Hoops & Loops

A puppet and multimedia performance about life in communist Czechoslovakia following the Soviet invasion of 1968. Through symbols and visual elements that transcend language barriers, it captures the atmosphere of the period and, through everyday details, reveals the banality and ideology of society during the era of “normalization.”

“It is actually quite charming, especially for those who experienced those times. Dominik Migač and his collaborators present a diorama of socialist life in the 1980s, populated by all kinds of artefacts characteristic of the period: a housing estate, a Karosa bus, a metro station with an unusual name, or an endless queue for bananas outside a shop.” — Vladimír Mikulka for Nadivadlo

Dominik Migač is an actor, artist, and experimenter in the field of object, material, puppet, and multimedia theatre. He graduated from the Department of Alternative and Puppet Theatre at DAMU (Divadelní fakulta akademie múzických umění v Praze / The Theatre Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague). As a creator and performer, he has already attracted attention with several projects, such as the production Prefaby, which was named the Puppet Production of the Year by Divadelní noviny. In his work, he focuses on innovative technological approaches and combines various forms of theatrical expression. He specializes in miniature puppets and themes from the second half of the 20^th century.

Marta Migač studied directing and dramaturgy at KALD DAMU (Katedru alternativního a loutkového divadla / Department of Alternative and Puppet Theatre), but during her studies she took a significant number of acting courses. After her studies, she spent two seasons as an actress at the Lampion puppet theatre in Kladno. She works as an actress and singer in the Veselé chvíle ensemble.

Jan Pichler is an actor and puppeteer. He graduated from the Secondary Pedagogical School in Prachatice and then began studying drama acting at the DAMU in Prague. From there he transferred to the Higher Vocational School of Acting in Prague-Michle, where he successfully graduated, and then went to worked as an actor at the Lampion theatre.