Jonathan Gray was the last editor-in-chief of the world-renowned magazine Dancing Times. Unfortunately, after the coronavirus pandemic, the magazine announced its closure with the issuing of one last edition in September 2022
Interviews
Ricardo Carmona - Layering Tanz im August Festival
Appointed as the new director of the Tanz im August festival after nine editions curated by Virve Sutinen, Berlin-based Ricardo Carmona talks about his curatorial perspective for the 2023 edition, interweaving curatorial issues, biographical elements, and global challenges.
“Friendship is a foundational part of criticism,” interview with Anette Therese Pettersen
I met Anette Therese Pettersen this spring at the international seminar Dance Criticism in a European Context, which Taneční aktuality organised with the Czech Dance Platform.
Alexei Ratmansky: 'The question of the future of Russian art is not relevant now'
Choreographer Alexei Ratmansky is in many ways a fascinating man. A world traveller who at the age of thirty-six became artistic director of one of the world's most prominent ballet companies, the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow.
With Johan Kobborg not only on the fateful La Sylphide: “If I could, I would dance Madge every day!”
Johan Kobborg, a long-time principal dancer of the Royal Danish Ballet, and especially of the Royal Ballet in London, is spending the past few weeks in Prague with the Czech National Ballet, where he is staging his production of La Sylphide, following the romantic legacy of August Bournonville.
Euripides Laskaridis – “I like the implicit rather than the explicit”
What do a dinosaur, carcinogenic building materials from the 1970s, and a wind turbine have in common? In the mysterious mind of Greek director, performer and film-maker Euripides Laskaridis...
Trajal Harrell: “My love is for the audience”
Czech Dance News visits Zurich Schauspielhaus for an in-depth interview with the current artistic director of their dance ensemble, the American dancer and choreographer Trajal Harrell.
Sasha Waltz: "I try to listen to my surroundings, to mirror the world around me, to perceive a time that stimulates images and awakens the imagination."
Since the death of Pina Bausch, Sasha Waltz, who will celebrate her 60th birthday on March 8th this year, has been one of Germany's most important choreographers.
Sergio Méndez Romero and Sawa Shiratsuki: “Respect is the key to a great partnership.”
The 2022 Thalia Award winner, Sergio Méndez Romero, is currently one of the brightest stars of the Moravian Theatre Olomouc ballet company.
Natalia Adamska, Francesco Fasano: “Sometimes the best idea is to go with the flow”
Natalia Adamska and Francesco Fasano, soloists of the National Moravian-Silesian Theatre ballet company, are enjoying a successful time in their careers.
Moritz Ostruschnjak: “I cannot make a piece without it being political per se.”
The Zero Point Festival brought to Prague the work Tanzanweisungen by German choreographer Moritz Ostruschnjak shortly after the same piece was presented at the Flora Theatre Festival in Olomouc.
"We don't want to monetize the artistic experience", says Petr Dlouhý about Pay What You Can
Studio ALTA has come up with a new “pay what you can” admission system. The audience can now choose from five price offers regardless of the seat they end up occupying.
Dustin Klein, choreographer of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest in Pilsen: “The size of a stage or company does not matter.“
The Pilsen ballet company has prepared another compelling title for youth and adult audiences. Miloš Forman’s Oscar-winning film One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest...
Julie Petanová: „It helps me when I just dance for joy.“
Julie Petanová (born 2001) graduated from London‘s Royal Ballet School earlier this year. She has just joined the Norwegian National Ballet in Oslo and so we both agreed on a virtual meeting.
Daria Klimentová: „I'm still tempted to lead a company in the Czech Republic“
It took a long time before we agreed on a date and time for our online meeting. We were both nervous about missing the meeting when we connected, as London, where Daria Klimentová was connecting from, was an hour less than the Czech Republic.
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Thank you for your thoughts. One got stuck in my mind – that passion makes us different from AI. Just yesterday I read…I am a dance critic. I am a member of an endangered species