The history of theatre and film Theatre is special art, which can express the idea by movements and words.

The history of theatre in the world This kind of art has existed since the 3rd millennium B. C. It was born in the Egypt, but for European culture the development in Greece was really important. Two main gentres have developed here: comedy and tragedy.

The development of theatre was affected by the religion in the Middle Ages. The balet, opera or puppet theatre were born in 15st century.

History of theatre in Czech Republic First theatres were hung together with folklore traditions. First Czech puppet theatres have existed since early Middle Ages. The development of theatre was affected by the production of some writers.

In the 18st century the situation was bad in the Czech Republic, because the official language was German, but many people wanted to improve this situation. And it was the reason, why the first Czech theatres were developing in this time. The first Czech scene came into being in the year 1738.

The history of film The first film projection was in the year 1896 in Karlovy Vary. First Czech film shots have filmed J. Krizenecky and showed them on the exhibition in Prague.