The 32nd edition of the Czech Dance Platform went ahead despite cuts in state subsidies. A revamped marketing identity, a more interesting selection of submitted works, and perhaps even the selection criteria themselves have benefited the platform compared to last year.

Laterna Magika presented the world premiere of Baron Münchhausen in an original retelling. Due to the renovation of the New Stage, the premiere took place on the stage of the Estates Theater.

Letní Letná announces more major international stars for its 23rd edition. Two big names from France are returning to Letenské sady following their previous success.

The Divadelní Flora International Festival will take place in Olomouc from May 15 to 24. This year’s festival is themed “Solidarity” and highlights contemporary dance and physical theater.

At the age of 93, Claude Bessy, prima ballerina emerita, ballet mistress, and director of the École de danse de l’Opéra, passed away today, April 23, 2026. She devoted over sixty years of her life to a single institution, the Opéra national de Paris, where she became an étoile in 1956.

In mid-March, the ballet company of Prague’s National Theatre presented its second premiere of the season to its audience: the triptych Avant-Garde, featuring two world premieres by Robert Bondara and Marc Goecke, complemented by work of Jiří Kylián.

“Dance dance” reclaims the sheer power of the moving body by celebrating virtuosity, physical skill, and the expressive potential of movement itself. In Rome during the first trimester of 2026, the vitality of “dance dance” was on full display...

The ballet company of the Moravian-Silesian National Theatre in Ostrava premiered a programmed evening titled More Than Mozart!, subtitled The spell of music – the grace of dance – the joy of laughter.