Image Theatre passage exterior.

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Image Theatre

Prague


Established in 1989, this theatre company uses creative black-light theatre combined with pantomime, modern dance and video – not to mention liberal doses of slapstick – to tell its tales. The staging can be very effective, but the atmosphere is often dictated by audience reaction.


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