About 420people
420PEOPLE is a company of contemporary dance, in the name of which the creators have written a Czech telephone code. The ensemble was founded by dance choreographers Václav Kuneš and Nataša Novotná at the turn of 2007/2008 after their return from a stint with one of the world's most prestigious dance theatre companies - Jiří Kylián's Nederlands Dans Theater. Their shared vision to build their own contemporary dance company in Prague gave birth to the 420PEOPLE brand, which has been active on the Czech and international scene for 19 years.
The company is a combination of modern level of interpretation, professionalism, originality, thoughtful playfulness and courage. Since 2018, artistic director and choreographer Václav Kuneš has taken over the leadership of the company. 420PEOPLE collaborates with dozens of Czech and international dancers and artists on stage, in dance films and online live broadcasts. A few years ago, the ensemble opened its first intimate theater space in Prague called Studio Masielovka, which presents its own dramaturgical program and connects the world of dance professionals with the public. With such a breadth of scope, the company maintains a stable place among the finest independent arts entities. The company stages and performs more than 110 performances annually in the Czech Republic and abroad.
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10. & 11. 10. 2026
Postponed premiere: KINTSUGI
La Fabrika, Prague | 19:30 & 18:00
We will open the new season with the premiere of KINTSUGI, inspired by the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold. Here, cracks are not hidden but become part of the story. “It is not about returning to the original state, but about finding a new way for things to hold together,” says choreographer Václav Kuneš. KINTSUGI reflects the contemporary world as a space of both disruption and renewal, exploring through dance resilience, transformation, and the search for a new sense of wholeness after rupture.
13. & 14. 10. 2026
SMOKE AND MIRRORS
Studio Maiselovka, Prague | 19:30
The solo performance by dancer Francesca ‘Amy’ Amante and the solo concert by flamenco guitarist Filip Zubák. They dance and sing, disappearing and reappearing among levitating glass objects. The set design was inspired by the work of artist Vladimíra Klumparová, thanks to whom glass became an integral part of the creative process. It remained solid and fragile at the same time, impressive, beautiful, seemingly abstract, until a combination of circumstances gave it meaning, a story. Just like the illusion created by the combination of smoke and mirrors, this story may also be just an impression. New choreography by Václav Kuneš created especially for Studio Maiselovka.
24. & 25. 10. 2026
HeArt of Noise
La Fabrika, Prague | 19:30 & 15:00
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.
29. & 30. & 31. 10. 2026
PREMIERE: DENSER
Studio Maiselovka | 19:30
"DENSER does not ask how much the body can do. It asks how much it carries." DENSER, the latest premiere from contemporary dance company 420PEOPLE, choreographed by Václav Kuneš and Filip Staněk, brings together a solo performance by Filip Staněk and live electronic music by expandcollapse (Ester Grohová) in the intimate setting of Studio Maiselovka.
KINTSUGI
Postponed premiere: 10. & 11. 10. 2026
Performances: 10. 11. 2026
La Fabrika, Prague 7
We will open the new season with the premiere of KINTSUGI, inspired by the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold. Here, cracks are not hidden but become part of the story. “It is not about returning to the original state, but about finding a new way for things to hold together,” says choreographer Václav Kuneš.
KINTSUGI reflects the contemporary world as a space of both disruption and renewal, exploring through dance resilience, transformation, and the search for a new sense of wholeness after rupture.
denser
Premiere: 29. & 30. & 31. 10. 2026
Performances: 14. & 15. 12. 2026
Studio Maiselovka, Prague 1
"DENSER does not ask how much the body can do. It asks how much it carries."
DENSER, the latest premiere from contemporary dance company 420PEOPLE, choreographed by Václav Kuneš and Filip Staněk, brings together a solo performance by Filip Staněk and live electronic music by expandcollapse (Ester Grohová) in the intimate setting of Studio Maiselovka.
