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
in progress
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.
in 2 days
A concert journey through Moravian and Slovak folk traditions, featuring an orchestra of traditional instruments and girls' choir performing lyrical and spirited arrangements.
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 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 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.
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.
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.