Dogma Theatre was established in 1995 in Trenčín under the name Kolomaž Theatre. It was founded by Kamil Bystrický, Andrej Ďurík, Tomáš Plánka, and Ján Šimko, and from the beginning, it positioned itself as an independent scene with an emphasis on original and physical theatre. After the first productions, which were performed at home and at festivals abroad, a period of intensive collaborations with prominent directors and creators followed.

With Eduard Kudláč, the productions Angle (2003) and Redirected (2005) were created, pushing the boundaries of experimental theatre, and later also the original Monodrama (2024). In 2002, the theatre joined forces with Tomáš Hudcovič for the production of Little Red Riding Hood, which is still being performed today. In 2025, a collaboration with Czech director Jakub Folvarčný was added, resulting in the educational production Grandfather’s Era I, dedicated to the topic of electricity.

In 2016, Kolomaž was renamed to Dogma Theatre, opening a new era of creation. This was followed by titles such as Europeana – A Brief History of the 20th Century (2017), the happening Local (2017), monodramas Visegrad – 1 (2018) and Conservative (2019), children’s performance This is Theatre! (2019), and original productions Sovereigns (2021), Re:capitulation (2021), Binding Output (2022), Stupid Jano in the Net (2023), and Lorem Ipsum (2024).

The year 2025 brought not only a new production but also an expansion of the theatre’s activities with a residency program, which Dogma Theatre oversees at Družba Drama Studio. The residencies offer space for creation to contemporary theatre makers and performers, thus opening Trenčín to international and domestic collaborations (more at residencies.dogmatheatre.sk)