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.
![Figure in Extinction [1.0]. Photo: Rahi Rezvani.](http://www.dancecontextwebzine.com/en/file/09595ef0e58f5e9f2b3f478432af05dc/69564/bigperex/image.jpg "Figure in Extinction [1.0]. Photo: Rahi Rezvani.")
Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT 1), one of Europe’s most prominent dance companies, paid a visit to London last April. Sadler’s Wells theatre hosted their triple bill, featuring two newer works, premiered in The Hague last year, and one “classic” by the former longstanding director of the company Jiří Kylián.
Jiří Kylián, one of the most important choreographers of his generation, has become patron of the Prague Chamber Ballet this year.
At the beginning of October, the Teatro Real in Madrid hosted a premiere called Pura Danza (Pure Dance) put together by Spain's leading ensemble Compañía Nacional de Danza and its director Joaquín de Luz.
This autumn, the Czech National Ballet will offer an exclusive series of dance events celebrating Jiří Kylián’s masterpieces, For the first time, the mixed bill entitled Kylián – Bridges of Time will include Kylián’s choreography...
On 13 March 2019, Jiří Kylián, a world-renowned choreographer, was inaugurated in the Académie des Beaux-Arts in the Coupole of the Palais de l’Institut de France in Paris...
The first premiere of the 2019/2020 season will be Jiří Kylián’s avant-garde piece Gods and Dogs that will become part of the production KYLIÁN – Mosty času...
“Fantastic, fabulous, amazing.” That is how three world choreographers describe their work with Jiří Kylián. Patrick Delcroix, Roslyn Anderson and Cora Bos Kroese used to work in Nederlands Dans Theater under his lead...
This year Czechs will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of Czechoslovakia. In cooperation with our partners we will present a multimedia exhibition honoring our greatest choreographer and his outstanding work, Jiří Kylián.
This year Czechs will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of Czechoslovakia. In cooperation with our partners we will present a multimedia exhibition honoring our greatest choreographer and his outstanding work, Jiří Kylián.
