Day Seven (17 May)

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Wednesday brought a „Marian combo“ or two solos by two distinctive artists, both of which relate to the figure of the Virgin Mary: Teresa Vittucci's HATE ME TENDER: Solo for Future Feminism and Johana Pocková's TO THE MADONNA WITH RUST (second show). A performance bordering on stand-up comedy versus a dance ceremony set in a church. Different approaches to the same substance filled the theme of Otherness to the brim. Photography by Lukáš Horký.

Day Six (16 May)

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Ondřej Hruška captured the dance ceremony of Johana Pocková's To the Madonna with Rust in the Church of the Virgin Mary of the Snow and the performance of the adaptation of a novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest staged by the drama ensemble of the local Moravské divadlo Olomouc.

Day Five (15 May)

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Monday brought two interesting discussions. Silvie Lauder, editor of Respekt magazine, interviewed Miřenka Čechová, while critic Martin Macháček hosted a discussion with the actors and creators from the production Nothing Needs to Be Done Any Longer by Divadlo v Dlouhé. The evening belonged to the ensemble Depresivní děti touží po penězích and their dramatisation of Édouard Louis' novel Who Killed My Father. Photography by Ondřej Hruška.

Day Four (14 May)

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The rainy Sunday was brightened by the performance Invisible II. / Barbora Kaufmannová and another show of Figuring Age. After its last showing at the Divadlo v Dlouhé, the hypnotic collage Nothing Needs to Be Done Any Longer had the very last performance at the 26 Flora.

Photography by Lukáš Horký and Ondřej Hruška.

Day Three (13 May)

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The third day at 26 Flora was dedicated to three prominent figures of contemporary dance and performing arts. Miřenka Čechová presented her Ballet Dancers, Doris Uhlich presented the long-awaited TANK and Boglárka Börcsök presented her performance Figuring Age. In the festival tent, there was a discussion about the production Soft Spot and in the evening a concert by the duo Ensoi.

Photos by Lukáš Horký and Ondřej Hruška.

Day two (May 12)

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The second day of the festival through the eyes of photographers Ondřej Hruška and Lukáš Horký. Discussion with Týdeník Respekt, production Smokeout and Soft Spot.
Photo by Lukáš Horký and Ondřej Hruška.

The 26th Flora has started!

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The dramatization of Yuri Andrukhovych's novel Moscoviad marked the official start of the 26th Flora Theatre Festival yesterday. The production was directed by Dušan D. Pařízek, who in his opening words also remembered the recently deceased Prof. Josef Jařab, the first post-Soviet rector of Palacký University.

The first day of the festival was captured by photographers Ondřej Hruška and Lukáš Horký…

Flora in the Streets of Olomouc

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Disturbing female portraits literally flooded the streets of Olomouc. They are peeking out on every corner. The striking visuals of painter Adéla Janská and graphic designer Radim Měsíc look out not only from the posters, but also from the windows of the festival venues or from the exhibition area at the Museum of Modern Art. This year you simply cannot miss Flora…!