Aneta Dortová
Professional
Aneta Dortová is a dance artist, choreographer, and musician based in Athens, Galway, and Plzeň.
She graduated with an MA in Contemporary Dance Performance from the Irish World Academy, University of Limerick. Her artistic practice focuses on the relationship between live music and dance and traditional and contemporary dance. She co-founded and co-organizes a folk music and dance festival FolCon in Brno, the Czech Republic.
Notable past performances and tours, among others, include Music For Galway, Echo Echo Dance Theatre: Tradition and Beyond Festival (2022,2024), Dancer From The Dance Festival of Irish Choreography, Tunes in the Church concert series, Leitrim Dance Week, Culture Night Galway and Limerick, ReJigged Festival Halifax, MAD Week, Festival de Pardinas Galicia, Celtic Connections Festival (2018, 2019), North Atlantic Fiddle Convention, Ferrara Buskers Festival, 30th Birthday Concert of Kíla in the National Stadium Dublin, Irish Spring tour (2020, 2024), performance and choreography for Sound of Dance project, Rob Heaslip’s STRAWBOYS, and 4 years of busking in Galway city.
As a dance tutor, she specializes in teaching improvisation methods, modes of communication for collaborating and performing with live music, and the development of safe and efficient movement technique with respect to each person’s needs and abilities. As a performer, she explores movement and choreography as a language and means of communication, enabling honest interactions with audiences and communities.
