MARKÉTA POSPÍŠILOVÁ - BIOGRAPHY

Ostrava native Markéta Pospíšilová studied at the Janáček Conservatory in Ostrava. After graduating in 2006, she joined the ballet company of the National Moravian-Silesian Theatre, where she later became a soloist. She performed a number of major solo roles and in 2013 received a wider nomination for the Thalia Award for her portrayal of Odette-Odile in Swan Lake choreographed by Igor Vejsada.

In 2015, Markéta joined the prestigious company Les Ballets de Monte Carlo in Monaco under the direction of Jean-Christophe Maillot. With the ensemble, she toured extensively, performing in the United States, Australia, China, Cuba, Mexico, Colombia, South Korea, the Dominican Republic, Russia, Italy, Switzerland, Spain, the Netherlands, and Germany. Markéta collaborated with renowned choreographers such as Jiří Kylián, Mats Ek, Nacho Duato, Jeroen Verbruggen, Goyo Montero, and Johan Inger.

Since late 2020, Markéta has been living in the Czech Republic again, working as a freelance dancer and dance teacher. As a performer, she collaborates with groups such as Dekkadancers. She also works as a guest ballet master with the ballet company of the JK Tyl Theatre in Pilsen and as a guest teacher with ballet ensembles across the Czech Republic — including the National Theatre Brno, the Moravian Theatre Olomouc, and the South Bohemian Theatre in České Budějovice. Abroad, she has collaborated with companies such as Deutsche Oper am Rhein in Düsseldorf, Hamburg Ballett, Staatsoper Hannover, and Opéra National du Rhin in France.

She is also active in movement direction with drama productions. In the past, she choreographed Romeo and Juliet, directed by Pavel Šimák, as part of the Shakespeare Festival in Ostrava. More recently, she created choreography for the play Požár (Fire), directed by Josef Doležal for the drama ensemble of JK Tyl Theatre in Pilsen.