Editing Czech Republic (section)

=== Theatre ===
{{Main|Theatre of the Czech Republic}}
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The roots of Czech theatre can be found in the Middle Ages, especially in the cultural life of the [[Gothic period]]. In the 19th century, the theatre played a role in the national awakening movement and later, in the 20th century, it became a part of modern European theatre art. The original Czech cultural phenomenon came into being at the end of the 1950s. This project called [[Laterna magika]], resulting in productions that combined theater, dance, and film in a poetic manner, considered the first [[multimedia art]] project in an international context.

One drama is [[Karel Čapek]]'s play ''[[R.U.R.]]'', which introduced the word "[[robot]]".<ref>{{cite web|title=The Origin Of The Word 'Robot'|url=https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/the-origin-of-the-word-robot/|access-date=5 January 2021|website=Science Friday}}</ref>

The country has a tradition of [[Puppetry|puppet theater]]. In 2016, [[Puppetry#Czech Republic and Slovakia|Czech and Slovak Puppetry]] was included on the [[UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Puppetry in Slovakia and Czechia|url=https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/puppetry-in-slovakia-and-czechia-01202 |publisher=[[UNESCO]] |access-date=29 November 2021}}</ref>