About us
DanceConnected (DC) is a newly transformed artistic association working in the field of contemporary dance. Under the original name ImproEvents Prague, it was founded in 2017 with the main mission of theoretical and practical research in the field of dance and the promotion of education in this artistic sector. Since the change of leadership at the end of 2023, the activities of the association have focused on artistic creation, its development and deepening the connection of the Czech Republic with the international dance scene in close collaboration with artists and on bringing dance closer to society. The association, which currently has 4 members, is a platform for connecting artists, companies, dance professionals across Europe, initiating new dance projects, helping to popularize contemporary dance and at the same time implementing dance in the social life of different groups of people. As a de facto emerging entity, DC aims to take advantage of the team members' rich experience in the field of dance and become a partner in socially beneficial European cultural projects. DC aims to become part of European dance and education networks and to contribute to building a sustainable future for dance and performing arts through its activities.
Our team
Daniela Řeháková
Absolvovala magisterské studium oboru produkce na pražské DAMU (1998). Během studia produkčně spolupracovala na několika významných událostech a založila vlastní divadelní agenturu, s kterou realizovala především zájezdová představení v období let 1995 - 2005. Současně působila jako tajemnice divadla Rokoko a poté šest let jako produkční a zástupce ředitelky Divadla v Řeznické.
V roce 2003 se začala zaměřovat na finanční management kulturních institucí, jemuž se věnuje dosud (spolupráce s mnohými neziskovkami - Alt@rt, VerTeDance, Studio Damúza, Struny podzimu, Věra Ondrašíková & Coll., Tanec Praha, ME-SA aj.). V letech 2012 – 2015 působila jako ředitelka divadla Ponec. Během spolupráce s Tancem Praha (2006 - 2024) spolupracovala také na mezinárodních projektech např. M for Mobility, Big Pulse Dance Alliance, Shape it! aj.
V současné době je členkou a manažerkou souboru Temporary Collective, je majitelkou produkční agentury TDA Production s.r.o. a současně transformovala spolek DanceConnected, jehož je předsedkyní.
Markéta Perroud
After graduating from the Prague Dance Conservatory in 1990, she worked as a professional dancer in Pavel Šmok's Prague Chamber Ballet and collaborated on many independent artistic projects at home and abroad. In 1995 she was awarded the Thalia Prize.
In 1997 she became a soloist with the Ballet of the State Opera in Lyon, France, where she worked until 2010. She holds a French state diploma in dance pedagogy and studied cultural management in Lyon in 2009-2010.
Since 2010, she has been working with Dance Prague, initially as a member of the Artistic Council, then as artistic co-director of the TANEC PRAHA festival (from 2011 to January 2024) and of the entire organization (from 2012 to January 2024).
In 2015 she was awarded the insignia of Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters for her contribution to the development of Franco-Czech relations.
From May 2021 to September 2023, she was also artistic director of the PONEC theatre.
She has participated in many European projects such as Aerowaves, EDN-European Dance Development Network, Dance transit. Prague.Dresden.Leipzig, Dancing Museums, Shape It, Big Pulse Dance Alliance, Dancing Museums, Dance Well and others.
She is currently active in the artistic leadership of the Dance Well project as an external collaborator of Dance Prague, working with dance artists and organisations to develop their international relationships and is involved in the transformation of DanceConnected from 2024.
She is a member of numerous commissions and juries.
Katarína Morávek Ďuricová
She studied management and economics at the University of Žilina and from 2005 to 2011 she worked at the cultural centre Stanica Žilina - Záriečie, where she gained experience in running a cultural centre and organising international events. Here she also found her passion for lighting design and contemporary dance.
Since 2012, she has been working mainly in Prague and has been involved in project management (Czech Dance Platform 2013, 2015, 2016, Aerowaves Spring Forward in Pilsen 2016, Dancing Museums and Dance Well projects), production (Institute of Lighting Design), coordination (Staff Exchange within the Trans Europe Halles network, Anténa - network for independent culture, European Lighting School), and collaborating on artistic creation with companies. In addition to working on new lighting solutions and touring, she has been the technical director of the TANEC PRAGUE festival since 2014 (until January 2024), Bratislava in motion since 2020 and organizes the Žilina (SK) light art festival since 2022.
From 2018 to 2021 she was a member of the Executive Committee of the network of independent cultural centres Trans Europe Halles.
She has twice won the light design award at the Czech Dance Platform Festival in collaboration with VerTeDance and Jiří Havelka for the performances Flow (2017) and Correction (2014).
Veronika Hladká
She studied Management in Culture at Masaryk University in Brno. Already at the end of her studies she started working for the organization Tanec Praha, where she first worked as a coordinator, then as a manager of the international festival TANEC PRAHA in the regions, a producer at the PONEC theatre and as a project manager she also participated in other international projects (BeSpectACTive!, Spring Forward 2016, Big Pulse Dance Alliance). As a manager and producer, she has worked with choreographer Tereza Lenerová, and now collaborates with choreographer Věrka Ondrašíková, Tantehorse and SIMULAKRUM. Since April 2024 she has been working at the Czech Philharmonic as a tour producer. She has also been cooperating with the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival for a long time.