Archa Theatre
Na Poříčí 26, 110 00, Prague 1
phone: +420 221 716 111
e-mail: archa@archatheatre.cz

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A Small Hour Ago is a free continuation of the original successful choreography of Small Hour and the piece which it inspired On an Even Keel. The new full-length piece is created on the basis of three duets, which are united by their perception of time in connection with events defining our existence.
Adds Václav Kuneš: “A Small Hour Ago is about the acceptance of important moments, which forever change our lives. There are moments which we gladly remember and those that we vainly try to forget. How much time do we need before we can begin to accept these changes? Acceptance of these moments, changes or events was an important source of our inspiration.”

Premiere: November 6, 2009, Holland Dance Festival, Den Haag, Netherlands

Co-production: Dutch theatre Korzo with the support of the BNP Paribas Foundation

Choreography: Václav Kuneš
Music: Dirk Haubrich
Lights: Loes Schakenbos
Costumes: Asaalia Khadjé
Starring: Václav Kuneš
Also featuring:  Rei Watanabe, Nataša Novotná, Cora Bos Kroise

Václav Kuneš
One of the most successful Czech dancers living abroad. After graduating from the Prague dance conservatory in 1993 he left for the Netherlands and became a member of the Nederlands Dans Theater 2. In 1998 he moved to the NDT 1 headed by Jiří Kylián, where he danced until 2004. He worked with a number of choreographers, such as William Forsythe, Ohad Naharin, Paul Lightfoot and others. Since 2004 he has been performing as an independent dancer and choreographer. In 2005 and 2006 he worked together with Sabur Teshigawara and his Karas company in the New National Theatre in Tokyo. In 2005 he was nominated for the Dancer of the Year Award in Cannes. He interpreted the role of a young Nijinsky in the Finnish dance film My madness is my love, - impressions of Vaslav Nijinski. He has created several pieces for the Nederlands Dans Theater 2, the Copenhagen International Ballet, Laterna Magika in Prague, the Korzo Theater Den Haag and Station Zuid in the Netherlands. Since 2004 he has also been working as an assistant to Jiří Kylián. In 2008 he won Sazka and Theatre News awards for choreography. A Small Hour Ago is his fourth piece for 420PEOPLE.

Nataša Novotná
After graduating from the Janáček conservatory in Ostrava, in 1997 Nataša gained a place in the Netherlands junior company Nederlands Dans Theatre 2 headed by Jiří Kylián. From 2000 – 2002 she danced in the Swedish Göteborgse Ballet company, where among other things she won praise for her role as Juliet in a performance of Romeo & Juliette by M. Müller. In the summer of 2002, she returned to the Netherlands, where she became a member of the prestigious Nederlands Dans Theatre 1. Since the summer of 2006 she has been working freelance, mainly as a dancer, and occasionally as a dance master and teacher. She makes guest appearances in companies and performances around the world. In 2009 she won a Thálie award for interpretation and was named Dancer of the Year at the Dance Prague festival. She has collaborated with Finnish choreographer Tero Saarinen, the Italian soloist from La Scala Robert Boll, the Copenhagen International Ballet and the Dutch project C-scope. Together with Václav Kuneš and Ondřej Kotrč she created the dance group 420PEOPLE.