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INTRODUCTION

For over half a century, the Theatre Institute has informed the Czech public about the events in the world of theatre, and consequently is one of the primary organizations to inform the world about Czech theatre. After 1989, the Theatre Institute became one of the largest publishers of theatre literature in the Czech Republic, and in 2000, the Theatre Institute opened the PROSPERO Bookshop, a unique book store offering its visitors the opportunity of purchasing a wide range of publications and periodicals published by Czech and foreign publishers.
The publication activities of the Theatre Institute include original and translated works in the field of dramatic arts, namely the series Czech Theatre Magazine, which publishes works about Czech theatre history, theory and critiques, the World Theatre series (Světové divadlo) and other prestigious publications, such as encyclopaedias and dictionaries. The Theatre Institute also works with other Czech publishing houses on larger projects, such as History of Theatre (Dějiny divadla), Dictionary of Theatre Anthropology (Slovník Divadelní antropologie), and Opera Lexicon (Operní lexicon). Furthermore, the Theatre Institute is conducting research into creating a database of Czech plays that have been translated into foreign languages. More information about the Czech publications is available on our Czech website: www.divadelni-ustav.cz/publikace.asp.

Czech Puppet Theatre
As many people know, the puppetry that originated in the Czech Republic has influenced puppet theatre all around the world. The Theatre Institute in Prague has begun to place special influence on its publications devoted to puppet theatre in the Czech Republic. Click here.

Stage Design and Theatre Architecture
The Czech Republic is known around the world as one of the leaders in scenography and stage design. For this reason, the Theatre Institute has created various publications and catalogues to accompany its exhibits of some of the country's notorious stage artists. Click here.

Prague Quadrennial
Known in the international scenographic community as "the PQ", the international exhibit of scenography and stage architecture is the subject of many catalogues, books and DVDs that document the prestigious event, as well as document the development of scenography in the Czech Republic and the rest of the world. Click here.

New Czech Plays
The Theatre Institute endeavours to provide dramatists with an opportunity of discovering contemporary Czech drama with its series of "New Czech Play", award winning Czech playwrights whose works have been translated into English. (Click here) Click here.
Other contemporary playwrights and a brief synopsis of their works can be found at: www.theatre.cz/catalogue

History
The Theatre Institute publishes literature about the history of theatre in the Czech lands. Click here.

Theatre Photography
The Theatre Institute in Prague works with some of the most renowned Czech photographers to create exhibits and publications that document the world of Czech theatre as seen through the lens of camera. Click here.

Visegrad Drama
This series is a project of four theatre institutes located in Slovakia, Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic. Each organization selects and publishes four thematically and chronologically related plays in English. In total 16 dramas from the Vysegrad countries will be published. (Click here)

Czech Theatre Magazine
This informative periodical has provided its subscribers with the most current perspective of the world of Czech Theatre since 1991. Filled with photographs, articles and interviews of important Czech theatre personalities, the publication is a necessity to anyone interested in contemporary Czech theatre. (Click here)

Czech Music
Music is also a very important element in the world of Czech theatre. Famous Czech composers such as Smetana, Dvořák and Janáček, whose operas are performed all over the world, are just a few of the many important personalities who have become the topics of the publications and CD´s produced by the Theatre Institute in Prague.