Daria Klimentová, a photographer, ballet teacher and world-renowned Prima Ballerina will discuss her successful professional journey.
Having spent most of her career as a lead principal dancer at English National Ballet, Daria will discuss her successful professional journey from her ballet beginnings in Communist Czechoslovakia through her peak time as a dancer to her retirement and change of career direction. She will share what it takes to get to the top (and remain there), reveal the backstage struggles of a ballerina, and whether it is possible to combine a busy career with a family life.Followed by a Q&A session with the audience.
About the speaker:
Following her graduation from Prague State Conservatorie of Music and Dance in 1989, Daria Klimentovájoined National Theatre Ballet in Prague as a soloist, and was promoted to principal dancer a year later. In 1992, she joined Cape Town City Ballet in South Africa as principal. The following year, she joined the Scottish Ballet as a principal dancer. In 1996, Klimentová joined the English National Ballet at the invitation of then-artistic director Derek Deane. Since 2003 Daria has been the founder and Director of the Prague International Ballet Masterclasses held at the magnificent studios of the National Theatre Company in Prague.
In March 2013 Daria published her autobiography titled *Daria Klimentova – Agony and Ecstasy: My Life in Dance.* In 2014 she finished training as a teacher at The Royal Ballet School and joined the teaching staff there in September 2014 following her retirement as a ballet dancer.
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VenueCzech Centre at the Czech Embassy Cinema, London W8
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