Biography

Contemporary dance company 420PEOPLE was founded by Václav Kuneš and Nataša Novotná at the end of the 200, after returning from a stint with one of the world’s most prestigious dance theatre companies: Jiří Kylián’s Nederlands Dans Theater. 420PEOPLE was created as a result of their shared vision to establish their own contemporary dance company in Prague.

The company presents a unique contemporary dance vocabulary and original works by choreographer Václav Kuneš and Sylva Šafková; offering performances that are playful and courageous.  In recent years 420PEOPLE has premiered dance pieces including 42+PEOPLE: Softer Skills, Heart Of Noise, Ever or May; community projects like Dancing Histor(y)ies – Binding Communities and Heritage Through Dance and produced several dance films.