This thesis deals with hypermobility and its rehabilitation. The first part addresses a brief description of the general issues and functional tests that are used to detect this handicap. Next part focuses on the specific types of rehabilitation, which are suitable for the dancers with a hypermobility syndrome. There are also the aids helping to strengthen ligaments and muscles surrounding the joints overloaded at the dance practice sessions and ensuring the correct function of musculoskeletal without a pain and ailment mentioned. The work also includes the specific exercises with tools that are intended as an orientation guide on how to cope with this syndrome and compensate its effects.

My Diploma Thesis deals with a hip hop as a dance style called also hip hop dance. First, I briefly described hip hop as a culture in general and then paid closer attention to the one of the most important section the dance itself. I described formation and gradual advancement of the hip hop dance, I characterized the way of movements in this style and I dealt with its classification and categorization. I tried to find a way which hip hop dance has undergone from the street, where it was created, into the dance schools and studios and finally into the theatre stages. I was searching for the theatre hip-hop dance performances, which have been fortunate to be spread all over Europe and I have picked one of them for the detail analysis. Last but not least, the part of my Diploma Thesis is a survey in a form of questionnaire trying to find out opinion of the current dance community in a question of hip-hop dance style and its application in a stage choreography and all in all in a theatre environment.

This thesis deals with small dance company's business plan process options focusing on effectiveness and simplicity. The thesis offers views on two approaches of strategic planning. The classic one by Michael Kaiser and the second one - Business Model Canvas tool - not so developed in this particular domain. This tool is used in other fields all around the world for creating, reviewing, innovating and presenting business models. The aim of this thesis is to describe and compare this two approaches. A case study is also included in the thesis, verifying implementation of Business Model Canvas for independent dance company special needs.  The thesis is based on premise that the business plans of independent dace companies are often inadequate and for gaining strong partners or donors the ability to form and present an intelligible and confident vision is crucial.

The main aim of this master thesis is to bring the personality of Jozef Frucek and Linda Kapetaney as a creator and pedagogue who influence their approach to European artistic events. Much of the work is devoted to the Rootlessroot Platform, through which they realize their work and the research movement Fighting Monkey, which reflects their pedagogical approach and way of thinking. In the individual chapters, the pillars of the Fighting Monkey - Anatomy of the Injury, Earthquake Architecture, and Anatomy of Events - are presented in more detail, and I will give them an example of movement games.

Dance gymnastics is a special teaching subject, taught at dance conservatories which serves for preparation of all dance techniques. It is an essential preparation technique, which increases pupil´s physical dispositions and moving versatility and develops his artistic personality. It uses the natural movement possibilities of human body. In the thesis, I firstly try to introduce to the current state of dance gymnastics, focusing on its importance and approaches. I also specify relations to other techniques, by which dance gymnastics should be influenced. In the next part, I propose how to enrich dance gymnastics with elements of contemporary dance and point out specific components, which should be part of this kind of dance.

The thesis provides a survey of the profession of a dancing master in Bohemia in the 20th century with overlap to the present. The author continues the research of the profession of dancing masters she started in her bachelor thesis, where this topic was explored in the context of the 19th century. This master thesis deals with the input assumptions an individual had to fulfill in order to be officially considered as a dancing master. Particular aspects related to organizing dance courses are covered as well (dancing master as the main organizer in his dance school or without it, or dancing master only as a pedagogue while someone else organizes dance courses). The profession of a dancing master is analyzed in the context of particular activities in which dancing masters of 20th century were involved. The aim was also to gain an idea about the social status and the prestige of the dancing master?s profession.

