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Divadlo Archa

Divadlo Archa, o.p.s.

Praha 1, Czech Republic

Arts & CultureEducationChildren & YouthCommunity development
NGOFounded 1994International reach
Profile last updated: September 11, 2026

About

Founded in 1994, Divadlo Archa is a non-governmental organisation based in Praha 1, Czech Republic working on arts & culture, education, children & youth +1 more.

Divadlo Archa, o.p.s. is a public benefit company based in Prague that operates as a production house for contemporary performing arts. It has no permanent theatre company; instead it works with artists through co-productions, hosts international theatre, dance, music and performance, and runs residencies for young creators. Its programming crosses genre and geographic boundaries and includes its own projects reflecting current social issues. Through the Centre of Documentary and Socially Specific Theatre, the AKCENT festival and an international summer school, it develops documentary and socially engaged theatre practice. Since January 2024 it has been reorienting towards a multicultural media house focused on teenagers and young adults aged roughly 15 to 28. The organisation also rents its spaces and offers event production services.

Location

Praha 1, Czech Republic

Founded

1994

Organisation type

NGO

Legal form

o.p.s.

Legal name

Divadlo Archa, o.p.s.

Registration

26723000

VAT number

CZ26723000

Focus areas

contemporary theatreperforming artsdocumentary theatreyouth audiencesPragueinternational collaborationresidencies

Languages

CSEN

Causes & programmes

Causes

Arts & CultureEducationChildren & YouthCommunity development

Works for

YouthStudentsCommunities

How they work

Community programmesAwareness & educationCapacity building

Programmes

Mezinárodní letní škola dokumentárního divadla

Arts & Culture

International summer school for experiment and research in contemporary and documentary theatre, open to participants from around the world.

Centrum dokumentárního a sociálně-specifického divadla

Arts & Culture

Centre developing artistic and educational work in documentary and socially specific theatre, connecting artists and practitioners.

Divadlem k demokracii

Education

Project linking theatre-making with democratic education, focusing on collective decision-making, tolerance and openness to the unknown.

Culture for Future

Environment & Climate

Artistic workshop and conference with European Climate Foundation on the role of culture and artists in the climate change debate.

Rešerše specifik vztahu Generace Z a divadla

Youth engagement in culture

Series of expert seminars and a conference researching how Generation Z relates to theatre and culture, to inform audience development.

AKCENT

Arts & Culture

International festival of documentary theatre held at Divadlo Archa since 2010.

Funding & support

Funded by

Government fundingEU funding

Credentials & affiliations

Industry memberships

IETM

Partnerships

European Climate Foundation, Goethe-Institut Praha, Legion Arts Center, Teatro NEST, CAMPO, Living Dance Studio Peking, Kaaitheater

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