​REGINA HOFMANOVA : DIRECTOR / CHOREOGRAPHER

The Argentine Tango is associated with a number of myths and stereotypes: undying passion, desire, red roses between the teeth...
We are all surrounded by such stereotypes, and I try to observe them here through a slightly different lens, putting everything into an alternative context - full of rituals and gestures - in which things seem to appear either black or white.
But Après Rasage is about more than that. It is, in essence, about men, manliness, and masculinity - aspects of which may seem laughable, disconcerting or, perhaps, reassuring. The question is, why do we perceive them this way? …and, have lost the capacity to read between the lines?
Après Rasage was shortlisted for "best choreography" in the annual Operaplus.cz dance awards.

Commissioned by NDM Ballet, Ostrava.

International Film Festival the Hague   (the Netherlands) - Special Jury Award
Crossing the Screen Film Festival (United Kingdom) - Most Innovative Project 
Sherman Oaks Film Festival (USA) - Best Dance Film, Audience Award
Open World Toronto Film Festival (Canada) - Best Experimental Film
Fisheye Film Festival (UK) - official selection
HB Film Festival (UK) - official selection
Reel East Texas (USA) - official selection
International Portrait Film Festival (Bulgaria) - official selection
Sans Souci Festival of Dance Cinema (USA) - official selection
Utah Dance Film Festival (USA) - official selection
Opine Film Festival (USA) - official selection
AIDFF (Greece) - official selection
Dance Camera Istanbul (Turkey) - official selection

Part of a double-bill with "Guest".
The planned 2020 premiere of “…Among the Flowers” was postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic. We are seeking to re-schedule performance dates post-lockdown, so, please watch this space and keep in touch for further news…

Presented as work-in-progress at Kasárna Karlín

Created with support from MHMP (Capital City of Prague) and Prague 7.

Besame is a feature length production involving four dancers and a very large number of dolls. This surreal nightmare delves into the subconcious, touching on the darker aspects of 'be careful what you wish for'. Physical dance theatre with black humour and absurd undertones.

Production supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic.

Year is a multi-media work exploring the memories of an ageing dancer. It was initially devised and presented as a live performance piece, with real-time video manipulation and image processing, devised in collaboration with the multi-media department, Electro-Technical Faculty CVUT, Prague.
It was presented in this live format at the Ponec Theatre, Prague; and at La Fabrika, Prague, with performer Ludvik Vidlak
Subsequently, the piece was remodelled as a purely digital artwork, in which form it was presented at The Bargehouse, on London’s South Bank, as part of “The Maze”.

Supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic.

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Choreography created with studio OAZA group of mentally disabled dancers.

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Dance With Me is an interdisciplinary public participation project that explores the intricate relationship between body language, movement, and non-verbal communication, with a particular focus on how these elements are perceived and interpreted across different age groups.
Initially conceived as an exploration of dissociation based on age, the project has since evolved into a broader investigation of how human movement communicates meaning, independent of verbal discourse, resulting in a series of short videos with the title “Dance With Me In What We Call The Future”.

The project was created together with VisualContainerBox, Milano; and funded by the Culture Moves Europe programme.

official selection:
Sansouci Festival of Dance Cinema (USA)
Phoenix Film Festival (Australia)
Utah Dance Film Festival (USA)
SFDFF (USA)
[C]Screen Film Festival (Spain)
Open Art Short Film Festival (Germany)
Greensboro Dance Film Festival (USA)
Mexico City Videodance Festival (Mexico)
Minimalen Short Film Festival (Norway)
VideodanzaBA (Argentina)
Breaking8vd (Italy)

Part of a double-bill with "…Among the Flowers".
The planned 2020 premiere of “…Among the Flowers” was postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic. We are seeking to re-schedule performance dates post-lockdown, so, please watch this space and keep in touch for further news…

Presented as work-in-progress at Kasárna Karlín

Created with support from MHMP (Capital City of Prague) and Prague 7.

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Nominated for best production of the year.

Mood film - for designer Peter Linnett

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