Horácké divadlo Jihlava, Municipal theatre in Jihlava, Czech Republic.
Horácké divadlo Jihlava is a theatre in the city with two performance spaces of different sizes. The main stage accommodates large productions while a smaller hall serves intimate theatrical experiences.
Czech theatre in Jihlava began with meetings of enthusiasts in late 1939; the Horácké divadlo opened on 18 October 1940 in Třebíč's Národní dům with Vrchlický's "Soud lásky". Closed by German authorities in 1944, it moved permanently in May 1945 into Jihlava's Městské divadlo, rebuilt and extended between 1989 and 1995.
The theatre runs two ensembles: the main company and, since 1 January 2024, HD_Jéé, a troupe devoted to children and young audiences. Its name comes from the Horácko region of western Moravia, and it stages around ten premieres a year on the Large and Small stages, plus new titles in the Theatre Club since 2023.
The building on the corner of Komenského and Divadelní holds a large hall seating 315 and a small stage with 80 seats, plus a theatre café, a theatre club and a multipurpose rehearsal room used for acting and movement classes. The complex opened on 20 October 1995.
The 1995 building was the first new stone theatre built in the country in over 100 years, designed by a team including Václav Králíček, Vladimír Krátký, Tomáš Brix, Miroslav Melena and Jan Vančura. Construction cost 141 million CZK, and President Václav Havel visited on 7 March 1996.
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