A search for an answer to the question “Why are we suffering in an era of existential prosperity, in a land of social security, where there is no war?”
An exposition of a person in a love relationship, a person at work, and a person in a world affected by the climate crisis – three stories about the frenzy of human existence directed by Tomáš Loužný.

A delicate transcription of a poetic autobiography dedicated to “all those who live on the margins of society”.
A leading German intellectual’s memories of his parents, who survived the Holocaust, directed by a distinctive talent of the emerging theatre generation, Lena Brasch, and performed by the charismatic Vidina Popov.
In German with Czech surtitles.
Spring prologue to the Days of Jewish Culture held in autumn.

discussion after the production

How hard is growing up as a working-class, art-loving gay man in a provincial town? How does questioning the leading role of elites relate to the surge in right-wing extremism?
Personal reflections on coming of age and the exclusivity of education in a stylized “discussion with a European intellectual megastar”.
Directed by Adam Svozil

Both harsh and melancholic dreamlike scenes inspired by the work of E. A. Poe and Emily Dickinson – in a story about saying goodbye to a loved one. About grief and the power of family.Der Faust Award for the best German actress of 2024 – the superb Anna Drexler.
The top international ensemble is coming back to Olomouc one year later to the day (after last year’s The New Life), along with German director Christopher Rüping, to officially launch the 28th Flora!
In German with Czech surtitles.

18:30 dramaturgical introduction

Five performers explore the phenomenon of youth in a dynamic and raw choreographic score by a respected Greek artist.
A multi-layered, provocative work consisting of boldly explicit sequences that thematize various aspects of what it means to “be adolescent”. Unrestrained in terms of form, the show is full of haze and quality pop music!
Recommended for ages 15 and up.

Where do we get our fixed ideas about something for which we have no relevant information? Are they shaped by the environment or perhaps… art?
A project of the National Theatre’s Drama Ensemble and the ND Young platform – in collaboration with teenagers from children’s homes under the directorial and dramaturgical guidance of Janek Lesák and Natálie Strýčková Preslová.
Emotionally compelling, but also playful, self-ironic and above all authentic testimony about a world with many prejudices and myths attached to it.

Discussion is part of the production.

“My mission is to refute ethnocentrism, to show how much we are all alike and to pay tribute to the African cultures and philosophies from which I have drawn inspiration.”
Angela Nwagbo
A dance-music duet between a Czech-Nigerian performer and a Senegalese percussionist about the search for cultural and social belonging.

discussion after the production

The monotonous, empty life of a middle-class family is disrupted by a mysterious stranger – a diabolically seductive “redeemer”, after whose departure nothing is the same…
A stage adaptation of the book on which Pasolini’s ambiguous, controversial film about the “clash of material and spiritual values” was based, translated into an atmospheric world of captivating images that needs no words. Directed by Jakub Čermák.
Recommended for ages 15 and up.

19:00 dramaturgical introduction

An exploration of the mother-daughter relationship through the physical dialogue of Eszter Salamon and Erzsébet Gyarmati – in close contact with the audience, offering them a completely unique, intimate experience.
The first ever performance of the renowned choreographer and performer, who has presented her work in the most important theatres and museums around the world, in the Czech Republic.

A “family opera” full of visual enticements and symbolic scenes, appealing to both children and adults. The most famous opus of the leading representative of German late Romanticism, based on the fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm – in an inventive and imaginative rendition by director Eliška Říhová.
Will Hansel and Gretel resist the lure of virtual reality and outwit the voracious witch…?

18:30 dramaturgical introduction

A timeless, chilling story from the Moravian countryside about jealousy, forgiveness and hope. The production of the original version of the 1904 opera by Janáček was co-produced with the National Theatre Brno as part of the Janáček Brno Festival 2024.
Czech musical classic through the eyes of an all-female production team – headed by the outgoing artistic director of the Moravian Theatre Opera, Veronika Kos Loulová.

18:30 dramaturgical introduction

„To me, a cowboy is both a pop culture icon and someone who cares about the animals in the nature. A cowboy is also a diamond hunter…” – dancer and choreographer Tomáš Janypka (wider nomination for the Thalia Award for Alternative Theatre)
A unique commentary on the archetypal figure of the man-cowboy in the present world, the hallmark of which is loneliness – a man who is not afraid to show his fragility and vulnerability.

