Laurence Olivier Award, London 2000 Honorary Doctorate, Music Academy of Prague 2000 Three "Nijinsky award", Monte Carlo; in the following categories: as choreographer, for choreography, for company (for unique structure of NDT: NDT I, NDT II, NDT III) 2001 Commandeur de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, Paris 2006 Thalia Award – College Special Award (Czech Republic) 2008 Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement, Biennale Venezia 2011 Award for exceptional achievement in the field of Dance and Choreography, Czech Ministry of Culture, Prague 2018 Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur, Member of Institute Français, Académie des Beaux Arts, Paris See also List of dancers Further reading Isabelle Lanzová, Dorota Gremlicová, Elvíra Němečková, Roman Vašek: Různé břehy / Choreograf Jiří Kylián mezi Haagem a Prahou, issued by Institut umění – Divadelní ústav (IDU) v Praze (2011), Prague, Czech Rep., Raimon Àvila: Jiři Kylián : somniador de danses, Barcelona : Institut del Teatre de la Diputació de Barcelona, Spain, 2003, Elisa Guzzo Vaccarino, Jiří Kylián. Palermo, L'Epos, 2001. Dana Paseková: Jiří Kylián, NAMU 2001, issued by Akademie múzických umění v Praze, Praha, Czech Rep., 2001, Jiří Hlaváč: Jiří Kylián, Doctor Honoris Causa, issued by Akademie múzických umění v Praze, Czech Rep., 15 December 2000, Notes External links Jiří Kylián in Czech National Theater Archive Jiří Kylián on Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze (Czechoslovak film database) Jiří Kylián on Filmová databáze (Film database) HSC Online Nederlands Dans Theater – Finale from Petite Mort Aspen Santa Fe Ballet – Stamping Ground (Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival 2011) 1947 births Czech choreographers Dancers from Prague Living people People educated at the Royal Ballet School Prix Benois de la Danse winners Recipients of the Thalia Award