Kristýna Němečková

Biography

A distinctive talented dancer with an unique temperament and a specific energy, thanks to which she can completely conquer the audience in a wide range of repertoire. She always draws attention to herself especially in contemporary choreographies with her exceptional technique , plasticity and unmistakable expression. 

For her solo part in Jacopo Godani's choreography Reflections on the Fate of Human Forms she won the 2015 Thalia Award and the Opera Plus Award. 

In 2018 she was appointed soloist of the National Theatre Ballet.

She was born in Berlin. She began her studies at the Dance Conservatory of the Capital City of Prague and after four years transferred to the State Ballet School in Berlin, where at the age of sixteen she danced the lead role in the ballet Giselle at the State Opera as part of the graduation performance. During her studies, she also won third place in the school-wide dance competition.

In 2008 she was engaged by the National Theatre in Prague as a member of the corps de ballet company and three years later she was appointed a demi-soloist.

In 2015 she was offered to join The Forsythe Company - later Dresden Frankfurt Dance Company - under the artistic direction of Jacopo Godani. There she danced in creations created by Jacop Godani directly for the company The Primate Trilogy, Metamorphers, C.O.R.E., Moto Perpetuo, Echoes From a Restless Soul, Extinction of a Minor Species and performed in works by William Forsyth (e.g. One Flat Thing, Reproduced) and Rafael Bonachela (Lux Tenebris). During her time with the company, she also led dance workshops in the style of J. Godani, among others.

Since the 2017/2018 season she has been back with the National Theatre Ballet. She has represented the company at many galas around the world (e.g. Korea, Costa Rica, Cuba, Spain and at the prestigious gala in Karlsruhe).

In 2016, she received the Opera Plus Annual Award. In 2018 she was twice in the group of winners in the Dance on Fire competition in Dresden, and in the same year she was selected for the international line-up of the My Country project of the Bubeníček brothers. During her career, she has also had the opportunity to work with the renowned Michael Schumacher.

During that time she is also engaged in teaching activities.

Kristýna is a great interpreter of modern and neoclassical repertoire.

Especially the role of the newspaper girl in the ballet Kafka: The Trial (M. Bigonzetti) and Kate in The Second Detail (W. Forsythe) are among her unforgettable performances. Also the role of Rosetta in the ballet comedy Leonce & Lena (Ch. Spuck) deserves great attention. She also impressed in the choreography of Artza (E. Dadon). She also danced leading parts in the titles Bill (S. Eyal); Psalm Symphony, Bella Figura, Six Dances, Gods and Dogs (J. Kylian); Aspects (K. Kozielska); Separate Knots (E. Gat); The Rite of Spring (G. Tetley); Puppet (D. Lee); Dos soles solos (A. Cerrudo); Prelude und Liebestod (C. Soto); Handman (E. Clug); EDEN | EDEN (W. McGregor); Serenade (G. Balanchine); In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated (W. Forsythe); Reflections on the Fate of Human Forms (J. Godani); Decadance (O. Naharin); or as Dorothy in The Sorcerer's Apprentice and The Little Mermaid in the eponymous title (J. Kodet); Sabat mater and The Rite of Spring (P. Zuska).

She also exercises her professionalism in solo roles of the classical repertoire: the role of the witch Madge in La Sylphide (J. Kobborg after A. Bournonville) and the role of the Fairy of Eloquence in The Sleeping Beauty (M. Haydée) are worth mentioning. In this ballet Krystina also dances the White Cat and the Prince's Fiancée. Her other roles include Pas de trois and Ruska in Swan Lake (K. Greeve); Evil Sister in Cinderella (J. Ch. Maillot); The Fairy of Christmas, Mrs. Cratchit, Arabian Dance, Oriental Dance, Waltz - solo in the ballet The Nutcracker - A Christmas Carol (Y. Vàmos); Gypsy in the ballet Romeo and Juliet (J. Cranko).

Kristýna could also be seen in Brel-Vysockij-Kryl / Solo for Three; A Little Touch of the Last Extreme; Symphony No. 1 in D major; D. M. J. 1953-1977; Ways 03; Romeo and Juliet; In the Mists (P. Zuska); Goldilocks (J. Kodet); The Guru (V. Konvalinka); Fancy Free (J. Robbins); Dance at the Crossroads, Rooster (Ch. Bruce); Santa Says Cut It! (J. Greben and U. Ivgi); Moving Rooms (K. Pastor); Fly Paper Bird (M. Goecke), etc.

In addition to her work in the theater, she has collaborated on a number of other projects, for example with the 420PEOPLE ensemble or DekkaDancers (Affordance, V. Kuneš, produced by 420PEOPLE; The Art of the Lost, Pakkáž, Unfinished Piece, Intro, Cave and Creatures). She has also danced in choreographies by Sylva Nečasová, Ondřej Vinklát, Hanky Turečková, Pal Kršiak and others.