The Theatre Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (DAMU) declared a strike alert on 27 October 2026 over the planned change in the funding of public service media.
The Theatre Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (DAMU) is part of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. [1]
On 27 October 2026 it announced a strike alert in connection with the planned change in the funding of Czech Television and Czech Radio (Český rozhlas). [1][2] The DAMU Academic Senate called on Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (ANO 2011) to dismiss the Minister of Culture Oto Klempíř (Motoristé sobě). [2] Representatives of the Academy of Performing Arts had already stated the weekend before that they were following the debate on the future of the two public service media with deep concern, pointing to the freedom of artistic creation and the diversity of the cultural scene. [2]
Chronology
- — The Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (DAMU) declared a strike alert, joining the strike alert around the funding of Czech Television and Czech Radio, out of concern for the independence of culture. → ČTK / České noviny Novinky.cz