Lucie Hayashi

Mgr. MgA. Lucie Hayashi, Ph.D., maiden name- Burešová (*1983), finished doctoral studies at Music and Dance Faculty of Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (HAMU) in Dance Science/Dance Theory and got her master degree also from Japanese Studies at the Charles University in Prague. Besides dance journalism and production, she works on anthropological research of Japanese dance. Hayashi is cooperating on Japanese theater and dance productions, she, for example, choreographically prepared Madama Butterfly 2016 (ND Prague, directed by J. Heřman) and Nonomiya 2014 (NDM Ostrava, directed by J. Nekvasil) or spectacle Haiyu to Ame 2016 (Švandovo divadlo Praha, directed by Kristýna Loužecká ). She worked as assistant director of The National Theatre Opera in Prague. Since 2021 she is head of the HAMU Dance Department. She is lecturing Japanese dance and theater at the Faculty of Arts of Charles University and Academy of Perfroming Arts, where she is also teaching the Dance management and production and Performing Arts Management. She is the founder and editor of Taneční aktuality, an online Dance News Magazine, where she publishes regularly reviews, interviews or articles about dance.

Texty autora

Egon Schiele – Self-Portrait. Photo: Pavel Hajný.

Reviews 19. 8. 2023 – Lucie Hayashi

A Lyrical Portrait of Egon Schiele

One of the leading representatives of European Expressionism, Egon Schiele (1890-1918), who, together with Gustav Klimt and Oskar Kokoschka, established a new era of painting in Vienna, died more than a century ago at the age of 28.

Reports 24. 7. 2023 – Lucie Hayashi

Summer with Butoh at Alta and Venuše

At the beginning of the summer, Prague's venues Venuše ve Švehlovce and Studio ALTA took on an interesting challenge by inviting three butoh dance teachers to lead masterclasses and offering participants an extra scholarship for their participation.

Hora (Beatriz Fernandez Moreno, Andrea Díaz). Photo: Serghei Gerciu.

Reviews 28. 3. 2023 – Lucie Hayashi

Naharin's provocative Hora put Ostrava on its feet

The National Moravian-Silesian Theatre Ballet Company has long amazed its audiences with its courage to present not only classical ballet titles but also famous contemporary choreographers.

Debate Reflections on the Dance Writing (Lucie Hayashi, Anette Therese Pettersen, Hild Borchgrevink, Petra Dotlačilová, Emily May, Sanjoy Roy). Photo: Michal Hančovský.

Reports 26. 5. 2022 – Daniela Machová – Lucie Hayashi

Reflection on Dance Writing gave an insight into the profession of dance critics

Why and for whom do we write? What does theoretical reflection bring to the development of the art of dance? What are the conditions, obstacles and joys of writing about dance?

Interviews 17. 10. 2021 – Lucie Hayashi

Dustin Klein, choreographer of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest in Pilsen: “The size of a stage or company does not matter.“

The Pilsen ballet company has prepared another compelling title for youth and adult audiences. Miloš Forman’s Oscar-winning film One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest...

Paper Story (Z. Herényiová, P. Čermák, J. Panský, M. Petrák, P. Červíčková, T. Kučerová, A. Sadirov). Photo: Patrik Borecký.

Reviews 15. 7. 2021 – Lucie Hayashi

Paper Story - Laterna magika for the little ones

“Mummy, write that it was amazing!” urge both my children (4 and 6 years old), who I took with me as a litmus test for Paper Story – the first production by Laterna magika under new creative direction.

Dimitris Papaioannou and Yvona Kreuzmannová. Photo: Festival Tanec Praha.

Interviews 12. 6. 2021 – Lucie Hayashi – Jan Razima

Dimitris Papaioannou: „I am a better painter on stage than on paper“

After long negotiations, the curators of the TANEC PRAHA festival have finally managed to get the world-famous Greek director Dimitri Papaioannou to come to the Czech Republic. He will present his new work Transverse Orientation...

Radim Vizváry at the rehearsal
of Zázrak (s)tvoření. Photo: Hana Smejkalová.

Interviews 25. 1. 2021 – Lucie Hayashi

Radim Vizváry: "I’d love to revisit the idea of Mr Radok and Mr Svoboda that Laterna magika is a multimedia theatre and a space for experiment.“

A half a year ago, Radim Vizváry was invited for collaboration by Laterna Magika, initially to represent the Czech Republic at Expo and create a brand-new piece, and eventually to become Laterna’s artistic director.