NEW STAGE of National Theatre

Legendary company comes to Prague! Choreographer Alexander Ekman is conquering the international dance scene. In 2006 he was said to be “a rising young choreographer to keep an eye on”. In October 2010 he created his first full length evening: Ekman’s Triptych - A Study of Entertainment. Three separate works weave through a multitude of expressions, where dance meets dialogue, wit becomes wistful and the meaningful cohorts with the meaningless. What is entertainment?

“This is my first full-evening performance and it is tremendously inspiring! This is a fabulous opportunity. I want to create an evening that surprises the audience on so many different levels. The work contains three themes with three moods. I have always been fascinated by the difference between art and entertainment, and I will try to get the audience to question entertainment’s clichés,” said Alexander Ekman in autumn 2010. more

Contemporary, retro choreographies as well as classical dance: May at the New Stage is a month of dance, the genre above all borders, whether language or cultural ones.

On May 1 st , the leading Czech contemporary dance company, 420PEOPLE will kick off with a dance adaptation of one of the iconic items of Czech literature – May by the legendary poet K. H. Mácha. The lyrical visions of his poetry are transformed into fantastic stage images, a wide palette of different moods and exceptional dance and drama performance. 420PEOPLE is one of the few Czech companies to create within the context of contemporary European theatre. You can also come and see two of their short pieces, REEN and 14‘20‘‘‚ on May 22 nd . Another contemporary dance item on our May programme… more