The Baltic Opera in Gdańsk stages Coppélia by Léo Delibes in a new version. Johan Kobborg, an internationally acclaimed and award-winning Danish choreographer, was invited to collaborate on this production.
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British expert David Dixon will focus on fundraising in the field of dance
Dance Context will host a lecture by UK fundraising and strategic management specialist David Dixon of TrueMotion on 16 April 2024.
Royal Academy of Dance announces Alexander Campbell as its new Artistic Director
The Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) announced Alexander Campbell as its new Artistic Director. Alexander will begin his tenure in April 2024.
Season 2024/2025 at the Czech National Ballet and Laterna magika
The Czech National Ballet will offer the world premiere of the original ballet The Sun, the Moon and the Wind choreographed by Viktor Konvalinka, the world premiere of the original ballet Sheherazade by Rimsky-Korsakov choreographed by Mauro Bigonzetti.
Taneční aktuality / Czech Dance News is changing to Dance Context
The non-profit organization Taneční aktuality (Czech Dance News) is transforming into the production platform Dance Context, a forum for dance reflection and development, from January 2024. The name change is accompanied by stabilising the portfolio and a new visual identity for the entire brand.
Czech Dance Database provides now information about foreign countries
The Czech Dance Database portal, where you can find events, opportunities, organisations and people in one place, has so far focused on the Czech dance scene.
Call for papers for the new Dance Context Journal 2024: Dance in Public Space
After six issues of the Special Edition, Taneční aktuality is introducing a new format of its publication. Dance Context Journal, under the editorial leadership of Petra Dotlačilová and Zuzana Rafajová, is the direct successor to the Special Edition.
Launch of the Special Edition 2023 in Ostrava with British critic Jonathan Gray
This year's Special Edition, the sixth in a row, focuses on the theme of Dance and Words. It presents a diverse mixture of different views and opinions of both Czech and foreign authors on the subject, and for the first time also presents a section of peer-reviewed studies.
BRAVO! theatre opens its 4th theatre season with local Losers Cirque Company and new guests
The new circus and pantomime theatre in Braník, Prague, will start its fourth season at the end of September. During this season, the BRAVO! theatre will host a number of regular and new guests as well as the local new circus group Losers Cirque Company.
The 20th anniversary year of Letní Letná begins
The anniversary edition of the International Festival of New Circus and Theatre begins, filling Letná Gardens with a new circus atmosphere from 17 August to 3 September.
Czech Dance News will host workshops for dance critics and cultural managers with personalities from the European professional arts media scene
Czech Dance News, in cooperation with MOVE Fest Ostrava, will host workshops on Sustainability of Dance Media, focusing on the sustainability of arts media in terms of economics, HR and building a steady audience. The workshops will take place as part of the MOVE Fest festival .
The Nultý bod Festival will celebrate its 15th anniversary with a relaxing
The Nultý bod Festival, which celebrates its 15th anniversary this year, will spend its celebration by relaxing. In Prague, the festival regularly fills the cultural programme in July and offers innovative performances of contemporary foreign and Czech works...
20 years of Letní Letná will be celebrated by the best foreign stars from the festival's history
The celebration of twenty years of its existence will begin with a unique tribute to the new circus. The opening performance is free to the public and will be shown only twice - on 16 and 17 August.
Alina Cojocaru has been made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Romanian-born prima ballerina, former principal dancer of The Royal Ballet and lead principal of English National Ballet, Alina Cojocaru, was awarded the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in April this year for her services to ballet.
Czech Dance News together with the Czech Dance Platform will organize a discussion Dance Art Reflection
Czech Dance News (Taneční actuality o.p.s.) in collaboration with the Czech Dance Platform will organize a discussion with international guests, bringing together dance critics and theorists with performing artists...
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