Ponec theatre is one of the most important venues of contemporary dance in the Czech Republic. It opened in 2001 in a building of the former cinema Royal Bioskop that had undergone complex reconstruction. The theatre is to be found at the intersection of the districts of Žižkov, Karlín, and Prague city centre and is operated by Tanec Praha civic association. The theatre programme is made mostly of Czech and foreign dance projects. The Theatre also regularly organizes seminars, conferences, discussions and workshops and provides space, production services and technical equipment to diverse co-production projects.