This year the International Festival of Contemporary Dance La Biannale di Venezia decided to honour two outstanding female personalities. The Golden Lion will be awarded to American choreographer Twyla Tharp for her lifetime achievement, and the Silver Lion to Brazilian performer and director Carolina Bianchi. This year's festival will run from 17 July to 2 August.

The Institute for Choreology of the Music and Dance Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague organises an international conference Choreology – Past and Present.

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

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.