CO.LABS is an open, creative and independent cultural platform located in the Sokol Stadium building on Kounicova Street in Brno. It serves as a shared space for independent artists and collectives working in performing, music and visual arts. The centre offers rehearsal rooms, performance halls, an outdoor park with a stage, a bar and artist residency accommodation. Following a major EU-funded renovation (totalling 92.3 million CZK), it reopened at the end of 2025.
Kounicova 686/22, 602 00 Brno
Opening hours follow the event programme
The second exhibition in the 2026 cycle explores how social structures, economic pressures, and technological changes are inscribed into the body and environment through contemporary installations.
An original theatrical production about women's experiences and discrimination, presented by three actresses from the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Ukraine. The play draws on real testimonies and asks why women in everyday life remain constrained by fear and inequality.
The theatre studio INSIDE presents the exhibition Wings, featuring poetry by Ukrainian classical and contemporary authors exploring love, eternity and human existence.
Czech premiere of the dance performance LIMINAL combines contemporary dance and live music in dialogue with place. A research project exploring relationships between culture and nature through body, movement, and liminal spaces.
An experimental theatrical essay by the Medúza collective that examines the life and hidden stories of Brno's main railway station underpass through site-specific performance art.
An original musical about love and freedom set against 17th-century rural Bohemia. A young man chooses to abandon his fate and follow comedians while his village faces drought and fanaticism.
A contemporary dance and live music performance exploring the boundary between culture and nature through movement and sound, created by the Brno collective corpo mira.
A dance and music performance created through instant composition, the first of the festival's constellations. The opening ceremony follows in the CO.LABS Café.
Thursday programme of the Immediatus Biennale 2026 festival featuring a dance-music performance and a concert in the park.
Moderated discussion with artists from Immediatus Biennale 2026 at Co.Labs. An opportunity to meet and exchange views.
A live dance and music performance created through instant composition, bringing together local and international artists in a unique encounter.
An outdoor music concert as part of the international Immediatus Biennale 2026 festival, held in the Co.Labs park in Brno.
An original solo by British choreographer Julyen Hamilton, performing in Brno for the first time. Created through instant choreography, the piece explores anonymity, identity and collectivity.
A creative sound workshop for the youngest children led by Italian-French musician Rosa Parlato. Two age groups: babies with parents (9:00-9:30) and children from 3 years old (10:00-11:00) play with sounds, movement and improvisation.
A masterclass with Italian instructor Elia Moretti on listening as active practice. Through exercises and improvisation, participants explore sound as a choreographic principle and listening as embodied expression.
World premiere of a theatrical production about human dependence on systems and mutual care. Directed by Alexandra Horoščák Bolfová, starring Ondřej Kolín and Daniel Rampáček.
A theatrical performance exploring new religious movements through a parody of a television game show. Audiences will discover the rituals, hierarchies, and motivations behind cults in an entertaining and provocative format.
A surreal polar adventure about three beings seeking common ground during the polar night. Experimental premiere blending visual design with synth ambient glitch drone soundscape.
A concert journey through Moravian and Slovak folk traditions, featuring an orchestra of traditional instruments and girls' choir performing lyrical and spirited arrangements.
A student orchestra performs live music from Kill Bill, with an original story about a sacred sword, loss and revenge told through dance and shadow theatre unfolding around the compositions.
Premiere of the dance piece Check-in by the check.in ensemble, which explores through movement the relationship between individual experience and group dynamics. Choreography and direction by Aneta Holíková.
A theatrical production about three female architects and the price of care, centred on the life of Růžena Žertová and her final wishes. It explores questions about the value of buildings, last will, and the invisible labour of women.
Japanese kyogen master Shigeyama Motohiko performs with the Czech ensemble Theatre Kyogen to mark 30 years of their collaboration. The programme features three classical plays of this traditional Japanese theatrical genre.
Students of Iveta Rivero will perform authentic Spanish dance and premiere a new project featuring three dancers.
An original musical about finding your place in the world. The First Smile ensemble presents Mission with original music, dance, and queer themes as part of Brno Pride Week.
Live recording of the popular Czech podcast Kanárci v síti, hosted by Saša Alvarová and Josef Holý in Brno.
A participatory theatrical composition about identity that combines physical theatre, slam poetry, and philosophy. Audiences are gently and playfully drawn into direct dialogue with the creators.
Ensemble Opera Diversa brings a playful cycle of three mini-operas for children, where ghosts encounter the urban world. Humorous stories about mysterious creatures in trams, parks, and shopping centres will delight young audiences.
A puppet opera by Ensemble Opera Diversa about a mouse named Boža who stumbles into an enchanted kingdom of puppets. An adventure filled with love, friendship, and the music of Bohuslav Martinů.
An original opera production for children and adults where Libuše, Rusalka, and Liška Bystrouška meet and save the world together. A thrilling journey through the world of opera heroines.
A public debate on social and political issues featuring journalists and commentators. The discussion is moderated by Barbora Kroužková.