Pavol Smolárik

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Height

182 cm

Nationality

Slovak

Completed acting training

damu - alternative and puppet theater

Biography

- Born in 1981 in Bratislava
- Graduate of the Department of Alternative and Puppet Acting at DAMU in Prague, in the class of Associate Professor Miroslav Krobot
- Short engagement at the Minor Theater, with which I still collaborate regularly
- Co-founder of the LETÍ Theater, the musical theater group Fekete Seretlek, and the children’s band Rozbal to!
- Member and co-founder of the vocal-experimental theater platform Boca Loca Lab under the direction of Jiří
Adámek (Austerlitz)
- Long-term guest appearances at the Dejvické Theater,
- Repeated guest appearances at the National Theater in Prague
- Current collaboration (performances) on all three main stages of the Prague City Theaters
- Numerous collaborations on other independent projects for children and adults, e.g., Damúza
- Ongoing collaboration with FORUM PPV—an organization focused on experiential education
- Appearances in television and radio
projects

Filmography

Rédl, The Queen and the King, The Demise of the Dejvice Theater, Tell Me, Comeback.

Theaters

Minor, Komedie, Rokoko, ABC, Letí, Studio Damúza, Alfred ve dvoře, Boca Loca Lab; previously performed at the Dejvické divadlo and the Nová scéna of the National Theater.

Awards

Winner of the 2007 Discovery of the Year Award at the Next Wave Festival.
Nominated for the 2022 Thalia Award in the puppet theater category.
Nominated for the 2025 Thalia Award in the puppet theater category.