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 17 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.
The activities of the company within the project are supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic, the City of Prague, Václav Dejčmar and Studio Maiselovka. The project Dancing Histor(y)ies is funded by the European Union. “Creative Europe” program (Project id: 101099222).
Annual reports
2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009
Team
Václav Kuneš
vaclav@420people.org
Marta Lajnerová
marta@420people.org
Sylva Šafková
sylva@420people.org
Aneta Jochim
Anna Borovská
Zuzka Borová
Filip Tatoušek
David Borovský "Best Boy"
Marek Flachs
Petra Pelus Hašková
dancers & COOPERATION
Francesca Amante
Eliška Jirsová
Michal Heriban
Michala Kadlčíková
Simona Machovičová
Viktor Konvalinka
Milan Odstrčil
Filip Staněk
Veronika Tőkőly
Eliška Hulínská
Michal Toman
Helena Arenbergerová
Florian Garcia
Andrea Opavská
Veronika Kornová
Tomáš Pražák
Jindřich Panský
Zuzana Herenyiová
Matyáš Ramba
PARTNERS
The company’s activities in 2025 are supported with a 1,900,000 CZK grant from the City of Prague and with grant from the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic, Prague 1, Prague 7 & Art District 7, Václav Dejčmar. In collaboration with the Studio Maiselovka. We kindly thank our generous partners for their support. Partners logos see bellow.
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DANCE ZONE (4/2023)
Gates of Perception: The Universe Called 420PEOPLE
The 420PEOPLE brand celebrates fifteen years!
“Our lives become more tangible through contemporary dance... There is nothing like the feeling when you dance. It’s life, and you live it with us!”
Václav Kuneš, choreographer, dancer and artistic director of 420PEOPLE
420PEOPLE is a contemporary dance company and a “brand”. Under the leadership of its artistic director Václav Kuneš, the company presents a unique contemporary dance vocabulary in performances and original choreographies by contemporary artists (Václav Kuneš, Sylva Šafková) with a modern interpretive and professional level... An introductory text to the profile of the 420PEOPLE group and interviews with its members and fellow birders.
- Václav Kuneš: The 420PEOPLE Brand Celebrates Fifteen Years
- Lucie Němečková: Going Inwards Rather than Outwards Will Be Crucial (Interview with Václav Kuneš, choreographer, dancer and founder & artistic director of 420PEOPLE.)
- Václav Kuneš: A Company Does Not Consist of only Two Dancers
- Vladimír Hulec: The Desire to Live and Work at Home (Interview with dancer and choreographer and also production and manager Nataša Novotná, who – together with Václav Kuneš – is the co-founder of the group 420PEOPLE, of which she was a member until 2017.
- Lucie Němečková: I am Free to Do what (Interview with dancer Sylva Šafková.)
- Lucie Němečková: If you Want to Dance Well, you Have to Dance a lot (Interview with dancer Filip Staněk.)
- Lucie Němečková: To Find a Way to Joy through Dance (Interview with dancer Francesca Amy Amante.)
- Lucie Němečková: I Prefer to be on Stage with Someone Rather Than Alone (Interview with creation of performances, and lecturer and instructor of contemporary dance workshops and contact improvisation classes for professional dancers Helena Arenbergerová.)
- Lucie Němečková: Costumes Dance Too (Interview with leading Czech stylist Ola Křížová, since 2012 collaborator of the 420PEOPLE ensemble.)
- Lucie Němečková: Being True to the Body and Dance (Interview with dancer Veronika Tököly.)
- Lucie Němečková: Dance Stands on the Fringe (An interview with dancer and choreographer Simona Machovičová.)
