BARBORA KOHOUTKOVÁ

Barbora Kohoutková started ballet training at a very early age. She was chosen at the age of 4 by a pre-ballet school of the National Theater in Prague and got accepted to the Prague Dance Conservatory when she was 10 years old.

Barbora started her professional career at the age of 17 in Helsinki as a Principal Dancer with the Finnish National Ballet (1996-2002). Before becoming a guest principal dancer she worked with the Bavarian State Ballet – Munich (2002-2003), Boston Ballet (2003-2004) and Hamburg Ballet-John Neumeier (2004-2008).

In her career she has danced the most important roles of almost the entire classical repertoire in its original form and in productions by Ben Stevenson, Natalia Makarova, , Vladimir Bourmeister, Sylvie Guillem, Wayne Eagling, Toer van Schayk, Bruce Marks, , Mikhail Fokine…

Besides the classical repertoire she also performed in choreographies by George Balanchine, Jiri Kylian, John Cranko, John Neumeier, Jorma Uotinen, Sir Kenneth MacMillan, Heinz Spoerli, Mark Morris…

As a guest artist she has been performing in Essen, Helsinki, Milano, Moscow, Munich, Prague, Rome, St. Petersburg, Tokyo (World Ballet Festival 2002 and 2004), …

Sadly, due to injuries, she had to cut short her beautiful career at the early age of 28. After having undergone multiple surgeries and stoically enduring much physical suffering, Barbora had to retire from the stage and began a rewarding career as a Ballet Master and teacher, occasionally still performing as a guest Principal.

During the season 2009- 2010 she worked as Ballet Master at the National Theater in Prague.

As a guest teacher she has been invited at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, China Beijing Dance Academy, School, Finnish National Ballet, Harvard University Dance Program, National Ballet of China in Beijing, National Ballet of Prague, Prague State Opera, The Tokyo Ballet, Vienna Opera and Ballet…

Barbora’s personal experiences of injuries and injury prevention brought her to discover and specialize in Gyrotonic® and Gyrokinesis®, becoming a certified instructor and an expert in the field. She owns the Art Movement Studio in Prague, where she helps ballet dancers maintain their bodies in the best possible working order.

For more detailed information on Barbora’s career please have a look at her CV.