This diploma thesis focuses on innovation in teaching of the subject Dance Gymnastics, namely on postural exercises, which the thesis offers and recommends. They are preceded by explanations of technical terms and chapters on correct posture, breathing and diaphragm. These are followed by the explanation of the principle of the exercises and descriptions of the postural exercises themselves, including photographs. At the end of the thesis the author describes her experience with these principles and exercises in practice. The aim of the thesis is to efficiently use the allotted time for Dancing Gymnastics so that it will continue to be beneficial with regard to the ever increasing demands on the education of young dancers. This means using it to develop correct posture and its stabilization, to which end I offer the system of postural exercises.

Brief characteristic: The aim of the present thesis is to describe the Zdravotni klaun civic association, namely the work of the clowns themselves - zdravotni klaun, or "health clowns", i.e. artists visiting children and adult hospital patients. It amounts to a new creative discipline practiced by young artists, who, in their clown hospital visits, employ selected artistic approaches to benefit the health condition of the patients or people suffering from various ailments. This humane institution using artistic methods is already considered a part of the healing process in the hospitals, most notably where serious diseases are concerned. The artists use their original approach to heighten the patients' spirits and, primarily, to elicit laughter, which sets off supportive bodily functions augmenting the effects of treatment. This thesis offers an essential research into this new and developing discipline, drawing on direct experiences of the artists involved in the field in an effort to abstract summarising conclusions and to use their experience to shed more light on the character of this new discipline.

Being inspired by architecture and using non-traditional space for new dance production is nowadays an increasingly popular feature. This thesis extends the research on the functionality and operation of space on building the choreography; it looks at this relationship especially through dance, which is based on these two concepts. In my choreographic works, I focus on this issue as could have been also proved in my previous thesis Scenography and space in choreography of Sasha Waltz from 2011. When preparing chorographical and subsequently theoretical research for my diploma thesis, the procedures governing architects were practically applied to the movements. I observed the movement and creation process being influenced by my choreography. The work title also stresses out, except the space itself, the importance of texture, shape and sound materials in it that advance the creation of dance choreography. On this basis, I created choreographic principles which I analyze in detail also in my work. This work is divided into four main chapters. The first chapter is devoted to the issue of connecting architecture and dancing, its historical development, the concept of site specific performances, to the choreographers who work with this theme and particularly dance in sacred space. The second chapter describes the creations and bibliography of architect Josip Plecnik. He constructed the church of the Sacred Heart by which I was initially inspired for my choreography. This architectonical treasure is in more details described in the third chapter. The last chapter as the final shape is represented by the choreography Materia which was created on the basis of the findings from previous chapters that means of the spaces of Plečnik's church. An integral part of this thesis is a DVD attached, showing the performance Materia, and embedded images which shall serve for better orientation and visual imagination to the topic. The aim of this work is multiple: to point out the relationship between architecture and dance; to address the problems existing in contemporary dance due to its transfer into certain areas and propose possible solutions for avoiding that problem or using this issue for chorographical inspiration. In this work, I use a compilation method based on an analysis of the basic sources and documents and I add my own texts and knowledge gained during the process of creating this production. This piece can also serve as a source for further research in the field of choreography.

My master thesis focused on "Dance art in New York City" should primarily serve as a preview of the dance world in New York City. It is a summary of famous and less known dancing schools, institutions, theaters, festivals and professional dance groups. The piece of work is divided into six chapters. The First Chapter describes some dancing schools and studios, which are located in the great City of New York. Besides general description the thesis talks about how individual institutions work and what they have in offer for their students and clients. The Second Chapter is focused on non-profit dancing institutions and centers, which are supporting entire dance community. Organizing lots of festivals and creating educational opportunities in order to support and protect the dance growth of the city itself. The Third Chapter is more detailed about festivals. Festivals are organized during the entire year and in multiple variations. We are going to get a knowledge of what exactly is happening on each individual event and is particularly intended for. The Fourth Chapter is all about theaters. On the one hand, each individual theater institution is focused on the presentation of its performances, but on the other hand, they also offer a wide range selection of educational possibilities and opportunities. The Fifth Chapter is giving us information about the biggest and the most important cultural places or events of New York City, hi