International Projects

Every 27 January from 2019 to present, Prague

On 27 January, young people across Europe are reinforcing the importance of International Holocaust Remembrance Day through theatrical commemorative performances. As part of the Theater of Memory manifestation, initiated by Theater Na de Dam, we have been organizing annual January performances since 2019 under the title " We Are Memory". Based on interviews with eyewitnesses who experienced the war, young people explore, question and reflect on the meaning of the Second World War in today's world.

28.–29. 11. 2024, Prague

Experience the power of art and activism. Join us for the Czech premiere of I TRUST YOU, brought to you by Denmark's NORPOL. This groundbreaking documentary offers an intimate look into the lives of Russian artists and activists bravely fighting for freedom. Through a powerful blend of music, visuals, and personal stories, you'll witness the unyielding human spirit.

17.–21. 5. 2024, Prague
21.–25. 6. 2024, Stützerbach, Germany

International theatre educational project Over the Fence, in collaboration with the theater group Das Letzte Kleinod, took place in two phases. The first part was held in Prague. Participants created materials through independently conducted interviews, from which a performance inspired by the events of 1989 emerged. Young artists gained valuable experiences, discovered a new city, and formed friendships.
They met again in Stützerbach, where the second part of the project took place. It was concluded with a final performance in the city of Hof, where, on October 1, 1989, the first train from Prague arrived. The professional theater performance was composed of individual meetings between Czech and German children that took place in Prague and Saxony.

25. 7.–31. 7. 2022, Zapyškis, district Kaunas, Lithuania

The Stuba Community Centre, located in Kaunas district in Lithuania, was attracted by our way of theatrical processing of history.
On 25 July we started a week-long theatre workshop and introduced 17 young people to our way of work. The young people interviewed four local eyewitnesses. They recalled, for example, the burning of Romas Kalanta, a man who burned himself to death in protest against the occupation and the incorporation of his homeland into the Soviet Union. The Singing Revolution and the Declaration of Independence were also discussed. We, in turn, told them about the fate of Jan Palach and the circumstances of the Velvet Revolution. All participants had the opportunity to compare the history of the two countries.
At the end of the week, a small public presentation awaited all the participants of our weekly workshop in the form of short theatrical etudes based on the eyewitnesses' testimonies.

1.–3. 6. 2022, Dublin, Ireland

We were honoured to present at the European Remembrance Symposium, which took place in Dublin, Ireland, our organisation and the Memory of Nations Theatre
In the panel of case studies "Paths to Reconciliation - Project Practice", Tamara Pomoriški presented the project "We Are Memory", which we have been organising annually since 2018/19 in cooperation with partners from the Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Germany, Hungary, Italy and Lithuania as part of the international project "Theatre of Remembrance". Its overall vision is to deepen discussion and reflection on our common history in Europe with the aim of creating a more cohesive and empathetic society within and between EU countries. The second project presented on reconciliation through theatre was the international project "The Price of Freedom and Democracy" involving 6 member states. Its aim was to introduce young people born after 1989 to totalitarian regimes - the distortion and manipulation of democratic principles and the repression of dissidents, intellectuals and artists.

26. 4.–25. 5. 2022, Sofia, Bulgaria

Project "The Price of Freedom and Democracy", funded by the European Union's "Europe for Citizens" programme, ran from August 2021 to May 2022, and included a theatre workshop for young people in Prague, from which a recording of the performance was made and screened at the exhibition "A Secret Room" in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 26 April to 25 May 2022. Organisations from Bulgaria, Germany, Poland, Romania, Lithuania and the Czech Republic participated in the exhibition, which concluded the project. A recording of the show, which includes testimonies from students of the Memory of Nations Theatre, is available on YouTube.

23. 2.–1. 3. 2020, Schiffdorf-Geestenseth, Germany

Young Czech, Estonian and German participants worked together on a joint performance under the guidance of an international team of lecturers. Through theatre and dance they developed their own interpretations of traditional music. 
Participants and lecturers lived, created and prepared the performance together in the Ozeanblauer Zug train of the theatre Das Letzte Kleinod. 

25.–29. 10. 2019, Dworp, Belgium
9. 9.–2. 10. 2022, Prague

The Czech-Belgian project Meeting Unknown took place in two parts: the first part took place on 25-29 October 2019 in Dworp, Belgium, where five Czech children met with six Belgian children from the Fanfakids group and together they created a musical theatre performance, which they performed twice at Destelheide in Dworp and at the Filem'on Festival in Brussels.
The second part of the project took place on 9 September-2 October 2022 in Prague at the Strahov Stadium, where the Flemish drumming group Fanfakids performed at the Memory of Nations' Festival. This visit was a follow-up to the previous collaboration in 2019, when Czech children travelled to Brussels. During two days, Fanfakids prepared a drumming show together with Czech children, which they then performed on the Strahov Stadium's grandstand.
The project was supported by the Flemish Embassy - DELEGATION OF FLANDERS IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC AND SLOVAKIA, based in Prague.