b12 fall
research or die.
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b12 fall
— // —location: eden***** studios
Jiri pokorny
freelance choreographer / educator
repertory and improvisation
his workshop focuses on two related areas. the first is devoted to cultivating body movement through the study of various improvisational principles. the second presents fragments of existing choreography (repertory – jiri pokorny), benefiting from the principles of previous practice.
the description reflects an artist’s idea which was developed at the time it was submitted to b12. it may have changed by the time the workshop or the performance project is starting. please stay flexible. thank you!
biography
born in prague in 1981, jiri pokorny is a czech choreographer based in prague, czech republic. he graduated from the prague national dance conservatory in 2000 and went on to dance with laterna magika in prague. three years later he joined nederlands dans theater 2 in the hague and continued his career with ndt1. after seven years in ndt, jiri joined the vancouver-based company kidd pivot under the leadership of canadian choreographer crystal pite. jiri has worked with many renowned choreographers such as jiri kylian, mats ek, ohad naharin and crystal pite, among others. he has performed in prestigious theatres worldwide, including paris opera, sadler’s wells london, teatro real madrid, joyce theater new york and many more. in 2013, jiri transitioned to making his own works as a freelance choreographer, and since then he has collaborated with companies and production houses across europe and north america. to name a few, he created pieces for ndt2, ballet bc, aterballetto, basel ballet, ballet bern, national theater mannheim and korzo productions in the hague. jiri’s engagement with dance education is also significant due to numerous collaborations with dance schools such as the royal conservatory in the hague, juilliard school in new york, arts umbrella vancouver, ndt summer intensive, share intensive berlin, orsolina28 and architanz tokyo. jiri directs his own educational program for young choreographers, the pioneer project, at korzo theatre in the hague.
please be aware of our early bird special offer for this workshop! you can apply for this offer up until the 15th of juni 2025. after the 15th the regular workshop fee applies. applications are accepted up until one day before the workshops starts.
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