Divadlo Continuo Theatre

What Divadlo Continuo Theatre does

Divadlo Continuo, z. s. is an independent, non-profit civic association (zapsaný spolek) headquartered at Švestkový Dvůr (Plum Yard), a former farmstead in Malovice, South Bohemia, Czech Republic, founded by Pavel and Helena Štourač and granted professional status in 1995. The company produces original physical theatre that integrates puppetry, live music, and hyperrealistic scenic design, with a sustained emphasis since 1997 on site-specific, immersive productions staged in non-traditional venues. Over more than 30 years the ensemble has built a portfolio of over 60 productions and nearly 30 site-specific projects, with cumulative participation of more than 400 international artists and a digitized archive of approximately 40,000 items. The current programme centres on the multi-year flagship project Krajina příběhů (Finding Storyland), implemented as a core creative partner of the European Capital of Culture České Budějovice 2028, with 2025–2026 productions including the Site-specific LAB 25 Každodennosti, CRACKS, Stand Up, and the 2026 Hotel Fatigue immersive production in Týn nad Vltavou.

Revenue is generated through a mix of ticket sales, ticket-sale partnerships with regional venues such as Jihočeské divadlo, international co-productions and artist residencies, and — most materially — institutional grants from the Czech Ministry of Culture, the State Cultural Fund of the Czech Republic, the South Bohemian Region, and EU programmes including NextGenerationEU via the Czech National Recovery Plan. The customer base is end-consumer theatre and festival audiences, supplemented by educational users (students and emerging artists, including Rose Bruford College, London) and senior-community participants in intergenerational projects. Distribution combines a permanent home venue with festival touring at both domestic (Kopřiva, South Specific, Skupova Plzeň) and international (Novi Sad, Lalka, Romateatro, Next Wave) festivals. The go-to-market motion is event-driven: an annual cadence of site-specific summer projects, a rotating repertoire at Švestkový Dvůr, festival touring, and institutional-project delivery.

The company's core technology is creative and operational rather than software-based: physical and puppet theatre methodologies, immersive scenic design in found spaces, and digital infrastructure for archive, marketing, and ticketing. There are no AI/ML capabilities evidenced, no software products, and no APIs. Ownership is fully founder-led (Pavel and Helena Štourač), with no parent company, subsidiaries, M&A activity, or external equity investors; the entity operates as a private, artistically independent civic association supported by institutional and public grant funding.

Name

Divadlo Continuo Theatre

Legal name

Divadlo Continuo, z. s.

Website

https://continuo.cz

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Divadlo Continuo is a Czech non-profit civic association founded in 1995 and based at Švestkový Dvůr in Malovice, South Bohemia, producing original physical theatre with puppetry and live music in site-specific, immersive formats for general, festival, educational, and international artist audiences, currently anchored on the European Capital of Culture České Budějovice 2028 programme.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Performing Arts Theatre

NAICS

Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters (71111), Performing Arts Companies (7111), Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events with Facilities (71131)

akta.pro primary industry

Touring Theatre Productions (MPAGABAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Theater & Performing Arts Venue Operations (Playhouses, Opera Houses) (MPAGALAB), Media Arts & Performance (Film, Stagecraft, Lighting, Sound) (EDAMAAAJ)

Keywords

• Physical theatre
• Site-specific theatre
• Puppetry performances
• Immersive theatre
• Live music theatre

Headquarters

HQ city

Malovice

HQ country

Czechia

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Ticket sales: Primary revenue from ticket sales for theatre performances at their own venue, touring productions, and site-specific projects. Tickets sold through Jihočeské divadlo box office and other partner venues.
2. Government and institutional funding: Ongoing financial support from Ministry of Culture of Czech Republic, State Cultural Fund, South Bohemian Region, and European Union NextGenerationEU programmes for project implementation and digitization
3. International co-productions and residencies: Collaborative productions with international partners bringing international artists and funding to projects

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Divadlo Continuo creates and presents original site-specific and immersive theatre productions that combine physical acting, puppetry, live music, and hyperrealistic scenic design. The company performs at non-traditional venues such as former farmsteads, hostels, castles, and parks, and operates the long-term multi-year project Krajina příběhů/Finding Storyland as part of European Capital of Culture České Budějovice 2028. It also runs an international artist residency and open-call programme and maintains a digital archive of its 30+ year creative history.

