About 420people
The contemporary dance group 420PEOPLE, named after the Czech country code, was founded by Václav Kuneš and Nataša Novotná at the turn of the years 2007/2008, after they returned home from one of the most prestigious dance theatres - Jiří Kylián's Nederlands Dans Theater. The tandem’s vision to build their own contemporary dance group in Prague bring the brand 420PEOPLE into being. The company has now been a stable player on the Czech and international theatre and dance scene for 17 years. Since 2018, artistic director and choreographer Václav Kuneš has taken over the leadership of the company.
420PEOPLE is a fusion of outstanding dance quality, professionalism, sophisticated playfulness and true daringness in presenting a sheer vocabulary of contemporary dance, improvisation as an inherent part of creation and an unorthodox dialogue with the audience in the form of Q and A sessions, workshops and other activities.
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Project
DANCING HISTOR(Y)IES
The Dancing Histories project will bring together 13 institutions in eleven European countries. Over the next few months and years, we will work with our dance partners to educate, train, and share new experiences and insights into contemporary dance, performing arts, art production & management, and more. "Creative Europe" program (Project id: 101099222)
20. 7. 2025
THE WATCHER & PLEASE THE TREES
BaLéto, Biskupský Dvůr, Brno | 20:15
Dance show of the 420PEOPLE contemporary dance group and the rock concert of the band Please The Trees is here! The proven cooperation between Václav Kuneš and Václav Havelka brings again an unforgettable experience. The Watcher is coming!
4. & 5. 10. 2025
Y / why
La Fabrika | 19:30
The new choreography by Václav Kuneš and 420PEOPLE. Y / why wraps up this choreographic journey by delving into the heart of human experience. It’s a performance that questions, provokes, and ultimately invites the audience to find their own answers. "Why look for the meaning of things by dancing? Why not?”
15. & 16. & 17. 10. 2025
HeArt of Noise
La Fabrika | 19:30
The dance performance by the contemporary dance company 420PEOPLE, choreographed by Sylva Šafková, introduces a modern take on futurism in movement, music and set design. The audience will enjoy the best dancers, a water surface directly on the stage and the live sound of the Futurists’ iconic instrument, the intonarumori.
DANCING HISTOR(Y)IES FESTIVAL 2025
Lipnice nad Sázavou
420PEOPLE & Project Dancing Histor(y)ies & Lipnice Castle presents the FESTIVAL Dancing Histor(y)ies 2025. The audience will be presented with choreographies in the historical environment of the castle, movement workshops, concerts and the premiere of the site-specific performance CESTA in the adjacent quarries of Lipnice nad Sázavou from 13 to 14 June 2025.
Project is supported by the Creative Europe program (ID: 101099222). The company’s activities are supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic.
