DANCE

If one were to imagine a combination of particular choreographic and ballet company dance styles, one would struggle to find a more incompatible combination than the highly dramatic, expressive, and exalted Kenneth MacMillan with his opulent historical opus Mayerling.

“Bura” means “tempest” in Serbian, and just as a tempest roars, so did the première of Swiss-Serbian choreographer Tamara Gvozdenovic’s newest work, After Bura, at the Trafó Center of Contemporary Arts in Budapest

The Dance Context Journal invites new authors to submit articles for the 2025 issue, which will focus on the theme of ‘Identities in Dance’.

Dance adaptations of original plays are always a challenge for choreographers. Shakespeare's dramas and comedies have come to life on the stage, and they have been particularly successful in the world of ballet.

Look out the window, the autumnal colours of Prague in early October vibrate in the sun. Inside, on the Archa+ theatre stage, a new piece by choreographer and director Jana Burkiewiczová – Slunce (The Sun) – premiered as part of the Signal and 4 +4 Days in Motion Festivals. 

Petr Pavel, President of the Czech Republic, bestowed the highest state decoration, the Order of the White Lion, on choreographer Jiří Kylián in the Vladislav Hall of Prague Castle on the occasion of the national holiday on 28 October.

You cannot miss the Thalia 2024 winner Klára Jelínková. Her expressive eyes and intent gaze will catch your attention from afar. 

After more than 10 years, the National Ballet of Canada came back to London with a truly national programme consisting of three Canadian choreographers of different generations – James Kudelka, Emma Portner, and Crystal Pite.

The 28th edition of the Bratislava in Movement international festival will showcase a selection of contemporary dance from Spain.

In times of shift towards authoritarianism, militarisation, and planned major funding cuts, Berlin festival Tanz im August, founded just before the Wall came down, is preserving its original spirit to provide an open space for an international and local dialogue.

According to artistic director Patrick Bonté, this year’s International Festival at Les Brigittines in Brussels is a “whirlwind of perceptions”...

In the hot month of July, the 2024 Biennale Danza festival edition entitled ‘We Humans’ sought to give space to human beings’ need to communicate through movement.