Meltingpot and two hundred speakers

Publikováno: 24.6.2025

For the eighth time, the Meltingpot discussion forum will be part of the Colours of Ostrava festival. This year's edition will offer two hundred speakers from various professional fields.

From July 16 to 19, visitors will once again be educated on issues of health, longevity, movement, lifestyle, communication, technology, media, politics, sports and culture. The speakers will include permanent stars such as the duo Brain We Are or Petr Horký but also new domestic physicists, doctors, entrepreneurs or athletes. Longevity expert Nir Barzilai, journalist Greg C. Bruno or optometrist Joseph Allen will travel to Dolní Vítkovice from abroad. The Storyteller's Tent or Cacao Stage will also be once again a part of the program.

Thoughts without Borders

Following the revealed schedule of Colours of Ostrava with more than one hundred and twenty performances, Meltingpot is also publishing its program. “Meltingpot has become an inseparable part of Colours of Ostrava. This year, we will once again offer our visitors the opportunity to open up to ideas without borders. Over one hundred and fifty debates, lectures and workshops will reflect the current events in the world around us, but also in that individual, inner world. Whether you choose daily yoga, Czech Radio programs dedicated to current geopolitical events, for example, intimate stories in the Storyteller’s Tent or light-hearted Tinder Stories, you will receive endless information and experiences live, first-hand,” says dramaturg Filip Košťálek. The eighth year of Meltingpot will symbolically take place on eight stages so that visitors do not miss the musical part; the program starts before noon, except on the first day.

Sailors and Yogis

The biggest attractors are probably the foreign guests, led by geneticist Nir Barzilai, psychologist Deirdre Barrett, optometrist and popularizer of eye care Joseph Allen known as Doctor Eye Health, or former Bollywood star and Kundalini yoga teacher Bijay Anand. "I am happy with every confirmed guest, negotiations about participation sometimes take years. Our close production and booking team put together individual proposals to bring in a diverse range of debates, discussions and meetings. Personalities such as coach Phaedria Marie St.Hilaire or sailor Mick Dawson are not only grateful sources of inspiration, but they also complement and fulfill the values ​​of our festival," describes David Gonos on behalf of the team.

Cinemas and theaters

The Cacao Stage will open for the third time, connecting the musical world of Colours of Ostrava with the conference program of Meltingpot. Theaters are also an integral part of it. The traditional guest is Prague's VOSTO5, which is scheduled to perform in its full lineup. The audience will also be entertained by an improvisational performance by the ensemble My kluci, co spolu chodime, and satire will be offered by Naši fabulanti by Ductus Deferens. Last but not least, visitors will be treated to film screenings presented by guests of honor. Ivan Trojan will commemorate the twentieth anniversary of Extraordinary Stories of Madness, Vladimir 518 will present the documentary Architektura ČSSR 58–89, and Karel Och will bring Dužan Duong's feature-length debut Summer School, 2001, exclusively from the Karlovy Vary Film Festival.

The Meltingpot forum program also includes a sales exhibition of technologies and products in the field of longevity, healthy lifestyle, physical and mental performance, Biohacking Expo. This year, over twenty exhibitors will be presenting. Complete information, including the timetable, is available on the Meltingpot website. The hourly schedule will be available in the app during June.