Name

Studio Hrdinů

Legal name

Studio Hrdinů z.s.

Website

https://studiohrdinu.cz

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Performing Arts Theatre

NAICS

Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters (71111), Other Performing Arts Companies (711190), Performing Arts Companies (7111)

akta.pro primary industry

Performing Arts & Cultural Event Venues (Theaters, Museums) (THAHAAAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Rehearsal & Pre-Production Studios (Rehearsal Rooms, Backline) (MPAIAHAK), Studio Campus / Production Facility Operators (MPADAIAC)

Keywords

• Experimental theatre venue
• Contemporary performing arts
• Artist residency programs
• Sound arts festival
• International theatre coproductions

Headquarters

HQ city

Prague

HQ country

Czechia

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Ticket Sales: Primary revenue from ticket sales at CZK 300 regular, CZK 200 concessions, and CZK 70 for theatre students. Seasonal subscriptions available for CZK 2,500 (CZK 1,500 for students) for 10 productions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Studio Hrdinů is an experimental theatre venue in Prague that stages original arthouse directorial productions spanning drama, physical theatre, dance and interdisciplinary performance. It also operates the Cabin Studio Pěčice international residency program for sonic and performing artists, the San.Son (Sanatorium Sonorum) sound arts festival, a variable exhibition hall, and crossover projects synthesising theatre and fine arts. Performances are sold via ticket sales and seasonal subscriptions.

Product overview

Studio Hrdinů is an open theatre space operating from the Trade Fair Palace (Veletržní palác) in Prague, with a clearly defined dramaturgy focused on original arthouse directorial projects, international productions, and transcending genres and artistic disciplines. The portfolio consists of theatrical productions (repertoire of plays including drama, experimental theater, and dance), the Cabin Studio Pěčice residency program for artists, the San.Son sound arts festival, a variable exhibition hall (Výstavy), and crossover performance projects (Přesahy). The theater emphasizes interdisciplinary dialogue between drama professionals and visual artists, with stage design, graphic design, and conceptual art connecting to other European scenes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Cabin Studio Pěčice: An international residency space for sonic artists, musicians, composers, and artists in disciplines including dance, performance, visual arts and literature, located approximately 50 kilometers north of Prague in the Mladá Boleslav region.
• San.Son

Products and services

• Theatrical Productions (Repertoár) Original arthouse theatrical productions staged at the Trade Fair Palace venue in Prague, including drama, experimental theatre, physical theatre, and dance performances. The repertoire includes works such as Trpaslíci (The Dwarfs), Za rohem svět, Škvíry existence, Aparát, and others. Sold to general theatre-going audiences via tickets and seasonal subscriptions.
• Cabin Studio Pěčice International artist residency space located in the Mladá Boleslav region approximately 50 km north of Prague. The studio offers space for sonic artists, musicians, composers, dancers, performers, visual artists, and literary professionals. The building is a former gamekeeper's lodge with a studio space of 6.5 x 8 m and can host up to 10 artists at once.
• San.Son (Sanatorium Sonorum Festival) A listening festival of sound arts featuring international participation. The festival presents compositions and artistic projects created during residencies at the venue. The project won the Vinyla Award in the 'Achievement of the Year 2024' category.
• Exhibitions (Výstavy) Variable exhibition hall featuring interdisciplinary artistic reflections that follow the theatre's premieres and reflect their form and content. The exhibitions synthesise visual arts and theatre, allowing visual artists significant participation in the theatre's productions.
• Crossovers (Přesahy) Crossover projects creating synthesis of theatre and fine arts, including physical theatre, staged readings, site-specific interventions, and installations. Projects are created by both Studio Hrdinů and hosting artists from Czech Republic and abroad.

Quantifiable outcome

• Second best theatre in Czech Republic and best theatre in Prague (Alfréd Radok Drama Award 2014)
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Národní divadlo Brno (National Theatre Brno)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoproduction partnership for the production 'Za rohem svět' as part of the Divadelní svět Brno festival.
• Tjarnarbíó (Icelandic Performing Arts Centre)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject partner for 'Moonstone' production. Provided facilities and space for performance in Iceland and accompanying programme.
• Samtökin '78 (National Queer Association of Iceland)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject partner for 'Moonstone' production, providing facilities and space for the production in Iceland.
• JOiN / Junge Oper StuttgartcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational cooperation partner for the 'Apparatus' production.
• Hellerau - Europäisches Zentrum der Künste DresdenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcknowledged supporter of 'Fatamorgana' production.
• Adam Mickiewicz InstituteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-financed 'Fatamorgana' production. National cultural institution funded by Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of Poland.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Divadlo Husa na provázku: Long-established Brno theater known for physically inventive, interdisciplinary productions blending drama, music, and visual arts; directly comparable as a Czech experimental-theater peer with similar artistic ambitions.
• Kampnagel: Hamburg-based international production house for performing arts (dance, theater, performance) with residencies and festival programming; comparable as a European alternative-scene theater combining production, residency and festival activity.
• HaDivadlo: Brno-based repertory theater known for experimental directorial projects and contemporary dramaturgy; comparable in scale and artistic positioning to Studio Hrdinů within the Czech alternative-theater scene.
• Divadlo Archa: Prague-based experimental theater presenting contemporary drama, dance, and music with international coproductions; directly comparable as a Prague alternative-stage theater pursuing interdisciplinary programming.
• Komuna Warszawa: Warsaw-based independent performing arts center producing contemporary dance, theater and music with international artist residencies; comparable as a Central-European experimental arts production space.
• Sophiensaele: Berlin venue for contemporary performing arts and experimental theater production with international guest programming; comparable as a European experimental-theater venue with strong international focus.
• HELLERAU – Europäisches Zentrum der Künste Dresden: European production house in Dresden for contemporary dance, performance, and music with international residency and coproduction activity; directly comparable as both a peer and an existing Studio Hrdinů collaborator.
• Mousonturm: Frankfurt production venue for contemporary dance, performance, and theater with international artists-in-residence; comparable as a German-language experimental theater and residency operator.

Broad incumbents

• Národní divadlo: Czech national theater institution; broader incumbent in Czech theater market that shares the Prague audience but operates on a much larger institutional scale with classical and contemporary programming.
• Teatr Powszechny: Established Warsaw repertory theater with a history of progressive direction; broader in scale and programming than Studio Hrdinů but overlaps in audience interest in contemporary Polish/Central European drama.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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