The 32nd edition of the Czech Dance Platform went ahead despite cuts in state subsidies. A revamped marketing identity, a more interesting selection of submitted works, and perhaps even the selection criteria themselves have benefited the platform compared to last year.
After a seasonal glut of Nutcrackers, dance companies in London settled into more diverse repertoire from the beginning of 2026. This latest Letter from London takes us from late January until early April.
“Dance dance” reclaims the sheer power of the moving body by celebrating virtuosity, physical skill, and the expressive potential of movement itself. In Rome during the first trimester of 2026, the vitality of “dance dance” was on full display...
This year’s Prague edition of the Malá inventura (Small Inventory) festival once again presented notable projects from the independent and experimental scene. In addition to established companies, it also introduced up-and-coming and lesser-known artists active in the Czech Republic.
At the start of this year, all four of my “quick jaunts” to London, Amsterdam, Brussels, and Florence to see dance were significantly disrupted.
PONEC theatre finds itself caught between two conflicting perspectives. Within the institution, the prevailing feeling is that things are moving forward and a necessary recovery process is underway. From the outside, however, the theatre is judged primarily on its results, which remain modest so far.
