Nataša Novotná

Nataša Novotná (born 29 October 1977 Opava) is a Czech dancer, choreographer, lecturer, co-founder of ''420PEOPLE'' and founder of ''Kylián fund in Prague''.

Education

She graduated from Janáček Conservatory in Ostrava.

Professional career

Dancer and choreographer

In 1997 she was engaged in the Dutch ensemble Nederlands Dans Theater 2 (NDT2) led by Jiří Kylián. Between 2000 and 2002 she danced in the Swedish Göteborgs Operan Ballet and since 2002 she has been a member of the Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT1).
She has collaborated with choreographers, e.g. J. Kylián, O. Naharin, W. Forsyth, M. Ek, Crystal Pite, Meryl Tancard and others.
Since 2007, she has been working independently, performing contemporary dance, collaborating as a dancer with leading world scenes and choreographers such as the Tero Saarinen Company in Finland, Copenhagen International Ballet, Korzo Theater, Station Zuid and C-scope in the Netherlands, as well with Roberto Bolle, the soloist of the Teatro alla Scala or with the London's Sadler's Wells and Sylvie Guillem.

420PEOPLE

Together with her former NDT colleague Václav Kuneš and manager Ondřej Kotrč, in 2007 she founded a contemporary dance ensemble ''420PEOPLE'', and acted as executive director of the ensemble until 2016. The name of the ensemble evokes Czech origin – ''420'' is the international telephone prefix for the Czech Republic.

The ensemble performs regularly both abroad (e.g. France, Spain, Germany, Mexico, Holland, Finland, Norway, Japan, Great Britain, etc.) and on the Czech stages (among others National Theater, National Moravian-Silesian Theatre).

The ensemble organizes the participation of prominent foreign artists at events in the Czech Republic – such as Ohad Naharin, Abou Lagraa, Jo Strǿmgren, Ann Van den Broek, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and others.

Kylián Fund in Prague

After a decade of working for 420PEOPLE, she founded the ''Kylián Fund in Prague'' in 2017. Its purpose is to support the art of dance and dance-related disciplines in an international context.

Further activities

She is involved in initiatives to support Czech contemporary dance and is a board member of the Vision of Dance professional organization.

She teaches at dance conservatories, Academy of Performing Arts in Prague and in ensembles in the Czech Republic and abroad. She is a lecturer in the Dance Studio of the New Stage of the National Theatre in Prague, which offers both contemporary and classical dance lessons. Since 2017 she has been certified teacher of the Gaga movement language, developed by world-renowned choreographer Ohad Naharin.

Selected awards

* 2003 nominated by Dutch critics for Best Dancer for interpretation of ''Pneuma'' choreography by J. Inger (Dance Europe)
* 2004 nominated by Dutch critics for Best Dancer for the interpretation of W. Forsyth's ''Duo'' choreography (Dance Europe)
* 2008 Thalia Award (for dance performance in ''Small Hour'' choreography)
* 2009 Dancer of the Year (at the DANCE PRAGUE FESTIVAL)

Selected choreography

* 2007 ''Znaky o znacích'' (created for Janáček Conservatory in Ostrava)
* 2010 ''Sacrebleu'' (created for 420PEOPLE)
* 2012 ''Pták Ohnivák'' (created for ballet ND Brno)
* 2012 ''Rezonance na pěší vzdálenost'' project with Berg Orchestra
* 2013 ''Škrtič'' (created for National Moravian-Silesian Theatre in Ostrava)
* 2017 ''Portrait Parlé'' (created for 420PEOPLE)
* 2017 Daniel Špinar, 420PEOPLE: ''Křehkosti, tvé jméno je žena'', directed by Daniel Špinar, New Stage of the National Theatre in Prague
* 2018 "Dream On" (created for Janáček Conservatory in Ostrava)

Filmography

* 2013 ''Hamletophelia'' (dance fashion film), dir. by Jakub Jahn
* 2016 ''Personal Shopper'' (mystery film), role: Ghost, dir. by Olivier AssayasIMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4714782/?ref_=ttfc_fc_tt
* 2017 ''Closed'' (dance film), directed by Stein-Roger Bull, Jo Strǿmgren

Gallery

File:Sacrebleu Nataša Novotná 2012.jpg, Sacrebleu (Nataša Novotná, 2012), photo Tamara Černá SofiG
File:Nataša Novotná Villa Tugendhat 2017.jpg, Nataša Novotná (Vila Tugendhat, Brno, 2017)

References

Citations

Bibliography

* ''National Theater Newsletter'', No. 5, January 2017, 134. season 2016–2017, Národní divadlo, Praha, 2017, p. 36
* ''National Theater Newsletter'', No. 10, June 2017, 134. season 2016–2017, Národní divadlo, Praha, 2017, pp.  24–5, 32
* Redakce: ''Křehkosti, tvé jméno je žena'', In.: ''National Theater Newsletter'', No. 8, April 2017, 134. season 2016–2017, Národní divadlo, Praha, 2017, p. 36
* Kateřina Hanáčková: ''Ohad Naharin: decadance'', In.: ''National Theater Newsletter'', No. 8, April 2017, 134. season 2016–2017, Národní divadlo, Praha, 2017, p. 25

External links

* 420PEOPLE: https://www.420people.org/o-nas/
* Národní divadlo–profil umělce: http://www.narodni-divadlo.cz/cs/umelec/natasa-novotna
* National Moravian-Silesian Theatre
Nataša Novotná in Národní divadlo moravskoslezské

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Living people
1977 births
Czech choreographers
Czech women choreographers
Czech female dancers
Czech dancers
Dance teachers
Modern dancers
Academic staff of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague
Czech lecturers