HUMAN ZOO – Gospel Anarchy

HUMAN ZOO – Gospel Anarchy bursts onto the Prague cultural scene with its premiere on 26 February 2026 at Nová Spirála, Výstaviště, promising an experience that defies genre, convention, and expectation. Conceived as a large-scale music-theatre ritual rather than a traditional narrative show, this new megaproject by director Viktor Tauš and composer Roman Holý places the audience in the middle of the action—inside a ring where music, bodies, voices, and raw human energy collide. With only 50 performances planned, HUMAN ZOO is designed as a limited, unrepeatable event.

At the heart of the production is a forty-member ensemble drawn from across the Czech music, theatre, and performance worlds. Renowned names such as Matěj Ruppert, Hana Holišová, Ondřej Ruml, Zea, Jan Cina, Dan Kranich, and Rostislav Novák Sr. share the stage with rappers, gospel singers, krump dancers, actors, and even boxers. Each performer arrives from a different universe, and it is precisely these contrasts that form the DNA of HUMAN ZOO—an open, unpredictable world built on risk, presence, and authenticity.

The creators deliberately avoid linear storytelling. Instead, theatre functions as a collective ritual, a concert, and a distorted mass, driven by funk-infused gospel, physical expression, and a powerful vocal presence. Music becomes a shared pulse, movement a universal language. According to Tauš, the project is not about roles or types, but about people who have something to lose—and something to give. The result is a performance that is visceral, loud, colorful, and intensely physical.

Performers describe HUMAN ZOO as a living organism. Hana Holišová speaks of a lesson in acceptance and interdependence, while Zea reflects on the process as a journey inward, uncovering long-held emotions. Matěj Ruppert characterizes the show as an “unguided missile”—wild, overwhelming, and impossible to ignore. Choreographer Kristína Martanovičová highlights the uniqueness of combining radically different movement languages, creating a form of expression that could not exist under any other circumstances.

Set within the circular architecture of Nová Spirála, a space historically charged with collective theatrical experiences, HUMAN ZOO fully embraces its environment. Supported by Nadace PPF, the project celebrates synergy across disciplines and generations of talent. The creators promise not a performance to be merely watched, but one to be entered—like a ring—where chaos and harmony, struggle and peace, coexist. HUMAN ZOO – Gospel Anarchy positions itself as one of the most daring and immersive cultural events of 2026.

Don’t miss your chance to be part of this unforgettable experience — book your tickets now on the official website.