Answers to the most frequently asked questions regarding Meltingpot can be found here. If not, please contact us at info@meltingpotforum.com. We will be happy to answer your questions.
Dolní oblast Vítkovice and the Location of Meltingpot Stages
Meltingpot Forum is a part of the festival Colours of Ostrava and is held in the same location, in Dolní Oblast Vítkovice (DOV) in Ostrava.
The Meltingpot stages are located in the area of the mine Hlubina and around the multifunctional hall Gong.
It is not possible to reserve parking in the DOV area or near this area. Please take advantage of the more remote parking places in the city or near your accommodation. You can reach the area by foot, by taxi, and by tram no. 1 and 2 (tram stop Dolní Vítkovice Hlubina).
Tickets, reservations, and capacity of stages
You can download the festival map of Colours of Ostrava 2023 in pdf format HERE
With the ticket to Colours of Ostrava, you get free access to all stages of the Meltingpot forum, except the Vítkovice Gong stage and several selected performances for which you need to book a seat. You can make a reservation until 30 minutes before the start of the program. You can find the list of performances and online booking HERE. If you have a reservation, please arrive 15 minutes before the show starts. Otherwise, your reservation is cancelled.
The individual stages of Meltingpot are limited in their capacities. If the capacity is reached, entry is not possible. Thank you for understanding.
Interpretation and recordings of lectures
Yes, of course. Spoken word at Global stage, Gamechangers stage and Vítkovice Gong stage will be interpreted by transcription to the projection screen. At other stages, consecutive interpretation is provided. Lectures in Czech language are not interpreted into English.
Yes, we will continuously publish selected lectures of Meltingpot forum during the event on http://www.colours.tv.