Three Taiwanese theatre companies are bringing dementia, Lady Macbeth, and poetic confusion to one of Prague’s most beloved festivals.

Taiwan is making its Prague Fringe debut this May, with a dedicated showcase called Taiwan Week running from May 25 to 30 at Divadlo Inspirace in the city centre.

The initiative is the first official collaboration between Taiwan’s Ministry of Culture — represented locally by the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office — and the Prague Fringe Festival, now celebrating its 25th anniversary.

This year’s festival brings together 60 companies from 17 countries across seven venues in historic Prague. Taiwan’s contribution: nine performances from three companies, plus a side of Taiwanese tea and traditional snacks for good measure.

What’s on stage

The three productions are as different from each other as you’d expect from a country that clearly isn’t playing it safe:

• Dancing with Dementia (Bandone Productions) is a solo show by Hsuan Szu-Min, drawn from her own experience of caring for a mother living with dementia and depression. Minimal staging, expressive movement, and a lot of emotional weight.
• The Rodin Project: Lady Macbeth (Shinehouse Theatre) mashes up Rodin’s Gates of Hell with Shakespeare’s most ruthless female character — performed by three women across generations. Power, desire, and moral collapse, delivered through the body.
• Dazed and Confused (Lu Production) is the more elusive one: a blend of magic, movement, and theatrical rhythm by director Lin Lu-Chieh that meditates on youth and the quiet shifts of inner life. Expect to leave slightly disoriented, in a good way.

The Prague Fringe is well established as a gateway for artists entering the broader European market, and this year’s edition is expected to draw international presenters and festival programmers from across the global fringe network — making it a smart moment for Taiwan to show up.

Festival founder Steve Gove called it “a genuine honour,” adding that Taiwanese artists bring “extraordinary physical precision with profound engagement in contemporary issues.”

Taiwan Week at Prague Fringe Festival runs May 25–30, 2026 at Divadlo Inspirace. The wider Fringe Festival runs May 22–30.

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