Viola Fischerová: Jak zvířátka uzdravila smutný dům
Marek Vadas: Na útěku
Petr Koťátko: Worms
Andrea Gregušová: Gréta
Magdaléna Platzová: Já, Safun
Jiří Stránský: O chamtivém králi
Gabriela Futová, Veronika Šikulová, Zuzana Štelbaská, Klára Kubíčková, Monika Kompaníková, Monika Kapráliková,Hana Krutílková, Kamila Musilová, Lucie Jarkovská: Kapky na kameni
David Böhm: A jako Antarktida

Narrators and storytellers: Don’t fear dragons is a cycle of readings targeted not only at children.

The dragons in the title of the cycle are not reviled, scaly creatures with several heads, condemned to an ignominious death, but the dragons in our head, which represent everything that’s different, as yet unnamed, unfamiliar. All that represents change and demands that we engage our imagination. According to Ursula Le Guin, who inspired the name of the cycle, many adults fear dragons because they are afraid of freedom. They are aware that imaginative literature reveals very well what is real: it reveals the injustices and untruths of this world.

The selected texts not only show various forms of injustice, but also extend the limits of our imagination in relation to what can be done to make the world a better place for everyone: to take care of others, not to give in to prejudices, to try to support and give a voice to those who can’t be heard, and to build hope in the possibility of change.

“The use of imaginative fiction is to deepen your understanding of your world, and your fellow men, and your own feelings, and your destiny”*. Our narrators and storytellers are attempting precisely such a thing, and we invite you, young and old, to come and listen!

* Ursula K. Le Guin. The Language of the Night: Essays on Fantasy and Science Fiction. Gnóm, 2019.

Supported by the Prague City Council and the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic.