Martin Kilvady and Peter Krč

Martin Kilvady and Peter Krč's biography

Martin Kilvady
Martin was born in 1974 in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia, where he graduated from high school. Subsequently, he enrolled in a program for teacher education in contemporary dance at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava, the Faculty of Music and Dance where he received his “Master of Arts”. Choreographers and teachers who most influenced his further development as a dancer are Jan Durovcik and Libor Vaculik. From 1992 to 1996, he was a member of the Torzo Ballet Company and performed as a freelancer in several productions of the Opera/Ballet Bratislava Slovakia. During the summer of 1997 he became a member of Anna Teresa de Keersmaeker’s ROSAS dance company, in Brussels. He danced in numerous performances: “WOUD”, in the reprise of “MIKROCOSMOS” and “ACHTERLAND”, contributed to the creation of “JUST BEFORE”, “DRUMMING”, “I SAID”, and “IN REAL TIME”. During these years with ROSAS, the teachings of David Zambrano and Chrysa Parkinson widened his dance horizons. Between 2001 and 2004, he collaborated with the choreographer Roberto Olivan in the creation of “NATURAL STRANGE DAYS” and “DE FARRA”. In the seasons 2002-2004, he worked with circus company Rital Brocante. Since 2003, he has been a member of Thomas Hauert’s company ZOO, performing in “5”, “MODIFY”, “MORE OR LESS SAID SONGS”, “WALKING OSCAR”, “PUZZLED” and ‘ACCORDS”. Martin Kilvady is co-founder of Les SlovaKs Dance Collective. They created “OPENING NIGHT”, “JOURNEY HOME” and “FRAGMENTS”. Martin has been involved in more than 30 original creations and performed throughout all the continents of the world. He is guiding an ongoing movement research and has been teaching for more then 25 years.

Peter Krč
Peter Krč was born in 1973 and graduated from a Technical University, Faculty of Forestry in 1996. A deep connection with nature has always been a guiding force in his life. His curiosity about the workings of the universe and his desire for personal development led him to the world of Martial Arts.

He began practising Karate at the age of eleven and has remained dedicated to the discipline for over forty years. For the past seventeen years, Peter has been deeply engaged in the study of traditional Okinawan Karate, maintaining a close and regular connection with his Japanese masters in Okinawa. For the last twelve years, he has travelled there twice a year to further his training.

In addition to Karate, Peter has been practising Tai Chi since 1994. For more than twenty-five years, he has led a Tai Chi group in his hometown, organised numerous workshops, and taught dancers of contemporary dance both in Slovakia and internationally.

Peter is continually inspired by the many intersections between Tai Chi and traditional Karate, and he finds great fascination in exploring the depths of these disciplines.