Oct 1, 2026 · 1 hr · 11 segments
Some conversations deserve time. This is most definitely one of them. In this edition of *Danshuis Conversations*, we sit down with world-renowned choreographer Jiří Kylián to revisit an unparalleled…
Jiří KyliánGuestSamuel WuerstenHostWas that something that just came naturally that you w- because you were describing the, the situation in the conservatory where you were showing a piece that you made to the English, uh, cultural representative.
So was choreography something that was natural for you? If one danced, one could also create?
Even when I, when I was maybe 11 years old, I started choreographing for my, for the kids in the-
It never came to a performance or anything, but, um, it was always pa- You know, I, I always had the feeling that my own body is not good enough-
... to actually express what, what I need to express, so I needed other bodies.
But still you were very young, and one would imagine that, you know, as a young dancer, you have this perspective of dancing.
But did, did you have an understanding that you used your dancing career as an excuse to become a choreographer? Was it sort of that you, you felt you needed to, to dance to become the choreographer you wanted to become?
Was that something that just came naturally that you w- because you were describing the, the situation in the conservatory where you were showing a piece that you made to the English, uh, cultural representative.
So was choreography something that was natural for you? If one danced, one could also create?
Even when I, when I was maybe 11 years old, I started choreographing for my, for the kids in the-
It never came to a performance or anything, but, um, it was always pa- You know, I, I always had the feeling that my own body is not good enough-
... to actually express what, what I need to express, so I needed other bodies.
But still you were very young, and one would imagine that, you know, as a young dancer, you have this perspective of dancing.
But did, did you have an understanding that you used your dancing career as an excuse to become a choreographer? Was it sort of that you, you felt you needed to, to dance to become the choreographer you wanted to become?
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