An original reflection of the bizarre six-month residency of selected artists from Czechoslovakia in America’s “entertainment capital” in the late 1960s, pulsating with great music, enhanced by hallucinogenic mood and topped with exaggerative acting creations.
Karel Gott (forever) mit uns, or “What happened in Vegas stays in Vegas!”
Directed by Petr Erbes and Boris Jedinák.

discussion after the production

One of the most original personalities of European dance in a duet with the legend of Austrian ballet. Doris Uhlich explores where prima ballerina Susanne Kirnbauer can “channel her energy” now that she is no longer actively “performing dance steps”.
A respectful, inspiring, intergenerational dialogue between exceptional artists with diverse professional experiences and backgrounds – coming at a time when society is fracturing and dividing.

“I have made my peace with life in Slovakia. There are problems everywhere, but at least I understand the ones here.” – Two authors and four actresses have recorded the opinions of young women reflecting a specific period of their lives, filled with personal and social turbulence, in the form of documentary research.
In many variations and changing realities, the empathetic project of director Alžbeta Vrzgula links the experience of today’s thirty-something women with the attitudes of their peers from the normalization era.

In October 1928, a group of villagers killed six people during a tragic attack on a Romany settlement near the village of Pobedim in western Slovakia.
Director Pavol Viecha draws strictly upon archival materials and examines the private motives as well as social circumstances of the bloody act, seeking and finding connections with our present.

A riveting story of a strong heroine in a male-dominated world.
The DOSKY Awards for both the Best Actor and the Best Actress of the 2022/23 season for the long-standing mainstays of the Martin ensemble – Lucia Jašková as the proud widow of the murdered king and the defiant mother of the slain children, and her rival in a relentless duel, Marek Geišberg as Agamemnon.
A bitterly topical production by director Lukáš Brutovský about the demons of war.

An uncomfortably vivid reminder of Pussy Riot’s protest in Moscow’s Cathedral of Christ the Saviour fourteen years ago. An audio reproduction of the musical-dramatic composition by director Jiří Adámek Austerlitz – for three female voices and orchestra – which won an award at the prestigious Prix Europa 2025 festival.
In collaboration with Czech Radio Vltava.

A historical exploration of the director Jan Janča, dedicated to the overlooked life story of Zdena Mašínová – the daughter of a legionnaire and First Czechoslovak Republic officer executed by the Nazis, and the sister of the most admired, yet most condemned refugees from a country terrorized by communists.
An intimate reflection on coming to terms with the past and the courage to face evil with dignity.

During the final decade of the 20th century, borders were crumbling, capitalism was celebrating its definitive triumph, “history was over,” and a New York real estate magnate had been on the charts for several years with his autobiography, Trump: The Art of the Deal. Tony Schwartz, co-author of the book, would later write that its protagonist “has a limited ability to concentrate, superficial knowledge, and lacks empathy and a conscience”.
A satire by Walter Bart – director of the 28th Flora Theatre Festival hit Die Hundekot-Attacke – opens the 29th Flora Theatre Festival, with this year’s theme of Solidarity, shortly after its premiere. A Big, Beautiful Theatre Bill to start the festival with the BEST SHOW EVER!
In German with Czech surtitles.

“I have made my peace with life in Slovakia. There are problems everywhere, but at least I understand the ones here.” – Two authors and four actresses have recorded the opinions of young women reflecting a specific period of their lives, filled with personal and social turbulence, in the form of documentary research.
In many variations and changing realities, the empathetic project of director Alžbeta Vrzgula links the experience of today’s thirty-something women with the attitudes of their peers from the normalization era.

An associative excursion into a fantasy landscape where Johann Gottfried Herder meets Cyril, Methodius and contemporary Slovaks. An immersion into history and a distinctly theatrical depiction of its imprint in the present. A scenic mosaic about the never-ending “brain drain”.
A stage poem by director Lukáš Brutovský – “about the country from which one leaves…”

The final production of the festival profile of Slovakia’s prominent theatre is a brilliant adaptation of a sharp essayistic novel, awarded with the prestigious DOSKY 2024 for the Best Production and the Best Director of the Season!
The star quartet of Richard Stanke, Robert Roth, Alexander Bárta and Ľuboš Kostelný – who received the annual Tatra Bank Foundation Award for their exceptional acting interplay – directed by Dušan D. Pařízek.

