HOW WE REVIVE WOOD

WE BRING WOOD BACK TO LIFE

Exhibition of marionettes and props from the workshop of Jana and Peter Pilát.

8. 10. – 1. 11. 2024

 

Animare silva is Latin and may be translated as “bringing wood back wood to life”. It is also the name of a traditional marionette theatre founded by husband and wife duo Jana and Peter Pilát in an effort to revive and breathe life into hand-crafted wooden marionettes. Since 2009, they perform for children and adults aged 1 to 99—to all who remain kids at heart and like tales where goodness wins over evil. The exhibition offers a rare insight into the duo’s profession and displays their most curious works in the form of wooden puppets, marionettes, and props made with craftsmanship and