Supported Projects
Although it is not the primary aim of this Foundation, it
occasionally supports artistic projects, cultural events or
private artists:
Structural projects:
From 2015 and on a yearly basis, the Kylian Foundation
supports two scholarships to cover tuition for two dancers
from Codarts in Rotterdam
2025 Mia Boggs and Elena Pineda Ortiz
2024 Tomas Alexandre Lucas da Silva and
Oriana Rita Mestre Oliveira
2023 Milica Bajcetic and Indar Aritz Carmona Viňas
2022 Teade Abma and Michele Simi
2021 Milica Mucibabic and Filippo Gualandris
2020 Viola Esmeralda Grappiolo and Gabriele Rolle
2019 Romane Ruggiero and Alejandro Fuster Guillen
plus an extra tuition to Jaime Neves
2018 Emmelie Anna Soderstrom and Dovydas Strimaitis
2017 Beau Delwel and Lukas Karvelis
2016 Olivia Leconte and Louis Thuriot
2015 Marie-Louise Hertog and Efthimis Tsimageorgis
From 2019 and on a yearly basis, the Kylian Foundation
supports two scholarships to cover tuition for two dancers
from the Royal Conservatory The Hague
2025 Maddy Nicholls and Myrthe Jenniskens
2024 Alessia Vogelsang and Noah Prins
2023 Esmee Boevink and Floortje Steen
2022 Alicia Vaseo and Annamarie Westerik
2021 Soleil de Jager and Jelle-Johannes Hendrix
2020 Ryunosuke Ujihara and Nozomi Nakabayashi
2019 Fabienne Deesker and Matteo Morandini
From 2016 and on a yearly basis, the Kylian Foundation
supports Holland Dance Festival’s project Good Old Times for
amateur older dancers with yearly workshops and resulting in
performances during each Holland Dance Festival edition
2026 Production choreographed by Kiran Bonnema and Laisvie Ochoa
2024 Production choreographed by Lonneke van Leth
2022 Production choreographed by Rinus Sprong and Thom Stuart
2020 Production choreographed by Junadry Leocaria
2018 Production choreographed by Monique Masselink
2016 Production choreographed by Isabelle Chaffaud
and Jerome Meyer
From 2016 – 2020, the Kylian Foundation supported Korzo’s
international residencies linked to the India Dance Festival
2020 India Dance Festival (online edition Korzo)
2018 Rukmini Vijayakumar (India)
2016 Jittee Chompee (Thailand)
Odd projects:
2025 Financial support towards the choreography section by
Leo Hepler and Bela Erlandson for the film ‘Pictures
from One’s Exhibition’ by Konstantyn Napolov (musician)
2025 Financial support towards the work ‘OuvrÂges’ by Lionel Hoche
(former NDT dancer) from Cie MéMé BaNjO
2025 Financial support towards the work ‘Light in Darkness 2’ by
Vladyslav Detiuchenko and Veronika Rakitina from the Ukraine
2025 Financial support towards the choreography PASSIE by the
Dutch Don’t Dance Division to be presented in May 2026
2022 Financial support for Christmas Carol production
from De Dutch Don’t Dance Division
2022 Financial support for Martijn van Mierlo
from De Dutch Don’t Dance Division
2019 Twee Rivieren - documentary film
by Rob Niemantsverdriet about Erik Vos
(stage director and theater maker in the Netherlands).
2018 Contribution towards an educational exchange and
collaboration between Codarts Rotterdam and the Alvin Ailey
School of Dance New York
2017 Contribution towards an educational exchange and
performances with Codarts Rotterdam and The Alvin Ailey
School of Ballet at the Ailey Citigroup Theater in New York
2016 Contribution towards Welcome Canada!
educational exchange and performances (The Hague
during the Holland Dans Festival) by the Royal Conservatory
The Hague, Ballet Academy Amsterdam, Codarts Rotterdam
and the Canadian National Ballet School Toronto
2014 Contribution towards contemporary dance development
for a Brazilian Ballet School
2012 Various film projects
by visual artists, Jason Akira Somma (NY)
2012 Boston Modern Orchestra Project
by music composer Thomas Oboe Lee
2011 Anonymous - choreography
by Jiří Kylián, to celebrate the re-opening
of the Korzo Theatre in The Hague
2011 Amor - dance production
by Cora Bos Kroese in The Hague
The Kylián Foundation only supports projects of its own
choice and does not accept any applications.
The Kylián Fund Prague (discontinued in 2025)
The Kylián Fund Prague was founded with the support of the
Netherlands-based Kylián Foundation, as an independent Czech
organization with an international presence. The endowment
fund is built upon the legacy of Jiří Kylián as a follow-up to the
Kylián Dance Centre and Library in Prague. It is independent of
state institutions, obtaining funds instead from private sources –
which are then directed towards the development of contemporary
dance and related fields.
The Kylián Fund Prague encourages and participates in the
creation of new dance and dance-related projects; connects
professionals and the public and facilitates the exchange of
ideas and the putting of these ideas into practice; promotes
dance education, dissemination, and development.
The main goals of the Kylián Fund Prague are based on three
equal pillars:
PRODUCTION SUPPORT – support of selected contemporary
dance projects, of the emergence of new dance films, of the
installation of visuals in public spaces, and of the search for
other media paths for dance, movement, and dynamics in space.
ARCHIVING AND DISTRIBUTION – management and development
of the Kylián Dance Archive in Prague and its online accessibility;
archiving and distribution of available materials.
EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT – cooperation with partners
dedicated to dance education and related fields; promoting
the exchange of experiences among students, lecturers and
mentors; scholarships and workshops.
