STYLE

This Is Where the Stories Take Place.

Akord and Poklad,

Places That Have Atmosphere and Style

Do you know that feeling, when you enter a building and you

feel really good there? That it pulses with positive energy, that

you find yourself in a place where many stories have unfolded?

And that you want to add your own to them? Or do you instead

remember situations that you have already experienced there?

We are talking about the culture centres in Ostrava-Zábřeh and

Ostrava-Poruba, which have a 60-year history and have become

modern cultural institutions with the evocative names Akord and

Poklad. We asked the managing director of AKORD & POKLAD,

Darina Daňková, what was happening there.

DK Akord – vizualizace

Darina Daňková

Jednatelka společnosti

AKORD & POKLAD

Managing director

of AKORD & POKLAD

Recently we talked about all your

plans for this year. How are your plans

coming along?

I strongly believe that covid restrictions

are a thing of the past. All the big

projects are already behind us or they

are in the final stages of preparation.

The phenomenal Folkový kolotoč

(Folk Carousel), the food festival Velká

žranice (Big Blow-Out), the charity

bike ride Cyklosvětluška, the regional

round of competitions Miss Babča

(Miss Granny) and Štramák roku

(Dandy of the Year), three versions

of the new theatre subscription or

the extraordinary project InspiroHub.

And there is much more.

Akord offers one of the largest venues in

Ostrava. What types of events can you

accommodate there?

The large congress hall is multifunctional

for different events. A tiered auditorium is

discreetly hidden beneath the balcony and

can be slid out when theatre performances,

concerts or graduations are being held

in the hall. If we need a dance floor

then all we have to do is adjust the hall

accordingly. The capacity is 520 seats for

theatrical performances and for balls or

corporate parties, up to 300 people can be

accommodated. Zdeněk Chlopčík‘s dance

lessons have been held here for many years.

I was recently approached at the front desk

by an elderly woman. She told me how much

Akord has changed over time. She told me

that she used to come to Akord as a student,

that her daughter had her wedding there, that

they celebrated her husband‘s jubilee there,

and now she is attending children‘s events

with her granddaughter. I‘m very pleased to

hear about such an experience.

Can we find a similar space in Poruba’s

Poklad?

Poklad has a theatre hall with a capacity

of 400 seats and it has a smaller ballroom,

which is used for balls or corporate

parties. The separate theatre hall has

a great advantage because its layout adds

a certain refinement to the performances.

After a successful renovation, Poklad

attracts many business clients with

its modern style and furnishings. For

example, the Moravian-Silesian Region

and city of Ostrava, Cross Roads and

Ostrava Universities all organise social

and cultural activities here. Looking at

the bookings and reservation system, all

the dates in the large halls of Akord and

Poklad are filling up fast this year. It is clear

that people have a need to see each other

in person and want to hold events in these

types of facilities.

Does it happen that all the spaces are

filled up at once?

It‘s not an exceptional case. In Akord,

5 different business clients can meet in

different rooms and lounges on the same

day. It‘s also not uncommon for one client

to use multiple rooms at the same time.

For example, the Association of Integrative

Coaches has been holding its two-day

conferences for several years in the Music

Hall, three lounges, the Akord Club, while

the attendees use the hotel. Poklad usually

tends to be filled entirely by one organiser.

For example, HRko‘s fall conference will be

held in the theatre and ballroom, the small

stage and the lounges. Our restaurants

provide food services for all events in both

buildings. We offer a comprehensive service

under one roof that is implemented by

a professional team working from the heart,

and I think that it can be seen in our work.

Thank you very much for the interview,

Mrs Daňková.

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