On 22 June 2024, the Belgian newspaper De Standaard published an extensive article on its website charting the events of the Rosas company of choreographic star Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker.
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Choreology – Past and Present 2024: Call for papers
The Institute for Choreology of the Music and Dance Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague announces a call for papers for an international conference Choreology – Past and Present.
New Dance Context Journal 2024 Opens the Topic of Dance in Public Space
After a series of six editions of the printed publication Special Edition of Taneční aktuality, Dance Context z. ú. comes with a new journal, Dance Context Journal.
Message from Marianela Núñez on today's International Dance Day
International Dance Day has been celebrated on the initiative of the International Theatre Institute (ITI) since 1982. It falls annually on 29 April, which marks the birth of the French dancer, ballet master and reformer Jean-Georges Noverre.
PONEC – dance venue has Artistic Council
PONEC – a permanent stage for contemporary dance – is undergoing significant changes. The Artistic Council, comprising three external experts, will collaborate with the renewed theatre team: Dagmar Bednáriková, Sylva Šafková and Honza Malík.
The Stuttgart Ballet mourns the passing of Dieter Graefe
Dieter Graefe, former Administrator of the Stuttgart Ballet and holder of the rights to John Cranko’s ballets, passed away in Stuttgart on Saturday, April 20.
Johan Kobborg choreographes Coppélia for the Baltic Opera in Gdańsk
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.
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.
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