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. Later, other groups using the technique of black box appeared starting the new wave of this theatre style. Prague has since become the home of black light theatre with around 10 black light theatre companies. Another well-known black light theatre group is HILT black light theatre Prague, whose performances are based on modern music and dance choreographies, also incorporating live singing. The group was founded in 2006 by Czech dancer, choreographer, director and music composer Theodor Hoidekr. In 2016, a new black light theatre style called "shadow film theatre" was created by the HILT Prague group. In addition to black light theatre shows, their performances also include the first shadow film theatre - dancers and actors play with their shadows on a screen with projections of real places. In Germany presented his interpretation of black theatre in a stage show for the first time in 1980. The stage show was developed together with his students from the University of Regensburg and was the precursor to the educational sports theatre project . The project enjoyed considerable popularity in the 1980s - touring and appearing in prime time television in Germany. Traumfabrik tours still every year with 40 shows per year including black light theatre acts. Rainer Pawelke co-authored a book “Schwarzes Theater aus der Traumfabrik“ (German: Black light theatre in the Traumfabrik” to share and consolidate his insights about black theatre. In 1989 the Image Theatre was founded by dancer Eva Asterová (former member of Pavel Smok's famous Czech ballet company) and Alexander Čihař. They brought new aspects into black light theatre effects such as modern dance and non-verbal acting. Under the hand of Eva Asterová, the theatre's artistic director, Image seeks to produce an individual look of at a scene's signature. The audience also often becomes an integral part of the performance. The repertory of the Image theatre is composed of its own devised works. Apart from Eva Asterová there are also other authors cooperating repeatedly on Image Theatre's performances such as Josef Tichý, Petr Liška, René Pyš or Zdeněk Zdeněk. Since the beginning, Image Theatre had presented 10 different performances and in each of them they came with some new black light technique effects. Magic poetics, playfulness, and humor are the most important trademarks of this ensemble.