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On September 26, twelve riot police officers walked through the streets of Ostrava. For those who were familiar with the festival program, the situations were humorous. For those who had no idea the festival was happening, the scenes might have appeared rather unsettling. After all, in the current political climate, the sight of riot police can be a bit much to take in. Personally, I can say that these interventions didn’t harm anyone — quite the opposite. They drew attention

Yesterday - on Sunday, September 21 - MOVE Fest Ostrava 2025 kicked off at the cultural centre Provoz with the Czech premiere of the dance film Zenit ! Before the screening, both younger and older audiences enjoyed the family punk-rock concert Rock Me Baby , which MOVE Ostrava presented at the Puppet Theatre for the second year in a row due to popular demand. And the most dedicated festival visitors opened the 12th edition in true style - in motion - with a morning yoga sess

MOVE Fest Ostrava will once again transform the Moravian-Silesian metropolis into a centre of movement, dance, contemporary circus, and performance art from September 21 to 28. The 2025 edition is shaped by the theme of resonance - a word familiar from physics and music, capturing precisely the dynamics of the human body, motion, and shared emotion. Resonance emerges when the frequencies of two bodies align; in the same way, every artistic encounter generates a unique energ

The upcoming September MOVE Fest Ostrava brings one of the most striking site-specific performances of today - Direct Action Theatre: To Protect and Serve . This series of public interventions by the Czech–Norwegian collective will stir the streets of Ostrava - and you can be part of it . The open call for local performers is now live! A new angle on what we (don’t) see around us The riot police uniform - a symbol of power, strength, authority. But what happens when a perfo

The creative teams of the renowned contemporary dance and physical theatre companies FysioART and MOVE Ostrava present a new performance Wild Geese , developed over many months of research and collaborative creation. Audiences 6+ can look forward to a playful production at the intersection of contemporary dance and new circus , inspired by Nordic mythology and its echoes in today’s world - a story of freedom and the courage to fly to the ends of the earth to find it. Wil