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STÁTKY

An open-ended series of one-time events called Nové sady introduces a lab platform for a research of new intersections and links between diverse artistic and social disciplines and forms of communication. Nové sady presents a series of performances, events, videos, happenings, interventions and installations which usually take place in non-theatre settings around Brno – including galleries, public spaces and squares, or forgotten nooks with a strong genius loci.

The central premise of Nové sady is the already mentioned creation of links among various fields. In this series, authors with a non-theatre or non-artistic background are usually invited to participate in the creation of theatre and performance art so that they enter the field of theatre with a different perspective.

All of the events in this cycle are one-off and not to be repeated. The events demonstrate a fast, perhaps wildly spontaneous, borderline, multi-genre approach rejecting repetition. Nové sady aims to initiate, to this day untested, synapses in an urban landscape. It aspires to provide a breeding ground from which bigger and less temporary projects and collaborations might grow in the future. Primarily, this series offers a number of artworks which do not focus on having a common denominator, space, or language. On the contrary, the emphasis is put on the wide range of approaches and numerous artistic encounters. These works aim towards the practice of performance to show the scope of theatre, its meaning and connotations.

CHRISTMAS

A reflection on the transformation of Christmas through the lens of personal history. Dramaturg, poet, and musician Libor Staněk returns to archival VHS recordings and develops a correspondence-based dialogue with his parents. Family videos, a family business, family Christmases. A documentary portrait of family memory set against the backdrop of economic transformation.

STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY DAY

The City councillors’ club as a space for active civic society. In 2023, the exhibition “Sametem boj za lepší svět neskončil” took place at Galerie Sibiř, mapping post-revolution anti-globalization, squatter, anti-fascist, and climate movements. Ester Hotová and Robert Vlček present a developed and updated version of this project.

INDEPENDENT CZECHOSLOVAK STATE DAY

Who decides who is honoured — and who is included, and on what basis of merit? Can awards only be granted by those in positions of power? The feminist art collective měkký í develops a methodology for selecting candidates for the state honour Order of the White Lion and prepares its ceremonial presentation on 28 October.

CZECH STATEHOOD DAY

What does the Czech lion tattooed on Alena Schillerová’s forearm signify? The architect and architectural theorist Eva Truncová focuses on the theme of state symbols and the representation of national identity. A series of subversive interventions into the space of the Councillors’ Club is accompanied by an authorial lecture and speculative reflections on both current and possible future forms of state symbols.

DEN SLOVANSKÝCH VĚROZVĚSTŮ CYRILA A METODĚJE

A linguistic and cultural tasting will put the meaning of the Saints Cyril and Methodius national holiday to the test. The Czech-Polish artistic and curatorial team of Zuzana-Markéta Macková and Tomek Pawłowski-Jarmołajew will introduce Interslavic, an auxiliary language designed to be understood by the majority of people speaking Slavic languages. The experiment raises questions about the impact that the dominance of English has on everyday communication.

VICTORY DAY

squadron unit division. A performance inspired by commemorative ceremonies. Join us in remembering the stories of non-human beings who became heroes and heroines against their will. The fourth installment of STÁTKY, a series of artistic projects created specifically for Czech national holidays.

LABOUR DAY

May Day — a holiday of rest from work, a celebration of love, and of diligence. How can we create when we have to work? We will explore this in the third installment of the STÁTKY series, where together we will write, stitch, and launch a new issue of the zine Fasáda.

EASTER

Baked-Up Holidays. What will we celebrate? Come and invent it together at the second installment of Státky, a year-long project by Terén.

NEW YEAR’S DAY

A New Year’s Eve livestream from the Brno City Councillors’ Club. The ceremonial opening of STÁTKY, a series of art projects created specifically for Czech public holidays.

STÁTKY

A series of art projects tailored to the Czech national holidays. Ten events in 2026 at the City Councillors’ Club of the City of Brno.