13. května 2015

Jo Strømgren in Prague

Českou verzi téhož článku naleznete zde.
(translated from original by Stephanie Van Vleet)

Norwegian choreographer and Artistic director of the Jo Strømgren Dance Kompani is once again in Prague. What does he have prepared for Czech Republic and what has he prepared in collaboration with oné of our top dance groups 420PEOPLE?

This years' international dance festival VALMEZ DANCE, takes place in Valašské Meziříčí on 5.-7. of June. It is here that we will be able to see two exceptional performances, directed by Jo Strømgren. The first day of VALMEZ DANCE will offer A Dance Tribute to the Art of Football by the JS Kompani, which has received many international awards. If you are not able to attend this performance, you might have another chance to see it 8th of June at Jatka78 in Prague. On the second day of the festival we will be able to see the result of the Norway and Czech collaboration in the choreography A Dance Tribute to Ping-Pong by the 420PEOPLE.



A DANCE TRIBUTE TO THE ART OF FOOTBALL
Choreography: Jo Strømgren
Premiere: Bergen, Norsko, podzim 1997
Cast: Jo Strømgren Kompani
Awards: 
  • 1998 - Norwegian Critics Award
  • 1998 - Scandinavian selection for Bagnolet
  • 2012 - IFMC Honorary Diploma, Vitebsk
  • 2012 - Cuban Critics Award, Premio Villanueva 

A DANCE TRIBUTE TO PING PONG
Choreography: Jo Strømgren
Premiere JSK: Rouen, Francie, listopad 2011
Cast: 420PEOPLE
Nataša Novotná, Milan Odstrčil, Štěpán Pechar, Vojtěch Rak
(second cast: Šárka Bočková, Alexandr Volný)

You can look forward to exclusive interviews with Nataša Novotná and Jo Strømgren, that should be on our blog very soon. Both of these interviews will be published in Czech and English. We would like to thank both of the respondents for their time. We would also like to thank Anna Dovillaire, it is because of her thank these interviews were possible. We would like to invite you all to Zámek Kinských (Žerotín château) in Valašské Meziříčí where you can see both of Jo Strømgren's choreographies.



WE RECOMMEND:

Žádné komentáře:

Okomentovat

Podepisujte se prosím celým jménem, popřípadě jeho vhodnou částí. Děkujeme.