The 38th edition of the TANEC PRAHA international festival will open on June 1, 2026, at the Ponec Theater with a performance Natural Order of Things by Guy Nader & Maria Campos. The Greek choreographer Christos Papadopoulos will provide the grand finale of the festival on June 23 at the Karlín Music Theater with his work My Fierce Ignorant Step.

Since time immemorial, mime has been a discipline that allows fluid and dynamic transitions from one genric or dramatic territory to another, including a completely individual, newly created iteration. Its universal expressive ability to convey stories and feelings is based in physical expression, more specifically, meaning-making movements, gestures, and mimicry.

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.

Internationally-renowned dancer and choreographer Guillaume Côté premiered Burn Baby, Burn in 2024. The current Canadian tour showcases this innovative masterpiece...

Researcher self-reflection is an integral part of fieldwork, as well as of the process of writing the text itself. In connection with time spent in the field and the use of diverse methods, the researcher reflects on their own position and identity.

As the British dance scene becomes engulfed, at this time of year, by productions of The Nutcracker, I’d like to take this opportunity, in my second Letter from London, to look back at some of the performances I saw during the summer and autumn. This latest Letter will not be exhaustive, nor will it cover every dance company that has appeared here, but it does take us out of the capital for a brief look at some of the dance companies performing on tour.

Dance can be the antithesis of a clock. Dance can teach us that time is not separate from the body. In fact, the moving body is rather a reminder that time and space are always in a dance. And the dance never stops, but it also never begins. One can tap into this dance, the same way that one can tap into a rhythm.