19:30 dramaturgical introduction

Olga lives in a small kiosk where she sells chewing gum, soda, magazines, and longs to travel. One day, the kiosk starts moving – with Olga still trapped inside – carrying her off to who knows where…
A story about how little it takes for things to “get moving”. An interactive movement performance by Barbora Látalová and Zden Brungot Svíteková for children aged 3 and up – about the human body and everything related to it.

Olga lives in a small kiosk where she sells chewing gum, soda, magazines, and longs to travel. One day, the kiosk starts moving – with Olga still trapped inside – carrying her off to who knows where…
A story about how little it takes for things to “get moving”. An interactive movement performance by Barbora Látalová and Zden Brungot Svíteková for children aged 3 and up – about the human body and everything related to it.

“We’re a completely normal family… an Arab-Palestinian-Jewish-Israeli-Austrian-Romanian-Christian family.” Yousef Sweid, a Palestinian actor born in Israel and based in Germany, navigates the “border between many worlds and conflicting entities” in this “autofictional” stand-up.
He returns to Flora – directed by Isabella Sedlak – nine years after his successful guest performance with MGT Berlin and the thematically related production The Situation – at the end of Shermin Langhoff’s tenure as artistic director in Berlin, during which she transformed the face of the German-language theatre scene with her concept of post-migrant theatre.
In English with Czech surtitles.

Puccini’s first verismo opera and one of the most famous and frequently performed works in the operatic repertoire. The drama of a passionate, sensual, loving, and jealous singer set against the backdrop of political intrigues during the Napoleonic era – featuring minimalist set design by Marek Cpin and musical direction by Zsolt Hamar.
This gourmet musical feast is served by the director Daniela Špinar.

“I have made my peace with life in Slovakia. There are problems everywhere, but at least I understand the ones here.” – Two authors and four actresses have recorded the opinions of young women reflecting a specific period of their lives, filled with personal and social turbulence, in the form of documentary research.
In many variations and changing realities, the empathetic project of director Alžbeta Vrzgula links the experience of today’s thirty-something women with the attitudes of their peers from the normalization era.

An urgent “physical poem” based on Stefan Zweig’s memoir The World of Yesterday. The memoirs of a sensitive Austrian humanist as a motivation (and memento) for the testimony of Slovak women in theatre, which accentuates the parallels between the “twilight of civilization” of the interwar period and the disturbing perspective of today’s reality.
“If a person or a nation does not remember their past, they have no identity.”
director Júlia Rázusová

An unexpected sensation of the last theatre season. After spring invitations to the Heidelberger Stückemarkt and the Berliner Theatertreffen, this fresh satire full of black humour and mystification won the seal for the best German-language production of 2024 in the summer poll held by the monthly Theater heute! The exclusive official ending of the 28th Flora, directed by Walter Bart.
In German with Czech surtitles.

19:00 dramaturgical introduction

The S-Klub in Olomouc will be transformed, to the soft sound of a Tibetan singing bowl, into a warm sauna where you can relax your body, release endorphins, soothe your environmental grief, and even ignite and stir your thoughts!
How should we react to climate change? What positive lessons can we take from the crisis? The hot topic of global warming discussed in a steamy atmosphere – with a theatre group whose work has been stifled by burnout…

A “literary striptease” or “the literary event of the 21st century”? Karl Ove Knausgård’s voluminous novel has sparked both enthusiasm and outrage, becoming a global bestseller in the process. The second part of this brutally honest reality show has been sensitively adapted for the stage by dramaturge Dora Štědroňová and director Jan Mikulášek of Divadlo Na zabradlí, just voted Czech Theatre of the Year.
The “central subjects” of Knausgård’s voyeurism are brilliantly portrayed by Miloslav König – awarded Actor of the Year for his portrayal of Karl Ove – and Simona Lewandovská.

Due to the illness of the performer, we are forced to cancel the performance IHOPEIWILL. Tickets can be refunded at the box office of the Moravian Theatre until May 30.
Thank you for your understanding!

