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Geisslers Hofcomoedianten

Czech Republic (EU)

  • Geisslers Hofcomoedianten
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      • Interdisciplinary Projects
      • Performing Arts
      • Cultural Heritage
  • Sun., 31.05.2026
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Geisslers Hofcomoedianten is a baroque inspired contemporary theatre, bridging past and presence, cultural heritage, patterns in the society, engaged theatre, experimental cooperation, interdisciplinary projects.

The WITCH TRIAL is an interdisciplinary project exploring both historical and contemporary mechanisms of manipulation, stigmatization, the spread of fear, and social exclusion. The project is inspired by the European history of witch hunts mainly in the 16th and 17th century, but its primary focus is the present day.

It examines contemporary expressions of fear, manipulation, and social polarization, especially:

  • the spread of disinformation and the rise of “moral panics,”
  • growing social radicalism,
  • tolerance vs. hatred,
  • religious and cultural prejudice,
  • xenophobia and the exclusion of minorities,
  • gender inequality, and
  • mechanisms of collective guilt or the mass search for a culprit or victim, which reappear in various forms across centuries.

The aim of the project is to connect the historical mistakes of European societies with their contemporary parallels and to offer today’s audiences a space for reflection, dialogue, and active participation.

For further information, see attachment (.pdf).

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