„Nesladit se s většinovou společností
neznamená nezapadnout.“

About us

The Nesladim collective was founded in 2019 and is based on a group of independent artists from Prague and Paris. The collective operates as an open structure and dramaturgically focuses on destigmatizing themes related to mental health through theatre, performance and other artistic genres. 

We believe that there is a need to foster discussion in society and to highlight personal, often intimate topics that people are not used to communicating about, but should be.

Kolektiv Nesladim is the only theatre group in the Czech Republic whose dramaturgy has long been concerned with destigmatizing themes related to mental health. It responds to current topics of the individual in society, with an emphasis on the inner world and subjective perception, dealing with individual topics from the field of psychoanalysis or cognitive psychology, such as the relationship to the moral order, conscience, etc. We want to draw attention to minority social groups and address their issues and needs in depth.

The very name of the collective encapsulates the directness and openness with which we approach the topic (we won't "sugarcoat" it), as well as encouraging the natural diversity of social groups.

The core members of the collective are director Linda Dušková, producer Lucie Špačková, PR manager Pavla Chlebounová, dramaturge Sodja Lotker and playwright/dramaturg David Košt'ák. We also work closely with French artists (set designer Lara Hirzel, audiovisual artist Lucas Lelièvre), composer Matěj Šenkyřík and an ever-expanding collective of actors and actresses. 

Artsists

Linda Dušková

Linda Dušková studied directing at KALD DAMU and Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique. She works as a director, dramaturge and teacher in the Czech Republic and France.

Sodja Zupanc Lotker

Sodja Zupanc Lotker, Doc. MgA. et MgA. et Ph.D teaches dramaturgy and runs master studies at DAMU KALD In Prague. After finishing her master studies in directing and dramaturgy at DAMU, Prague she did her PhD in spatial dramaturgy at Vienna University, ZHdK University of the Arts Zurich and Prague Performing Arts Academy. She works as a dramaturg for independent theatre, dance and installation projects. She is curator of Prague Crossroads festival at the National Theatre in Prague. She was artistic director of the Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space 2008 – 2015.

David Košťák

He graduated in theory and criticism from the DAMU in Prague. He is a dramaturge of the independent Letí Theatre and Prague's Švandov Theatre. He has also worked as a dramaturg with the Petr Bezruč Theatre, the South Bohemian Theatre in České Budějovice and the Moravian Theatre in Olomouc.

Johana Schmidtmajerová

She studied acting at the Department of Alternative and Puppet Theatre at DAMU under the guidance of Prof. Karel Makonje and the SKUTR directing tandem. As part of her studies she completed a semester internship at the Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema in Lisbon.

In addition to the Minor Theatre, she has worked with Lachende Bestien at Venus in Švehlovka, Meet Factory, Petrohradská kolektiv, Komedia, Studio Hrdinů... She has been a guest at the Divadlo a zábradlí and Husa na provázku v Brně.



Pavel Neškudla

Graduate of acting at the Department of Alternative and Puppet Theatre and also a trained carpenter and furniture maker.

He has worked with many drama companies, has been engaged at the J. K. Tyl Theatre or the Dlouhá Theatre, often performs in productions of independent companies (Divadlo X10, A Studio Rubín, Tygr v tísni or Depressive Children Desire Money), and since his studies his career has been accompanied by the directing duo SKUTR.


Lucie Špačková

She studied production at DAMU, co-founded the independent theatre company 11:55 and works at the DOX Centre for Contemporary Art.


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