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…!

Disguised Identity
Dance at Flora (vol. III)

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26 Flora brings together female artists who confront the issue of identity and otherness in their work in a diverse, non-conformist and often very critical way: Adrienn Hód, Boglárka Börcsök or Tereza Lenerová…

Theatre differently – on a carousel, in the gallery, in virtual reality...?

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This year, for the first time, a significant part of the programme will take place in the actual scenery of the largest exhibition hall of the Museum of Modern Art, the so-called Trojlodí (Triple Aisle). Many of the productions in the 26 Flora programme cross genre boundaries towards visual art – in particular installation, computer design or video art…

Festival spot revealed!

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Here comes the 26 Flora jingle!
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Flora received the Award of the Olomouc Region

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The 25th edition of the international Flora Theatre Festival was awarded the regional culture award for the outstanding achievement of 2022 in the field of theatre.

We would like to express our gratitude and also congratulate the other award winners…

Madonna, the contemporary woman

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Two productions on the 26^th Flora programme – this year focused on female authors – touch on the Marian cult. Choreographer Johana Pocková with her solo To the Madonna with Rust and Swiss performer Teresa Vittuci with her solo Hate Me Tender both form their definite opinion on the ideal of womanhood as a compassionate, passive woman and devoted mother and comment on it in their own way…

"Naked Dance" at Flora (vol. II)
Revealed Bodies of Memory

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We are happy to announce that Miřenka Čechová, a fearless experimenter, a personality of contemporary dance and physical theatre, returns to Flora. The versatile artist's distinctive style is based on a documentary approach and the principles of multimediality. Both of her titles from the 26DF programme – Ballet Dancers and Invisible II / Barbora Kaufmannová – are permeated by the theme of bodyshaming and its pathological effect on the human psyche…