Reports

Why and for whom do we write? What does theoretical reflection bring to the development of the art of dance? What are the conditions, obstacles and joys of writing about dance? 

The Czech Dance Platform (CDP), which took place in Prague from 24th to 26th April , presented once again a selection of local contemporary dance productions.

This year‘s Bazaar Festival thematically followed the previous edition and focused on migration and resistance to threats in the environmental crisis.

In the edition celebrating its maturity, the Letní Letná festival was generously dedicated to Czech contemporary circus productions. 

The second week of February saw the 8th edition of Prague’s Cirkopolis festival, an international showcase of circus art organised by Cirqueon - centre for contemporary circus and Akropolis Palace.

On September 24, 2020, the Ponec Theater hosted a debate between artists and representatives of the Tanec Praha organization, which has long influenced the dance scene in the Czech Republic.

The international festival of contemporary dance, physical theatre and new circus, KoresponDance, has previously taken place in the Ždár nad Sázavou chateau and its immediate vicinity.

In late May, early June, Trutnov hosted the 9th international festival of new circus Cirk-UFF, subtitled Australian Edition this year

This year marks the 25th anniversary of Dance Centre Prague, one of the capital’s dance conservatories. 

From the 1st to 4th of April 2019, the twenty-fifth edition of the Czech Dance Platform took place. The Programming Council selected eleven performances...