Twenty choreographers and directors demonstrated their leadership and artistic abilities in the innovative work DVACETjedna (Twenty-One), in which the author of the concept and sole performer, Miřenka Čechová, placed herself in their hands.

The career of Italian dancer Federico Ievoli, currently a first soloist with the Czech National Ballet, has shown a consistently upward trajectory over the past decade. He has gradually progressed from corps de ballet roles to leading parts in both the classical and contemporary repertoire, earning the attention of general audiences as well as critics.

Denudation – this is the leitmotif of this year's 24th Malá inventura festival, which traditionally takes place in February and presents a selection of the most compelling performances created in the Czech Republic over the past season in the field of new, contemporary and independent theatre across genres.

Dance programming in Paris has recently been characterized by a noticeable reluctance to take artistic risks, largely driven by ongoing budget cuts across arts institutions.

If we were to focus on the artistic output within Czech ballet, the previous season did not stray from the long-term trend. However, it was pleasing to see a greater share of original full-length pieces, specifically by interesting artists operating abroad.

The new project by the ballet company of National Theatre Brno, entitled NdB 3, represents a bold and welcome step, a platform designed specifically for performers of a more "mature" age who, even after the end of their professional careers, still possess acting, technical, and expressive skills that are worth presenting independently.

The life of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo was full of passion and pain, and above all, admirable strength. To a large extent, this was reflected in her original artistic style, which often mirrored her inner world in the form of self-portraits.

The identity of deaf people is often constructed by the hearing public and professional medical community on the basis of hearing loss, deafness, and disability. This view subordinates the Deaf community from majority society. But if we look at deaf identity through a cultural prism, we can view it in a more positive light.