“ All my life I have been fulfilling my dreams. Cirk La Putyka is one of them. Acrobatics, defying gravity, the scent of the big top and cotton candy, clowns—all of that fascinated and spoke to me. And all of it is reflected in my work. I suppose it was in my blood. ” Direction and founder of Cirk La Putyka, Rostislav Novák Jr.

Enchanting dance, impressive acrobatics and original live music that sets out to examine the experience of time in a world that demands everything be done in haste. Four skilled dancers and two musicians invite the audience to consider life in a fast-paced world.

A unique set design consists of a huge treadmill made to measure in the United Kingdom. As the cast performs powerful choreography, original live music, Cyr wheel stunts and bewildering acrobatics, they also run almost an entire marathon.

We try to catch everything and catch up with what we missed. It's not enough to be good, we have to be better tomorrow. Time - we want to be with it, but it overtook us long time ago. We can't stop, we can't sleep, we can't sit down, have a quiet cup of coffee and read at least one article from start to finish

We have to run because we don't have time. We don't have time because it's still running. And getting it is a long distance run. A run in which endorphins are flushed into our bodies, so we love this lifestyle.

Cirk La Putyka

“I don’t want our company to stand still and follow the expectations of the general or professional public. I want to create freely and with the energy that made it possible for the company to exist and live in the first place.” Direction and founder of Cirk La Putyka, Rostislav Novák Jr.
 

Cirk La Putyka is a theatre company from Prague, Czech Republic professionally dedicated to the contemporary circus genre. It consists of almost a hundred actors, dancers, acrobats, musicians, production managers, technicians, doctors, make-up artists and other professionals.

Over time, the ensemble has created its own neo-circus-theatre style. Its work is multi-genre and multicultural, and each project is completely different. The aim of Cirk La Putyka’s projects is to create unique, personal pieces where the ensemble are invited to put a piece of themselves and their politics into the work; while also breaking down prejudices and pre-conceived boundaries.

In the 15 years of its existence, Cirk La Putyka has created more than 30 projects, collaborated with more than 300 people of 25 nationalities, performed over 2,200 shows and visited 23 countries.