New Prague Dance Festival

Program and information on performances

Program

7/3

Arrival of participants to Prague

Accommodation and meeting the festival organizers, distribution of the full official program of the New Prague Dance Festival/Competition 2027 to separate groups (schedule and stage rehearsal timetable, schedule of Workshop, program of separate performance and program for the day off).

News - for better organization, there will be the NPDF counter at the Terminal 2 of the Prague Vaclav Havel airport with our interpreters ready to help upon arrival
Transport from the airport with the NPDF bus/minibus (with the interpreter) to the hotel
Transport airport - hotel - airport will be provided for a minimum number of 4 people - individually coming people should arrange their own transport (in a case there is a vacant place on the NPDF bus, they can join)
Check-in ***+ hotel (until we have rooms), after 15:00, (accommodation in the morning only in case of free rooms and after talk of the NPDF management)
Distribution of free tickets for accompanying members, parents and friends of schools - groups for all performances
Dinner as agreed with organisers of the NPDF (depends on time of arrival)

7/4

approximately 7:00 breakfast at the hotel

Stage rehearsals (each group has its stage rehearsal = space, light and sound) at the theatre during the whole day - according to the list; it's a rehearsal for the opening evening of the New Prague Dance Festival/Competition 2027 and also for the other competition evenings (7/5, 7/6 and 7/7)!!!
After rehearsals - free time, possibility of visiting historical places in Prague
approximately 20:00 dinner in the hotel
20:30 - 22:30 Meeting and dinner of all the leaders of all participating groups with the direction of NPDF

Program

7/5

WORKSHOP

The precise schedule for the workshops (classical dance, modern dance, hip hop, folk dance, Pilates, theatrical makeup) between 9:00 AM and 12:45 PM will be determined based on the number of registered dancers!

Additional rehearsals in the Theater
Sightseeing of Prague - we recommend a visit to the Charles Bridge, one of the most representative places of Prague with a possibility of shopping at the famous Old Town, as well as the Prague City Hall, the place of the astronomic clock, a masterwork of Medieval technique and the true symbol of the city, with a show of twelve apostles that comes to life every hour and is admired by tourists cumulated at Old Town Square, the living centre and heart of the capital city
16:00 First performance - Gala opening of the XXXI^st edition of New Prague Dance Festival 2027
approximately 21:00 dinner it the hotel

Program

7/6

WORKSHOP

Sightseeing of Prague - we recommend the place of the astronomic clock, a masterwork of Medieval technique and the true symbol of the city, with a show of twelve apostles that comes to life every hour and is admired by tourists cumulated at Old Town Square, the living centre and heart of the capital city.

Additional rehearsals in the Theater
17:00 Second performance in the evening
Approximately 21:00 dinner in the hotel

Program

Program

7/7

WORKSHOP

Sightseeing of Prague - we recommend a visit to the Charles Bridge, one of the most representative places of Prague with a possibility of shopping at the famous Old Town.

Additional rehearsals in the Theater
17:00 Third performance in the evening
Approximately 21:00 dinner in the hotel

Program

7/8

DAY OFF !

On your free day, we would like to suggest the following three main sightseeing routes in Prague:

Petřín Hill (observation tower, observatory, Hall of Mirrors) and Prague Castle with St. Vitus Cathedral - the seat of President of the Czech Republic (do not miss changing of Castle guards at 12 o'clock), a walk through the Golden Lane, the original place of residence of alchemists serving to the Emperor Rudolph II. and a visit to the impressive St. Vitus Cathedral, the spiritual seat of the Czech catholic congregation, a masterwork by Petr Parler, one of the top artistic and architectonic works of the Gothic period in Central Europe.
Prague Zoo (ranked among the world's top 7 and most visited zoos) and Troja Chateau.
A visit to the Jewish Quarter and cemetery, and the Spanish Synagogue with its museum and the picturesque Old Town, so loved by Franz Kafka is possible.
Recommended trips to significant historical sites near Prague: Karlstejn Castle, Cesky Sternberk Castle, Krivoklat Castle, the town of Kutna Hora, the Terezin Memorial, and the Rückl Crystal glassworks in Nizbor.
Optional bus trip: €10 per person.

Entrance fees are not included and must be paid individually by each participant.
Afternoon boat cruise on the Vltava River with a Welcome drink and a & a snack menu.
There will be a magician show - so be all ready at the embankment in front of the boat at 14:45. Also our photgrapher will take some nice pictures of you with the panorama of the Prague Castle.

20:00 - Awarding - Handing prizes to winners of the New Prague Dance Festival/Competition 2027

Festival dinner - a party in the "MUNICIPAL HOUSE" or so called Prazska krizovatka (a favorite place of our writer and presidentVaclav Havel).

Program

7/9

approximately 7:00 breakfast at the hotel

Departure to home country

Program

7/10 - optional

approximately 7:00 breakfast at the hotel

For those people who decide to stay one more day in Prague, the extra night with the HB in the hotel and visit to the historical building of the National Theatre of Prague with a special guide is 130 euro (until April, 15th 2027).

Program

Program

(Technical and organisation changes possible)