Viktor Konvalinka

Biography

After graduating from the Prague Conservatory, Viktor Konvalinka joined the Czech National Ballet, where in 2006 he was named a soloist. He performed in classical, modern and contemporary works. During his time with the company, he appeared in numerous productions by Jiří Kylián, Ohad Naharin, Mats Ek, Jiří Pokorný, Jacobo Godani, Youri Vàmos, Petr Zuska and other renowned choreographers. In 2009, he, Tomáš Rychetský and Pavel Hejný established Dekkadancers. In 2014, Viktor Konvalinka created his first choreography for the Czech National Ballet, Guru, garnering in the process experience with opera and large orchestra. In 2015, he received the coveted Thalia Prize for his improvised solo in Ohad Naharin’s decadance, staged at the National Theatre in Prague.

Viktor Konvalinka has earned multiple accolades at Czech and international competitions (second prize at the Grand Prix Eurovision 2003; first prize at the Grand Prix 2003 in Brno; first prize at the Contest Vienna 2004 in the modern dance category, etc.).

In 2015, he joined the Norrdans contemporary dance company in Sweden, in 2019 he became a member of Sweden’s Dansalliansen, an organisation supporting freelance dancers and choreographers. Following his return to the Czech Republic, Viktor joined 420People, BURKI&com and other groups, including the “second generation” Dekkadancers, where he has worked as co-director alongside Štěpán Pechar, Ondřej Vinklát and Marek Svobodník. In 2022, he participated in a four-month project at the Skånes Dansteater in Malmö. In 2023, he received a Thalia Prize nomination for this solo performance in 420People’s production Why Things Go Wrong.

As a choreographer, Viktor has collaborated with various companies and theatres. His creations include The Point of View for the National Moravian Silesian Theatre in Ostrava (2023); MašínGun Brothers for the F. X. Šalda Theatre in Liberec (2021, in tandem with Marek Svobodník, directed by Štěpán Benyovszký, to music by Ivan Acher); Velký třesk! (The Big Bang!) for Tatabojs & Dekkadancers (2021, with Marek Svobodník and Tomáš Rychetský); A.I. for Dekkadancers (2020, with Štěpán Pechar and Ondřej Vinklát, directed by Štěpán Benyovszký); Vzpomínky staré paruky (Memories of an Old Wig) for the South Bohemia Theatre in České Budějovice (2020, to music by Alex Sadirov); Nanopicture (Nanoalbum Live Ballet) for Tatabojs & Dekkadancers (2019, with Marek Svobodník and Tomáš Rychetský); Síkrit for Dekkadancers (2018, to Štěpán Benyovszký’s scenario and Alex Sadirov’s music, part of the mixed bill Návštěvníci); Lilla magellanska molnet for Norrdans (2018, to music by Alex Sadirov); Cash “11” for Norrdans (2018, to music by Tomáš Vychytil, also presented within the La Mercé international festival in Barcelona); Elixír for the South Bohemia Theatre in České Budějovice (2017, to Štěpán Benyovszký’s scenario); Guru for the Czech National Ballet in Prague (2014, to music by Jan Jirásek, staged within the mixed bill Czech Ballet Symphony II); and Ultimo for Dekkadancers (2011, within the mixed bill Podkultovní zboží).