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Bohumíra Eliášová. Source: private archive of BE

Marie Niček (Vejvodová)

“Today’s students are more self-assured; they aren’t afraid to engage in discussion,” says Bohumíra Eliášová, the new head of the Department of Dance

The choreographer and teacher Bohumíra Eliášová has held various roles at HAMU for over thirty years.

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Martin Maryška

When a Body Is Struck by Light, It Creates an Image Says Pavla Beranová

Daylight cannot be made to follow a computer program, so how can lighting design work with it? Here is an interview with lighting designer and artist Pavla Beranová about her new book Light and Exhibition Space.

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Lenka Flory, Be Part! Fórum. Foto: Dragan Dragin

Michaela Kessler

Lenka Flory has sold out theatres in 26 countries, and now she's wondering if her goats are grazing on the neighbours’ land.

If there's one thing that really characterizes Lenka Flory, it's the intensity with which she does everything in her life: creative work in the theatre, as well as cutting through the forest.

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DVACETjedna. Miřenka Čechová. Photo: Vojta Brtnický.

Marie Niček (Vejvodová)

There is a lack of women in management and creative positions in prestigious theaters, according to Miřenka Čechová

Twenty choreographers and directors demonstrated their artistic abilities in the innovative work DVACETjedna (Twenty-One), in which the author of the concept and sole performer, Miřenka Čechová, placed herself in their hands.

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Federico Ievoli. L’Histoire de Manon. Photo: Sergei Gherciu.

Tereza Cigánková

I love drama, but only on stage! says Thalia Award winner Federico Ievoli

The career of Italian dancer Federico Ievoli, currently a first soloist with the Czech National Ballet, has shown a consistently upward trajectory over the past decade. He has gradually progressed from corps de ballet roles to leading parts in both the classical and contemporary repertoire, earning the attention of general audiences as well as critics.

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Lucie Dercsényi

When I create, I realize that without dancers I would be nothing. They bring my choreography to life, says Jiří Bubeníček

We met the day before his fifty-first birthday in front of the Arkády shopping center in Pankrác, Prague. Even from a distance, when I saw him, his upright posture clearly revealed his background in dance. And no wonder...

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