Theatre

The Puppet Theatre at the Crossroads (in Slovak Bábkové divadlo na Rázcestí, in short BDNR) was established as a professional theatre in 1960 under the name Regional Puppet Theatre. It operated under this name until 1991. The renaming of the theatre was related to the political and social changes after 1989. The transformations in society were also reflected in changes in the dramaturgical and directional orientation of BDNR. In 2020, the theatre celebrated 60 years of its activity in Slovak professional theatre.

Since 2000, the theatre has been managed by the Banská Bystrica Self-Governing Region. Based on its founding charter, the theatre creates and publicly performs theatrical works. BDNR is a professional and cultural institution. It creates for the public and collaborates with all types of schools, from kindergartens, primary, and secondary schools to universities. It also cooperates with various social and cultural institutions both domestically and abroad. Its team consists of 25 – 27 people working in five sections of the theatre: production, economic department, studios, stage technology, and the artistic ensemble.

the building of the Regional Puppet Theatre (since 1991 BDNR) on Kollárova Street, where the theatre was located until 2000

Theater as a personality

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We create a repertoire for children of all ages, including toddlers. In r. In 2010 we initiated work for toddlers in Slovakia
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We are one of the unique puppet theaters that create and regularly play for young people and adults.
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We are one of the unique puppet theaters that create and play regularly for young people and adults.
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We present works at home and abroad
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The term "Crossroads" defines which theatrical means of expression the theater chooses, in addition to the use of the puppet, all other forms of syncretic and alternative theater; it is not a classical puppet theater, in its artistic and authorial work it seeks contemporary theatrical language
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The theater rejects commerce and schematic fairy tale production for children
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In the field of creation for adults, we cross boundaries and prejudices regarding the age addressability of puppet theater with a quality repertoire with engaged themes and various social para theater projects.
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The theater has initiated a number of pilot and innovative projects in the history of puppet theater and Slovak theater. These include the Shamanka project (2001/2002) - The first project of cooperation between theater and the university (Matej Bel University), the first project focused on women's issues
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Jozef Hollý's production: Kubo (2004) - A modern adaptation of a classic, one of the first highly acclaimed productions for adults in puppet theater, is one of the innovative projects in the history of puppet theater.
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The first Slovak projects concerning feminist themes and the search for gender-sensitive language in works for children and adults (T. W. I .. G. A studio), the first theater projects dedicated to gender-based violence against women, cooperation with the Roma ethnic group and people with different sexual orientations
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