Štěpán Gajdoš a kol.
Puppet theatre on water
Premiere 1. 5. 2026
South Specific 2026 – festival premiere
The festival is held under the auspices of the mayor of the statutory city of České Budějovice.
Amidst the stormy sea, lighthouses soar on islands of calmness and solitude. Their beacons attract lost ships, underwater monsters, and mermaids who have lost their voices. Upon the surface of the water, stories unfold inspired both by real events and the fables of old sailors, whose memories stretch back to the time when the ocean was nothing more than a blank blue expanse on paper maps.
This spectacular production, which draws inspiration from the Vietnamese water puppet theatre, transports audiences from the ponds of South Bohemia to ocean cliffs, where the wildest imaginations of land dwellers emerge from the waves.
6+
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SIX-COURSE FESTIVAL MENU WITH A 26% DISCOUNT
Be the first to enjoy the selected festival menu! Starting September 24, you can purchase tickets for selected performances with a 26 % discount (symbolically linked to the festival year 2026) as part of the Festival Menu package.
The discount applies to the following performances:
Dream of the Realm of Beauty (enter a world where beauty means power and old age means the end, South Bohemian Theatre, May and September)
Climax (immersive production about the search for adulthood, Pomezí, May)
The Cremator (immersive dance horror, South Bohemian Theatre, July and August)
Hotel Fatigue (Theater inspired by real stories of real people, Continuo Theatre, July and August)
Dance of Death (afterlife promo of life’s pleasures, Geisslers Hofcomoedianten, early September)
The Butcher’s Story (comic opera, Vzlet, Vosto5, Moravian Theatre Olomouc, Run Operun, late September)
On sale from September 24 until sold out for any of the listed performances.
THE FULL FESTIVAL PROGRAM WILL GO ON SALE ON OCTOBER 1, 2025.
The program for the opening weekend, May 1–3 (Festival Bites), will go on slae on December 1, 2025.
DISCOUNTS
For all performances of Jižní Svéráz (except those at the Revolving Theatre), a 30% discount is available for children and students under 26, as well as seniors over 65.
VOLUME DISCOUNTS – MORE FOR LESS
When purchasing tickets for four or more different titles, you will automatically receive a 20% discount, applied directly in your shopping cart.
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Help us transform ordinary spaces into theatrical stages. Add a contribution of 100 CZK to your cart – your support will help finance equipment, lighting, rental of historical or forgotten venues, without which the festival could not take place. You won’t receive a physical reward, but something stronger: the feeling of being part of the cultural transformation of the region.
NOTICE TO AUDIENCES:
Wheelchairs can be accommodated at the performance.
The performance is not suitable for people with visual impairments.
The performance is language barrier free.
Detailed information on accessibility and specific features of each performance (including potentially sensory-intense or physically demanding moments) will be published later. Please note that as part of the creative process, changes may occur for which the South Bohemian Theatre does not take responsibility.
