PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Raisová, Michaela
AU  - Eliášová, Bohumíra
TI  - From Solitaires to Solitaires: Real-Time Choreography in the Czech Context
DP  - 2023 Dec 31
TA  - ArteActa
PG  - 1--24
VI  - 6
IP  - 2
AID - 10.62804/aa.2023.007
IS  - 25711695
AB  - The authors present the second part of a two-part series in which they introduce the phenomenon of dance improvisation and instant composition (real-time choreography). In the first part, they introduced to the Czech readers (in Czech) for the first time the context and historical development of this artistic discipline. In the second part, they focus on how the postmodern stage format of instant composition progressed onto the Czechoslovakian and later the Czech artistic scene in the 1990s and 2000s. Through a concrete selection of individual Czech and Slovakian artists, companies and performances, projects and festivals, the authors map the Czech context and how this discipline was developed and how it is understood. This study brings for the first time in the Czech context an overview of key players of dance improvisation. The authors attempt to join the international dialogue in the field and suggest further possibilities for research.