REGINA HOFMANOVÁ - BIOGRAPHY

 

Before studying for a Masters’ Degree in Choreography, Regina Hofmanova graduated from the interpreting and translating department of the Charles’ University in Prague. During her studies she attended a number of international workshops with artists such as Michael Laub and Elizabeth Corbett, and attended summer programmes at the Laban Centre in London.

 

She produced a number of independent pieces staged in her native Czech Republic and abroad.

As choreographer and movement director she worked on a number of opera productions, including The Soldier and the Dancer (director David Pountney and Nicola Raab), Queen of Spades (director Roman Hovenbitzer) , Bernstein’s Candide (directed by the Cabani brothers) and Death of Klinghoffer (director Jiri Nekvasil) at the Prague National Theatre - nominated for best opera production of the year.

 

Regina Hofmanova has staged a number of independent productions. In 2013 she received a grant from the Czech Ministry of Culture to create a full length work, the very successful Besame and minimalist interactive video installation Year.

After finishing her diploma course at Central Film School in London she produced a short independent dance film, Steadfast (based on the short story by H.Ch.Andersen). The film has to date been shown at a dozen film festivals all over the world (Sans Souci Festival of Dance Cinema, USA; Minimalen Festival, Trondheim, Norway; Mexico City Videodance Festival; VideoDanzaBA, Buenos Aires, Argentina, San Francisco Dance Film Festival etc.).

 

She has also directed a few short films. In 2016 she was commissioned by designer Peter Linnett to create a short mood film, Unicorn, which screened at Design Shanghai.

 

At the end of 2016, Year was selected for the Art Maze exhibition in London's Bargehouse. Regina Hofmanova also collaborates with other artists (e.g. with Sophie Rogers on A Brave New World video installation ).

 

Regina Hofmanova also works with actors, singers, Argentine tango dancers, figure skaters and people with mental disabilities. In her creative process she uses everyday gestures and a number of dance styles including contemporary , jazz, musical theatre, Argentine tango and Bollywood. She often uses stereotypes to to draw attention to conscious and subconscious cliches and hidden aspects of the subconscious. Her work often makes extensive use of humour, props and voice.