An hour-long workshop, led by Marta Hermannova of The Zlin Project.  Marta and company members will lead participants through their process of creating The Zlin Project, discussing both the puppetry and the ways sound was incorporated in the development process. Opportunities for hands on participation in their process will be part of the workshop.

The Zlin Project is a puppet production about the life of the city of Zlin in the era of Tomas Bata – a Czech entrepreneur and founder of the Bata shoe company. Tomas Bata's advisor, Berty Zenaty, wanted to replace fairy-tale characters in children's stories in the 1920s with clever and skilled industrial workers. The Zlin Project explores everyday life that is functional, modern, universal, model, routine, and effective. Every day, all the time. Until an error occurs.

This event is part of the 2024 Rehearsal for Truth Theater Festival: Dark Dreams. For more information, visit rehearsalfortruth.org.

Free and open to the public. Suggested donation $10. Seats are limited, on first-come, first-served basis. Online registration is required.

Sponsored by Perform Czech/Arts & Theater Institute, Prague.

The 2024 Rehearsal for Truth Theater Festival: Dark Dreams is organized by BBLA and the Vaclav Havel Center. The program is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. The festival is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

Rehearsal for Truth International Theater Festival is an annual showcase of contemporary Central and Eastern European theater, established in 2017. The festival is a shared endeavor of the Vaclav Havel Center and the Bohemian Benevolent and Literary Association in partnership with numerous other cultural and performing arts organizations. The festival honors the artistic and political legacy of the Czech playwright/dissident/president Vaclav Havel. We support exchanges between American and European theater professionals and celebrate the power of the theater to transform our lives.