Jan Kodet (b. 1968)
Choreographer, dancer and teacher
- graduate of modern dance pedagogy at the Department of Dance at HAMU
- as a dancer he worked in foreign theatres, for example Dance Berlin, S.O.A.P. Dance Theatre Frankfurt or Ballet Gulbenkian
- as a teacher he has taken part in a number of international workshops; he is co-founder and artistic director of the International Contemporary Dance Workshop Prague
- in Prague he teaches choreography at the Department of Dance at HAMU, and collaborates with the Prague Dance Conservatory and the Prague Dance Centre
- until 2024 he held the position of ballet master at the Ballet of the National Theatre for over 20 years
- he has created dozens of successful projects, and has long-term collaborations for example with the directing duo SKUTR or with the opera director Jiří Heřman
- his productions Lola & Mr. Talk (Archa Theatre) and Camoufl.AGE (National Theatre) won the Theatre Newspaper Award and the Sazka Prize for choreographic achievement of the year
Chapters
00:00 Introduction
00:40 Every student should have a challenge in front of them
02:07 The body as an instrument
04:25 Harmony between technique and creation is useful
05:47 Dance no longer has to focus only on performance
07:08 Visual art as an enrichment of dance
08:51 Intensity and diligence always pay off
How to recognise talent, how to support and develop it? How to guide students meaningfully? When does a pupil become an artist?
Questions concerning passion, obsession, motivation, inspiration and feedback are answered by prominent figures of the Czech art scene who, in their role as mentors in MenART, help talented students and their teachers find their own path.
Thus the MenART Impulse project was born – a ten-minute story with the ambition to move forward all those who are interested in art, work with art or study it. Desire is contagious!
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