Divadlo dNO is a young independent theatre company from Námestovo that creates original productions with a focus on local themes that resonate with broader social issues. The production HRANICA / GRANICA is set against the backdrop of a forgotten historical event from 1920 – the division of the Orava region between Poland and Czechoslovakia. The production moves beyond the documentary boundaries of this event and directs attention towards universal questions. Through associative and non-linear imagery, absurd humour, folklore, political grotesque and the tools of propaganda, the creators explore what a border means to a person – whether geographical, linguistic, national, personal or internal.
The theme of the breakdown of international and interpersonal relations is timeless and, at times, almost unbearably reminiscent of the polarisation and social division of the present day, when we are constantly fighting over “our truth and our people”. HRANICA / GRANICA is an invitation to empathy, perspective and critical thinking – not through lecturing or moralising, but through an unsettling, musically compelling and visually powerful theatrical experience.
The production Granica received the Award for Best Direction, the Award for Best Scenography and the Award for Best Male Performance at the Scénická Žatva 2025 festival. It was presented to audiences at the Pohoda Festival, FAD Košice and Belopotockého Mikuláš, where it received the festival’s main prize.
Creative Team and Cast
Performers: Vlado Zboroň, Roman Večerek, Jozef Miklušičák, Daniela Kubíková, Emma Raticová, Janka Janičáková, Katarína Belicajová, Zuzana Babjaková, Mária Babík Ferancová, Skarlet Marlengová
Created by: Lukáš Kubík, Daniela Kubíková and the dNO collective
Music: Adrián Malovaník
Scenography: Lukáš Kubík
Creative collaboration: Roman Večerek
Movement collaboration: Andrej Štepita
Technical collaboration: Ľuboš Ruppeldt, Martin Chudiak
Direction: Lukáš Kubík
About Divadlo dNO
Divadlo dNO is an independent theatre company based in Námestovo, active since 2020. The collective creates original theatre productions and focuses on local themes with relevance to society as a whole. To date, the theatre has produced eight productions involving more than 50 creators, both professional theatre-makers and amateur performers. Shared research, mutual artistic development and a contemporary approach to theatre lead to authentic works with a distinctive artistic signature that attract the interest of both audiences and theatre professionals.
During its first years of existence, dNO presented hundreds of performances across Slovakia and abroad, attended by more than 20,000 spectators. The theatre has received several awards for its artistic work, including nine awards from the prestigious Scénická Žatva showcase and two main prizes at the Belopotockého Mikuláš festival. dNO has represented Slovakia at several international festivals in Europe and the United States. In 2026, it received the international Excellence in Visual and Physical Storytelling award at the WorldFest festival in Florida.
Contacts
www.divadlodno.sk
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