Hana Polanská

Hana Polanská, dancer, performer, choreographer, dance teacher, dance journalist and a scholar who graduated from History of Art at Charles University and Choreography at the Academy of Performing Arts. In her theoretical reflections and interviews with Czech and foreign artists, she focuses on how to give art back a voice that encourages change in society. During her prosperous artistic career, she has worked as a soloist at the National Theatre and collaborated on dozens of projects with renowned choreographers and artists. She teaches at the Academy of Performing Arts, and also with children, older people or Parkinsonians. As part of her postgraduate studies at the Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, she is working on the effects of dance on the cognitive and physical abilities of the elderly.