The publication is the second printing in a series titles Rare Czechs, which acquaints international readers with the most important currents in the contemporary Czech performing arts. They range in scope from dramatic theatre and opera, genres primarily produced by a dense network of public theatres, to puppet and object theatre, which is produced by theatres with permanent ensembles and as well as the private groups, all the way to dance, interdisciplinary work and new circus, which are largely the domain of the independent artists, projects and groups. Several generations of artists are represented; together, they form a multifacetedperforming arts ecosystem, which began to take shape, branch out and spread its wings thanks to the free conditions for artistic work brought about by the political and social changes of 1989.
