I think the reason why dance is as old as humanity is that it is a symbol of human existence, the meaning of life.... I've often heard: "the dance of life". It's a connection that deeply affects me. The instrument that dance speaks is the primary, fundamental instrument of human existence, of human living. The human body holds in its...
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Good evening colleagues, students, parents and dance theatre audience,
This year the Dance Centre Prague celebrates the 30th anniversary of the conservatory, which is actually the second half of its existence. In the 2020-21 season, covid has spoiled the 60th anniversary of the first modern and jazz dance centre in Central Europe. The centre spent its first 28 years, since 1961, in the cultural underground, with the...
30th Anniversary of DCP Conservatorie
Building and development of the Prague Dance Centre
Vlastimil Harapes was in fact an unofficial classmate of today's students of the Dance Centre Prague Conservatory: in 1963-65 he was (together with Jiří Kylián) a member of the VUS Modern Dance Group, from which the current Dance Centre Prague gradually evolved. Even during his stellar career at the National Theatre and elsewhere, he kept in touch...
Ve spolupráci s Pražským komorním baletem vystoupí v nové premiéře Jiřího Bubeníčka La Strada taktéž soubor Balet Praha Junior.
Prague, 20 May 2024 - The Dance Art Center in Prague opened its doors to the general public during the nationwide building opening event - Open House 2024, which took place on 18 and 19 May 2024. The event, aimed at promoting the art of dance and bringing its world closer to the public, attracted around 1,500 visitors from the...
Elixír iluzí, 19. 05. 2024 Nová scéna ND
Nově komponované představení současného tanečního divadla, které vzniklo na půdě Domu tanečního umění, je další ukázkou velmi potřebné a pragmatické spolupráce mezi profesionálními tanečníky Pražského komorního baletu a nejlepšími studenty konzervatoře Taneční centrum Praha – členy Baletu Praha Junior.