The 20th annual festival will, as always, take place in Brno. Spectators will be treated to a spectacular clown show in the "sea" on Moravské náměstí to open the festival, and a subsequent weekend programme in Björnson's Orchard. The programme includes performances, art forms, new circus, puppets and classic drama and concerts.
"Summer in Brno means festivals almost every weekend. These events that bring the centre to life give the city its own unique atmosphere that is attracting more and more visitors. The end of the holiday season will be marked by Na prknech, dlažbě i trávě (On the Boards, Paving Stones and Grass), a festival designed for the whole family, and the main festival season will close at the turn of August and September with ŠTETL FEST, focused on Jewish culture," said Jana Janulíková, director of TIC BRNO, adding: "Brno is gradually becoming firmly established as an ideal destination for a long weekend of relaxation and first-rate culture. And not only in the summer!"
This year's 20th anniversary of the Na prknech, dlažbě i trávě festival will open on Thursday, 22 August with a gala ball. This time, however, it’s a clown ball - featuring a feast, a pre-ball dance and a grand ceremony. The weekend part of the festival will take place in Björnson Orchard, which will be transformed into a living theatre stage, and the entire festival for all ages will be held there out in the open air. The 20th anniversary of the Na prknech, dlažbě i trávě festival will run in Brno from 22 to 25 August.
The programme, which offers an outstanding diversity of genres, will feature fairy tales for the little ones, such as productions by Puppets Without Borders, Nosálci, Holektiv and Ústav úžasu (the Amazement Institute). Older children and adults alike will enjoy a musical theatre performance of Sketches by the Aqualung Theatre, three Mini-operas by Jiří Bulis performed by the Ensemble Opera Diversa, an improvisation about an impoverished puppeteer by the Buchty a loutky Theatre, and a one-man show by actor Jan Horák about St. Francis.
There will also be a new circus show, On the Road, combining acrobatics with comedy, by Cirkus trochu jinak (A Slightly Different Circus). This entertaining and thrilling duel between two acrobats to win the favour of their charming beloved AcroBetka will drawn the audience into the world of new circus and street art. On Saturday, children can try out what it's like to be in a band or make and animate their own puppet at the music workshop. On Sunday, the imagination will be fired up by Jiří Šebesta’s Mysterious World of Strange Games. The mechanisms of these skill-based, mainly wooden games are based on simple principles, but are presented in a witty and original way.
Each day will begin and end with a concert, and on Saturday you can even join the DOTmy band for a sing-along around the campfire. The festival will close on Sunday evening with a concert by actor and musician Vladimír Javorský, who will be charming Brno with original songs from his chanson album Ještě je.
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