Ostrava becomes the puppetry capital of the world – at least for a week

Name: Ostrava becomes the puppetry capital of the world – at least for a week
Uploaded: 2025-10-10T07:41:18+00:00
Channel: Martin Hladík
Description: Every two years, Ostrava comes alive with Spectaculo Interesse, a major international puppet festival. This year’s edition, held from October 2–6, brings together puppeteers from eleven countries - from Canada to Greece. Radio Prague International spoke to the Artistic Director of the festival, Jakub Maksymov. See more here. Author: Hannah Vaughan

Illustration photo: knottja, Pixabay, CC0 1.0 DEED

Every two years, Ostrava comes alive with Spectaculo Interesse, a major international puppet festival. This year’s edition, held from October 2–6, brings together puppeteers from eleven countries – from Canada to Greece.

Radio Prague International spoke to the Artistic Director of the festival, Jakub Maksymov.

See more here.

Author: Hannah Vaughan