Divadlo Minor, Children's theatre in Vodičkova Street, Prague, Czech Republic
Divadlo Minor is a theatre for children and young people at Vodičkova 6 in Prague's Nové Město, in the former Skaut cinema building designed by Bohumil Sláma in April 1928. Its main hall, opened in December 2001, seats 206 spectators in a classic proscenium arrangement.
The Central Puppet Theatre opened on 26 February 1950 with Alois Jirásek's Pan Johanes, directed by Jan Malík, who introduced Soviet-style javajka puppets. Renamed Divadlo Loutka in 1975, it became Divadlo u Jindřišské věže in 1988 and Minor in 1991. Its Senovážné náměstí building was demolished, and the new Vodičkova venue opened in December 2001.
The theatre's name changed repeatedly: Divadlo Loutka in 1975, Divadlo u Jindřišské věže in 1988, and Minor in 1991. Since 1996 it has regularly hosted the puppet-theatre review Přelet nad loutkářským hnízdem, and since 2011 the Struny dětem programme of the Struny podzimu festival. Its repertoire includes Josef Kainar's verse fairy tale Zlatovláska, staged three times here, most recently by Kamil Žiška, who won an award for it at the Mateřinka 2013 festival.
The theatre stands at Vodičkova 6 in Nové Město, Prague 1, a short walk from Wenceslas Square. The 206-seat hall is a classic proscenium stage; the Galerie Minor and theatre shop in the adjoining passage, converted into an extended foyer for the building's 10th anniversary, host weekend workshops.
The theatre's new Vodičkova building, opened in December 2001, won the Stavba roku 2002 award and the Prague mayor's prize. Its 206-seat hall is a classic proscenium stage, and the adjacent passage was later converted into an extended foyer with the Galerie Minor.
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