On the web, I come across articles which argue whether the essence of dance is really movement or something else, and I read through debates in which people question the necessity of dance in a dance performance. 

The set designer Josef Svoboda, who would become exactly 100 years old today, is remembered by the whole theatrical world. He left a mark in all its genres. 

Dancers and dance artists are not used to publicly voicing their complaints. Maybe that is why they are not heard so often and are among the few who do not lament over the present crisis.

These days, the preparations should have been underway for Cirk La Putyka‘s biggest project Cesty (Journeys) in O2 universum, Prague.

This March saw the closure of all theatres because of the COVID-19 pandemic but muses do not remain silent – world-class ballet companies go virtual and for a limited period of time, they release live recordings of their productions.

The preparations of the production of Radio Free Cunning Little Vixen were cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic days before the première. 

On 9 April 2020, the Czech government approved the first 1.07 billion rescue package in support of the arts and culture. It was presented by the Minister of Culture Lubomír Zaorálek...

Hana Třeštíková, the Prague City Councillor for culture, and the online cultural overview GoOut has launched a nation-wide project to support theatres, concert halls, clubs and artists

In the past days, the news has been all but positive. However, apart from the downsides that media tend to discuss over and over again, on a daily basis, the current situation has a positive face, too.