Product overview

Divadlo Continuo is an international independent theatre group specializing in physical theatre, puppetry, live music, and visual stylization. The company operates from Švestkový Dvůr in Malovice, South Bohemia. Its core offerings include original theatre productions and the long-term project 'Krajina příběhů / Finding Storyland' as part of European Capital of Culture České Budějovice 2028. The theatre creates site-specific immersive productions (such as Hotel Fatigue and Každodennosti), maintains a repertoire of productions (CRACKS, Stand Up, Hic Sunt Dracones), runs educational workshops, and maintains a digital archive of its 30+ year history. The company also operates an artist participation program through open calls for international artists.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Švestkový Dvůr (Plum Yard): The old farmhouse in South Bohemian Malovice that has been home to Divadlo Continuo for over 30 years and serves as a venue for cultural program and artist residencies. Website: svestkovydvur.cz
• Krajina příběhů (Finding Storyland)
• Hotel Fatigue
• Site-specific LAB
• Kratochvílení

Products and services

• Hotel Fatigue Immersive site-specific theatre production set in the former Blanice hostel in Týn nad Vltavou. Audiences wander with actors through rooms and common areas over a 2.5-hour performance, encountering dozens of characters in a hyper-realistic setting. Part of the European Capital of Culture České Budějovice 2028 programme.
• Krajina příběhů / Finding Storyland A multi-year long-term project implemented by Continuo Theatre as part of the European Capital of Culture České Budějovice 2028, involving artistic research and the transformation of stories from the recent history and present of South Bohemia into original site-specific performances.
• CRACKS Theatre production exploring the battle between everyday life and madness, inspired by poems of Antonin Artaud, Sylvia Plath, and Vladimíra Čerepková. Combines physical performance, original music, and distinctive visual poetics. Premiered November 2025 at Švestkový Dvůr in Malovice.
• Každodennosti (Everydayness) — Site-specific LAB 25 Site-specific laboratory held at Park u Velkého jezu in České Budějovice, featuring evening theatrical walks, immersive performances in Fér Café, expert lectures, night-sky concerts, a banquet with stories and live music, and artistic workshops. Part of the Finding Storyland project.
• Stand Up (and Try to Stay Standing) Performance blending storytelling, stand-up comedy, physical theatre, and postmodern cabaret, resulting from a long-term collaboration between Continuo and a group of senior actors sharing their personal stories.
• Story and Everyday Life Workshop Five-day artistic and research workshop addressing questions of everyday reality, organised for international theatre students (such as from Rose Bruford College London) as part of the Finding Storyland project.
• Continuo Theatre Archive Comprehensive digital archive mapping the 30+ year history of Divadlo Continuo from 1993 to present, containing approximately 40,000 items including photo galleries, trailers, reviews, articles, interviews, and educational activity documentation.
• Open Call for Artists (Hotel Fatigue residency programme) International open-call artist residency programme inviting professional artists (actors, performers, dancers, musicians) to participate in site-specific theatre projects, with travel, accommodation, and meals provided.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 60 productions and nearly 30 site-specific projects created over 30+ years
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core, major and minor.

• European Capital of Culture České Budějovice 2028flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor long-term partnership for 'Finding Storyland' project (Krajina příběhů) - a multi-year initiative creating site-specific and immersive theatre projects exploring stories of South Bohemia. Project runs 2025-2028.
• Jihočeské divadlocoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional theatre partnership for ticket sales and venue access for Hotel Fatigue and other productions. Provides shuttle bus service for festival audiences.
• Rose Bruford College, LondonmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational partnership involving students in artistic research workshops on story and everyday life themes as part of Finding Storyland project.
• Fér CaféminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal café partnership for immersive performances during Site-specific LAB 25 in České Budějovice.
• Hotel Fatigue local partnersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVarious local organizations in Týn nad Vltavou including civic organizations, institutions, and community groups participating in Hotel Fatigue project including people with health and social disadvantages.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCJEyv-etufUEw9xNqmGPlJg
• Facebookfacebook.com/continuotheatre
• Instagraminstagram.com/continuo.theatre
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/divadlo-continuo-theatre

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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