Martin Glaser has been appointed to the position of general director of the Prague National Theatre.

Currently, Glaser serves as the general director of Brno’s National Theatre (NdB). He will take the lead in Prague in Aug. 2028, succeeding Jan Burian.

Collaborators joining Glaser in Prague are Jiri Herman as the head of the opera ensemble and Mario Radacovsky, who will lead the Ballet ensemble. He also intends to bring Patricie Castkova from Brno to take over the post of chief program manager. Glaser plans to keep an open dialogue with the current artistic directors of the drama ensemble, Lukas Trpisovsky and Martin Kukucka, and is considering redefining the mission of Laterna Magika.

For the remainder of his position, Burian will continue managing the task of reconstructing the New Stage. He will also head the transformation of the theatre into a public cultural institution.

“I am very grateful that the selection committee asked me to participate in the competition to be the next director of our leading company,” said Glaser in a press release. “This was a significant impetus for my thinking, because leaving Brno will not be easy for me at all. Working here gives me great meaning and our collective results fill me with happiness. Given the time frame, I can also complete my third mandate as head of NdB, which was no less important in my considerations. Although I know that NdB still has enormous potential thanks to all its employees, I finally came to the conclusion that after 15 years it should be time for a new impulse for the theatre, and I could and should change my career once again.”

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