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Festival Circuit
An Associate Artistic Director Residency — Puppetry, Partnerships & NYU Prague
An Associate Artistic Director Residency — Puppetry, Partnerships & NYU Prague
REGIONY is the largest theatre showcase in the Czech Republic — an international festival in Hradec Králové co-created by the Klicpera Theatre, the world-renowned Drak Theatre, and kontrapunkt. Founded in 1958, Drak helped shape the course of Czech and global puppetry, and each summer REGIONY fills the city's venues and public squares with puppet theatre, devised and visual work, dance, and immersive performance — much of it reaching Czech audiences for the very first time.
Based out of Prague, DAT's Resident Playwright and Associate Artistic Director Jason Williamson travels to the 31st edition of the festival to immerse himself in the international puppetry circuit: studying technique and devising methods, meeting companies and artists, and tracking the collaborators who could shape DAT's next work.
The trip also strengthens DAT's cross-institutional ties. As a member of NYU's Global Media Lab, Jason bridges DAT's field practice with academic research and the NYU Prague community — connecting a festival rooted in puppetry tradition with the kind of exchange that turns a visit into a lasting partnership. Follow along for dispatches from the Czech Republic, and reach out if you'll be in Prague or Hradec Králové and want to connect.
Every partnership DAT builds at festivals like REGIONY — and through ties with institutions like NYU's Global Media Lab and NYU Prague — becomes a future co-production, residency, or community collaboration. Your support is what lets us show up, scout, and turn connections into the next adventure.
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