student; composer Milan Potoček; and above all their classmate and the resident designer Bára Hubená, who is responsible for all stage designs and puppets. They specialize in puppet theatre for children from the very young to teenagers and even adults. They focus on playfulness, imagination, puppetry, and most importantly, making sure both children and their accompanying adults are entertained.
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