The German Language Theatre Festival in Prague

The 12th edition of the German Language Theatre Festival begins today in Prague with Bertolt Brecht's "The Threepenny Opera", performed by the company of the Berliner Ensemble theatre. The business newspaper Hospodářské noviny applauds the growing presence of German art and culture in the Czech capital: "In 1996 when the writer Pavel Kohout came up with the idea of bringing German theatre back to Prague, it seemed anything but realistic. Today German artists come to Prague on a regular basis, giving audiences a lively taste of the natural bonds between the two countries and their common cultural roots. German theatre and authors have become a common feature in the Czech Republic thanks to this festival, but also to other cultural projects like Zipp [the initiative for funding German-Czech cultural projects]. The work of theatre director Dušan Pařízek at the 'Komedie' theatre also deserves high praise. It has staged high-quality productions of works by a remarkable number of German authors."

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