On January 1, 2026, we will commemorate the holidays New Year’s Day and the Day of the Restoration of the Independent Czech State. The creative team of Matyáš Dlab, Anna Prstková, Libor Brzobohatý, and Kristýna Businská engages with these occasions through a video work broadcast throughout New Year’s Eve. The opening episode of the STÁTKY series will feature performances, interviews, and micro-lectures, launching a year-long discussion on public holidays as significant instruments of memory politics.
The online event is part of the year-long project STÁTKY, which explores the social significance of public holidays and creates space for their active, radical, and critical reinterpretation. It offers the public the opportunity to experience a unique year of STÁTKY: hybrid events, mutated celebrations, and subversive provocations.
Authors’ Biographies:
Matyáš Dlab
Matyáš Dlab lives in Brno and works as a dramaturg and intermedia artist. In 2019, he co-founded Terén, the scene of the Centre for Experimental Theatre, where he serves as artistic director. Since 2014, he has been a member of the art collective D’epog. His practice focuses on contemporary live art and fluidly connects theatre, performance, music, parties, and site-specific approaches.
Anna Prstková
Anna Prstková works as an author and dramaturg. She was part of the artistic leadership of HaDivadlo. Between 2019 and 2025, she co-founded and developed the independent theatre company bazmek entertainment. She has also worked as a florist in the ecological flower shop Green Decor. In 2017, she published a poetry collection titled 49°27'45.249"N, 17°58'36.107"E. She is a member of the dramaturgical board of the Malá inventura festival. Since 2025, she has been working as a dramaturg for Terén.
Libor Brzobohatý
Libor Brzobohatý is a dramaturg and publicist. In 2020, he co-founded the independent theatre Divadlo 3+kk and is part of its artistic leadership. He has worked as editor-in-chief of the methodological magazine Skauting, as a guide at the forest kindergarten Stromík, and as a lecturer in climate and global education at NaZemi. Since 2025, he has been working as dramaturg at Činoherní studio in Ústí nad Labem. He is a member of the dramaturgical board of the Faktor K festival.
Kristýna Businská
Kristýna Businská works as an independent artist and producer. Since 2023, together with Barbora Etlíková, she has co-run Podhoubí, a theatre-focused blog. They jointly prepared the publication Atlas Podhoubí (2024). She has co-created the interdisciplinary projects DUXLUX (2023), Luring Escape (2024), and Sound Baths: Just Add Water (2025). She has been part of Terén since 2020 and became its managing director (intendent) and a member of the leadership team in 2024.