Ян Брейча

Jan Brejcha is an acclaimed Czech set designer, artist, painter, and woodcarver. He graduated in scenography from the Department of Alternative and Puppet Theatre at DAMU under the guidance of Robert Smolík. As a designer of sets, costumes, and original puppets, he enjoys long-standing collaborations with leading Czech and Slovak theatres. His most notable works include the visual concepts for the productions Slzy ošlehaných mužů and Kolonizace for Divadlo Vosto5, the Zahrada project for Laterna magika at the National Theatre, as well as productions at the Lampion Theatre, the Western Bohemian Theatre in Cheb, the Little Theatre in České Budějovice, with the Wariot Ideal ensemble, and on stages in Košice and Banská Bystrica.