The Thalia Awards 2025, prestigious awards presented for the 32nd time by the Actors' Association to the most prominent figures in Czech theatre, were ceremoniously presented this evening in the historic building of the National Theatre in Prague.

The global celebration of ballet known as World Ballet Day returns to the online space and social media on November 12.

The second edition of Dance Context Journal has just been released, this time dedicated to the theme of Identity in Dance. Get your copy now! Available in print or online. The official launch will take place on 19 November 2025, with Radim Vizváry, a leading Czech mime artist and the Journal’s patron.

Every two years, Lyon turns into an open-air stage. Here I am, standing on the pavement, squeezed between a giant balloon and a brass band that insists on being heard three blocks away, watching the inevitable Défilé de la Biennale.

This summer, Teatro di Roma launched the first edition of the Teatro Ostia Antica Festival (23–26 July 2025), renewing its collaboration with the open-air Roman theatre of Ancient Ostia.

During the summer months, Vienna was brought to life by Impulstanz, one of the most important European festivals, offering an extensive, month-long programme. It featured a range of world-renowned names, among which Canadian choreographer, contemporary dance icon, and regular festival guest Marie Chouinard shone brightly.

What to do in a sunless summer? You warm up. Leading Austrian choreographer, director, and performance artist Florentina Holzinger does it in her usual — and perhaps more radical than ever — way: with an orgy, a surgical operation, female bodies dancing, crashing, and rising again.

As you might expect from one of the world’s busiest dance capitals, there is always lots to see in London. In this Letter from London, I bring you just a flavour of what has been happening here in the spring and early summer of 2025.