420PEOPLE: KINTSUGI (premiere)

Name: 420PEOPLE: KINTSUGI (premiere)
Start: 2026-09-07T19:30:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-07T20:30:00+02:00
Location: La Fabrika

took place · 7 Sep 2026

La Fabrika, Prague

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Premiere of a new choreography by Václav Kuneš and the 420PEOPLE ensemble. KINTSUGI does not hide cracks - instead, it leaves them visible as part of the story. Each break, each repair is unique and cannot be repeated.

"It is not about returning to the original state, but about finding a new way for things to hold together."

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About the venue: La Fabrika

La Fabrika is a multi-purpose cultural centre in the Holešovice district of Prague, opened in 2007. It was created by converting several early-20th-century factory buildings, designed by the KAVA studio - the name combines a nod to New York's La MaMa theatre with a reference to the industrial origins of the building. Its two black-box halls host theatre, dance, concerts, exhibitions, film screenings, performances and workshops.

Komunardů 1001/30, 170 00 Praha 7 Get directions

About: Václav Kuneš

Prague-based choreographer and dancer Václav Kuneš has led 420PEOPLE since 2007, building it into one of the Czech Republic's leading contemporary dance companies. His career spans eleven years at Nederlands Dans Theater and collaborations with figures including Jiří Kylián, Ohad Naharin and Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui.

18 years

existence of file 420PEOPLE

1,900,000 CZK

grant from the City of Prague for 420PEOPLE (2025)

11 years

work at Nederlands Dans Theater

2005

Best Dancer of the Year Award, Cannes

What's new

2026-06
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.
2026-07
Václav Kuneš will lead the first dance intensive 420PEOPLE Summer Dance Intensive at Lipnice Castle above Sázava (July 6-11, 2026).
2025-02
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.

Tour

PrahaLipnice nad Sázavou

Tracks

Y/whyPremiere September 2024, final part of the triptych EVER-WHERE-Y/why for the ensemble 420PEOPLE

EVERPremiere 2022, La Fabrika Praha; first part of the triptych, reprises still in 2026

Small HourFounding production of the ensemble 420PEOPLE from 2007

Design of TimeWorld premiere February 2025, choreography by Saburo Teshigawara, project 42+PEOPLE

KINTSUGIUpcoming premiere September 2026, inspired by the Japanese gold repair technique

420PEOPLE: KINTSUGI (premiere)

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