Self-Compassion in Dance and Performing Arts Conference

13th October 2026 | Prague | On-site & Online

We warmly welcome you to the Self-Compassion in Dance and Performing Arts Conference, a one-day international conference dedicated to exploring self-compassion as an embodied practice within dance and performing arts. The conference will take place on 13th October 2026 at the HAMU Gallery, Music and Dance Faculty, Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, and will be held both on-site and online via live stream.

About the conference

Dance and performing arts unfold through lived bodies, bodies shaped by training, expectations, and desire. As questions of well-being and mental health gain increasing relevance, there is a growing need to reconsider how dancers and other performing artists relate to themselves and to their own embodied experience.

Self-compassion offers an alternative lens through which dancers and other performing artists may explore care, sustainability, vulnerability, and resilience in creative processes. This conference invites scholars, artists, educators, and practitioners to reflect on self-compassion as an embodied practice in dance and performing arts, examining how it shapes the daily lives of dancers and other performing artists across diverse cultural and professional contexts.

Practical information

  • Date: 13th October 2026

  • Time: 9:00–19:00

  • Venue: HAMU Gallery, Music and Dance Faculty, Academy of Performing Arts in Prague

  • Address: Malostranské náměstí 13, 118 00 Prague 1

  • Conference language: English

  • A Czech summary of each presentation will be available to participants on the day of the conference.

  • The conference will be live-streamed via Zoom for online participants.

Registration

Participation on site is free of charge.
Online participation is available for a fee.

  • Early registration (until 30 August 2026): 20 EUR / 500 CZK

  • Late registration (after 30 August 2026): 30 EUR / 750 CZK

Online participants will receive an email with bank transfer details after completing registration.

👉 Conference registration:
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