Václav Kuneš (born 1975, Prague) is a choreographer, dancer and artistic director of the contemporary dance company 420PEOPLE, which he co-founded with Nataša Novotná in 2007 after eleven years with Jiří Kylián's Nederlands Dans Theater. At NDT he performed works by Ohad Naharin, William Forsythe, Mats Ek and Nacho Duato, and served as Kylián's assistant. With 420PEOPLE he stages his own choreographies alongside pieces by international guests - from Crystal Pite to Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui - on Czech and foreign stages. He is also known to wider audiences as a former judge on the Czech TV show StarDance.
The 420PEOPLE ensemble is preparing the premiere of the new choreography KINTSUGI for September 2026, inspired by the Japanese technique of repairing broken objects with gold.
Václav Kuneš will lead the first dance intensive 420PEOPLE Summer Dance Intensive at Lipnice Castle above Sázava (July 6-11, 2026).
In February 2025, Studio Maiselovka hosted the world premiere of the choreography Design of Time - a joint project by Václav Kuneš with Japanese choreographer Saburo Teshigawara and dancer Rihoko Sato as part of the 42+PEOPLE project.
In November 2024, the 420PEOPLE ensemble launched a crowdfunding campaign TANEC NESTÁRNE on the Darujme.cz platform to support the 42+PEOPLE project for dancers over 40 years old.
In September 2024, the premiere of the choreography Y/why took place, the final part of Václav Kuneš's triptych for the 420PEOPLE ensemble.
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The fourth contemporary dance festival at Lipnice Castle features performances, workshops, and improvisation jam sessions with dancers and choreographers from the 420PEOPLE ensemble.
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Open dance class led by members of the 420PEOPLE ensemble, welcoming dancers with basic experience and above.
