The National Theatre is the Czech Republic's representative stage. It is one of the symbols of Czech nactional identity and a part of the European cultural arena. It is a bearer of nationa cultural heritage and at the same time an arena for free artistic creativity.


The theatre is a living artistic organisation which understand tradition as imposing a task and duty to find constantly new interpretation and an endeavour to achieve the highest artistic qualityt.


Todas's National Theatre comprises three artistics ensembles - opera, drama and ballet - which alternate ni performances in the historic building of the National Theatre, the Estates Theatres and the Kolowrat Theatre.


All three artistic ensembles choose their repertoire not onlye from the wealth of classical references, but in adition to Czech authors also focus on modern international creative work.


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