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Interview: Fascination with Wagner: Jiří Vejvoda and Andreas Schager

Music journalist Jiří Vejvoda and tenor Andreas Schager met at the National Theater in Prague to talk about the State Opera's new project, Fascination with Wagner, and their relationship with

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DANCETOPIA 2025: A space for care, relationality, and artistic regeneration

From June 16–24, the second edition of the international residency, symposium, and performative gathering DANCETOPIA 2025 took place at ALTA Air Camp in Kounice and Studio ALTA in Prague. With

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Embracing the Unknown: Dance and Performance in the Light of Critical Thought Offered by Dancetopia 2025 in Kounice

This is an open-ended conversation with American artists and dance theorists Nora Thompson and Chloë Engel, recorded during the Dancetopia 2025 festival in the forest setting of Kounice. The gathering

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Interviews Plus: Anja Silja – the Most Modern Wagner Voice

Soprano Anja Silja is a living legend of world opera, often called “the second Callas.” Few singers have sung such a large range of roles. She made her professional debut

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Jaroslav Vodňanský a conductor with an exceptionally long career has died at the age of 89

Jaroslav Vodňanský, the respected Czech conductor and founder of the South Bohemian Philharmonic Orchestra, died on Saturday, May 10th 2025 at the age of 89. He succumbed to a long

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Being sincere with the audience is more important than perfect technique. Receiving the Thalia Award doesn’t mean I’m the best dancer, says Federico Ievoli, principal dancer with the National Theater Ballet

Federico Ievoli has been a member of the National Theatre Ballet for eleven years, and since 2021, he has been its principal dancer. Is it possible that we have never

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