 The father of modern black light theatre, author of the principle of black cabinet as is used nowadays (placement of spot lights, placement of UV lights, selection of black velvet as the best material to absorb residual light on the scene...) and even author of the name "black light theatre", and thus the creator of the first black light theatre in the world, is Jiří Srnec.The first performance of the ensemble took place in 1959 in Vienna.It became better known after its participation in the Theatre Festival in Edinburgh in 1962.