DAMÚZA is a production and producing unit that supports original theatre-makers and ambitious projects by students and recent graduates of the Theatre Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (DAMU). The group’s work focuses on original productions, especially puppet, visual, and object theatre for both children and adults. A key part of its repertoire consists of performances for families with children, in which the child audience member is treated as an equal partner. The aim is to make theatre enjoyable for parents to experience together with their children, while also encouraging questions and ideas that foster shared dialogue. According to DAMÚZA, puppet theatre is not intended exclusively for children. Therefore, in collaboration with the group Fekete Seretlek, it creates music-theatre projects for adults, which are presented at various venues and festivals in the Czech Republic and abroad. DAMÚZA has more than 50 productions in its repertoire for families and adult audiences. It stages over 400 performances per year. It is also the organiser of three festivals: KUK, VyšeHrátky, and Nekropolis.
