Bread & Dance Prague 2024

A showcase of contemporary dance and physical theatre, an international exchange of dancers and a networking base - all this is Bread & Dance Prague 2024. The festival takes place in Prague from November 2 to 6.

Dance is our bread!

A joint project of leading Czech contemporary dance companies and physical theater 420PEOPLE, Burkicom, Dekkadancers, Farma v jeskyni and Lenka Vagnerová & Company. Five contemporary dance and physical theater companies come together to present together and open up the topic of the long-term status, sustainability, collaboration and development of contemporary dance and physical theater in an international context. Openness, current creations, workshops with choreographers and discussions within international networking.

Showcase – 9 performances / 8 choreographers / 5 ensembles. Showcase of contemporary dance and physical theater. Currently featured performances by 420PEOPLE, Burkicom Dekkadancers, Farma v jeskyni and Lenka Vagnerová & Company.

International Dancer Exchange - On days 2-4 November 2024, participants of the exchange will gradually go through introduction workshops with leading Czech choreographers in three-hour blocks. They will personally get to know their way of working, together they will work on a specific assignment and in the final Apres Ski (breakfast with the choreographers) they will also receive direct feedback from them. Intended only for professional dancers, graduates or students of dance schools from the age of 16 selected on the basis of a sent CV and a video with a demonstration of movement. application on the international scene with the participation of leading ensembles and promoters from other European countries. Lectures, discussions, case studies, open workshops.

More information and a detailed program on the festival website.

"We are creating space for the development of possibilities for applying dancers in an international environment. We give the opportunity to get a specific job. We combine the efforts of individual troupes in the field of international cooperation and booking, simplify access to new talents on the international scene, educate them and increase the readiness of dancers to work in troupes at the international level. We share experiences and look for ways to further develop international cooperation at all levels of contemporary dance and physical theatre. Through mutual cooperation, we reduce the costs of individual ensembles in the mentioned areas."

"When implementing our projects, we want to work with great dancers and professionals from other fields, we want our work to be known by audiences all over the country and at the same time we want to regularly confront our work with what is happening in the world. Together we want to continue to develop, learn, share our creations and show why we do what we do with great passion. We are open to everyone who wants to follow the same path. That's why we founded Bread&Dance Prague. That's why we opened the exchange of dancers, that's why we're opening a networking base, to which we invited both other creators and promoters, representatives of theaters and festivals, and marketing specialists. From the world and from the domestic scene. When we talk about sustainability, we talk about passion, meaning and openness. We do not define ourselves, but together we look for ways forward. We open the world of dance. Do you think similarly? Come!"

The event is held under the auspices of the Minister of Culture of the Czech Republic, Martin Baxa.