Dancer Tereza Ondrová’s multi-layered performance, made in creative symbiosis with director Petra Tejnorová, is a unique exploration of personal history and “body memory,” as well as the history of a specific place and the geological processes that shape and permeate it.
Within the context of the Czech theatre scene, Ondrová’s introspection is uniquely candid, authentically pulsating within the unusual framework of biography – history – geology.

A non-tragic tribute to the Bořina pub on the banks of the Moravská Sázava river and to the famous Zábřeh native Jan Eskymo Welzl - an adventurer who, as a fur trapper, trader, and justice of the peace, spent three decades on the inhospitable New Siberian Islands and in the harsh Canadian Yukon.
A new, original production by the team of director Miroslav Krobot and psychologist Lubomír Smékal.

„A ještě nám chtějí zakázat Velikonoce! Vymřeme. To my jsme tady oběti. Oběti feministický propagandy!“
Dokumentární sonda do osobních strachů a neřešené nerovnosti, ústící v násilí. Politici, aktivisté, strážkyně patriarchátu, novodobí disidenti či „ideální oběti“ v nesmiřitelné i komické polemice nad dokumentem, který téměř nikdo nečetl…
Petr Jeništa, Dan Kranich a Táňa Malíková v bingu o konci světa, inscenovaném Barbarou Herz.

„Vypadni vocaď, ty debilní hlavo z prdele vytažená!“
Divoký příběh bezprizorních dětí ulice v dusných reáliích poválečného Říma. Hněv, strach, rap & pot, krev a jiné tělní tekutiny v syrové, radikální interpretaci kontroverzního románu Ragazzi di vita, pulsující hudbou formace Hihihahaholky.
Anežka Šťastná, Ondřej Pavelka a Vojtěch Hrabák v režii uměleckého šéfa Divadla X10 Ondřeje Štefaňáka.

Doporučená přístupnost od 15 let.

„Co očekáváte od budoucnosti? – Nejdřív konec lidstva, pak konec kapitalismu…“
Německy hovořící ryba, mudrující pařez, interview s vysychajícím jezerem i koulovačka bez sněhu v magicko-realistické jevištní reflexi klimatické krize. „Archeologické ohledávání naší doby“ v osobité, tragikomické interpretaci Jany Kozubkové, Terezy Hof a Halky Třešňákové a režii umělecké šéfky A studia Rubín Lucie Ferenzové.
Uváděno ve spolupráci s Kolonie, z.s., německou uměleckou skupinou Futur II Konjunktiv a divadlem Theater unterm Dach.

An artist from Lebanon reflecting on the history of his hometown, one shaped by beauty, political upheavals, and the resilience and vitality of its inhabitants. Rajeh’s “return” to Beirut is not – in the spirit of the leitmotif of Solidarity – a nostalgic recapitulation, but a promise of hope, unfolded in the symbolic final act of the production.
The embodiment of memories through the body, dance as an expression of resistance – in a subtle work in which, alongside personal history, the collective memory of a unique place is imprinted as well.

An uncomfortably vivid reminder of Pussy Riot’s protest in Moscow’s Cathedral of Christ the Saviour fourteen years ago. An audio reproduction of the musical-dramatic composition by director Jiří Adámek Austerlitz – for three female voices and orchestra – which won an award at the prestigious Prix Europa 2025 festival.
In collaboration with Czech Radio Vltava.

Family happiness, peace of mind, and financial security come to an end when the head of a household dies unexpectedly. A widow and her three daughters must quickly adapt to the situation. But how, when they’ve never managed a budget, and on top of that, they’re being pressured by a lawyer, a notary, and creditors and… “the wheels of the economy never stop turning”?
The story of four women who are unable to adapt because they don’t have a moment to catch their breath and take a good look around themselves, as seen through the eyes of director Jan Frič.
The Czech Theatre Production of the Year: A story of unscrupulousness and the cynicism of power.

Family happiness, peace of mind, and financial security come to an end when the head of a household dies unexpectedly. A widow and her three daughters must quickly adapt to the situation. But how, when they’ve never managed a budget, and on top of that, they’re being pressured by a lawyer, a notary, and creditors and… “the wheels of the economy never stop turning”?
The story of four women who are unable to adapt because they don’t have a moment to catch their breath and take a good look around themselves, as seen through the eyes of director Jan Frič.
The Czech Theatre Production of the Year: A story of unscrupulousness and the cynicism of power.

Unbridled stage ecstasy, inspired by the gruelling dance marathons of the times of Great Depression, in this raw contribution by a young British dancer to the 29th Flora Theatre Festival theme.
Russell-Jones has transformed his long-standing negative experience with overproduction and the constant, enormous pressure on his performance into a bold gesture – an abstract depiction of dance as the sole means of both escaping reality and “surviving” it.
A rising star of the global dance scene – for the first time in the Czech Republic!

The directing trio of Adam Dragun, Silvia Vollmann, and Júlia Rázusová, throughout three “stops” of this touring production – each presenting a completely different formal approach and poetics – explore questions regarding one’s relationship to state symbols and national pride.
The creators imaginatively respond to frequent (not only Slovak) discussions on the topic of national identity and situations in which these symbols are deliberately exploited for purely pragmatic political goals.

This scenically precise collage of plays by Ödön von Horváth (Tales from the Vienna Woods and Faith, Hope, and Charity), adapted and directed by Ivan Buraj, exposes the trials and tribulations of two young women striving for freedom in a city that longs to return to the “good old days”.
A metaphor for the emergence of totalitarianism in a society that, faced with the complexities of a changing world, takes refuge – in a false illusion of security – behind the veneered façade of false nostalgia.
A compelling statement from the new artistic leadership of one of the leading Czech theatres.

The directing trio of Adam Dragun, Silvia Vollmann, and Júlia Rázusová, throughout three “stops” of this touring production – each presenting a completely different formal approach and poetics – explore questions regarding one’s relationship to state symbols and national pride.
The creators imaginatively respond to frequent (not only Slovak) discussions on the topic of national identity and situations in which these symbols are deliberately exploited for purely pragmatic political goals.

A witty production, playful in both its music and acting, full of inventive references to pop culture and mythology, which influence our lives today perhaps more than we are able to realize…
A “broad-spectrum view” of the theme of female-male relationships, bonds, and narratives in a production by Alžbeta Vrzgula, co-founder and artistic director of the Uhol_92 ensemble, who captivated audiences at the 28th Flora Theatre Festival with her empathetic political commentary Eden. Escape from Paradise.

A search for where all the social utopias and visions of emancipation have gone, and whether our future hasn’t disappeared as well. All this against the backdrop of that good old blend of the personal and the political, “with the participation of Oedipus-ness, anti-Oedipus-ness, and Hamlet-ness” – because… “what’s really going on here?!”
Who killed Utopia? C the Unseen! Detective Oedipus will investigate it all! A chilling, crazy tragedy by director Michal Hába, full of plague and humour.
A co-production with Lachende Bestien theatre group and Chemnitz, European Capital of Culture 2025.

Pippilotta Delicatessa Windowshade Mackrelmint Efraim’s Daughter Longstocking – who doesn’t know her?
She’s outspoken, spirited, and just plain unique. She can pick up a horse, doesn’t bother much with social conventions, and only follows the rules when they make sense. But she definitely knows how not to be afraid, how not to leave the weak behind, and how not to let anyone take away her joy of discovering all kinds of worlds.
Part concert, part spectacle – a treat for everyone who is or ever was a child – in this family-friendly production directed by Michal Hába. Family theatre (ages 7+)

Pavla Dostálová and Jakub Spišák set out “in the footsteps” of Květoslava Viestová – a native of Olomouc who led Bratislava’s largest resistance group during World War II, and… the first Olomouc Flora.
Director Silvia Vollmann focuses on this unjustly forgotten heroine, as well as on the role of women during pivotal historical events and the fact that their bravery is often downplayed or relativized.

An adaptation of a debut novel that “will shake your prejudices and certainties” and which, shortly after its release, catapulted Kim de l'Horizon into an icon of contemporary queer literature.
A gripping performance by actress Lucie Kotiková, who masterfully plays with the novel’s poetic language, intense emotions, and dialogue with the audience, earning her the title of “Acting Talent of the Year” for her brilliant performance directed by Sebastian Schug.
Bühnen Bern’s first performance at the Flora Theatre Festival.
In German with Czech surtitles.