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Kriszta Doczy (formerly Krisztina Bodonyi) (born 9 October 1948 in Budapest) is a Hungarian/Australian film producer and founder of Contemporary Arts Media, a distributor of art films.
Kriszta Doczy | |
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Born | October 9, 1948 |
Nationality | Australian and Hungarian |
Occupation | Film producer |
Years active | 1969–present |
Known for | Founder of Contemporary Arts Media |
Biography
Doczy has worked with experimental theatre companies in Europe for nearly twenty years. She has worked as movement director and choreographer with theatre and dance companies[1] and has taught at universities and performing arts schools in Australia and at City University of New York in the United States. She launched her theatre company, Shadow Industries (1996–1999), with a theatre adaptation of Peter Carey's short stories[2] "Do You Love Me" and "Peeling".[3] She founded a physical theatre training school (1993–1999), and collaborated with actors from Australia and the UK.[4] Her physical theatre adaptation of The Trial by Franz Kafka toured in New York,[5] Singapore, Australia, and South Korea.[6] In 2000 she established a film production/distribution company, Contemporary Arts Media (1996–present), which is recognised as a significant company for developing Australian artists' work.[7]
Doczy now works as managing director of Contemporary Arts Media, based in Melbourne, Australia. She has collaborated with a number of Australian and international artists and producers, including Stelarc, Richard Foreman, Sarah Jane Pell, Chunky Move, and Kartemquin Films.
Theater work
- New York
- Kafka: The Trial (1999–2000). Queens College, New York (Director / adaptor)
- Touring: Suwon Hwasong Fortress International Theatre and Dance Festival
- Raquelan by Nora Glickman –Cornell University. (Adaptation, dramaturgy)
- Australia
- The Mule's Foal – Perth Theatre Company (Movement director)
- Mrozek: Tango – Shadow Industries Theatre Company (Director / choreographer)
- Do You Love Me? – by Peter Carey Shadow Industries Theatre Company (Producer / director / choreographer)
- Kafka – The Trial – Murdoch University Performing Group (Adaptor / director)
- Endangered Men – Physical Theatre (Director / producer)
- The Deliverance of Dancing Bears – Barking Gecko Theatre Company, Festival of Perth (Movement director)
- Making Alice – Spare Parts Puppet Theatre (Choreography)
- Connections ... or Whatever – Perth City Ballet (Choreography)
- Love and all sort of things ... Perth City Ballet (Choreography)
- One-Way Ticket – Producer, writer, director, performer
- Festival of Perth – Street theatre performance with Hush School of Mime and Non-verbal Theatre (Director / choreographer)
- On the Beach – Perth City Ballet Overseas Tour (Program choreographer)
- There's a Desert in my Teapot – Spare Parts Puppet Theatre, Festival of Perth (Performer)
International Tours 1996–1999
- Raw Festival, Singapore: Kafka: The Trial (Murdoch Performance Group from Perth)
- Suwon Hwasong Fortress International Theatre and Dance Festival Korea: Kafka: The Trial (Queens Company from New York)
International tours 1969–1983 with the Domino Dance Company
- Amsterdam, Holland: International Mime Festival
- Prague, Czechoslovakia: World Festival of Mime
- Vienna and Insbruck – Austria: Cafe Theater
- Wroclav, Poland: Festival of Experimental Theatre
- Spain (Madrid, Barcelona, and Bilbao): Third International Theatre Festival
- Poland: Guest performances with regional companies
- Toronto, Canada: CBC Television production: "No Re-entry"
- Bulgaria (Sofia and Varna): National Theatre
- Vienna: Television film: "The Silent Theatre"
- Bonn, Germany: Summer Festival
- Koln, Germany: "Gaukler 1980" Festival
- Germany, Holland – Guest performances
Publications
- Mime, Mask and Mask Making (3 DVDs with teaching resources)
- Physical Theatre – Butoh and Beyond (DVD)
- Physical Acting: Characters (2001; book and masks)
- A Workshop In Biomechanics (DVD)
- Expressive Gestures (DVD)
- Foreman Planet (DVD)
- Stelarc – The Body is Obsolete (DVD)
Contemporary arts media
In 2000 Doczy funded Contemporary Arts Media, which produces and distributes arts films.
References
- ^ "Review: Perth City Ballet", The West Australian, 25 March 1994
- ^ "Review: Do You Love Me?", The West Australian, 7 November 1997
- ^ "Review: Do you Love me?", The Australian, 6 November 1997
- ^ "Endangered Men", Total Theatre, Vol.7, Number4 1995
- ^ "Kafka Comes to QC", The Queens College newspaper, 10 May 1999
- ^ "A Metamorthosis..", The Queens College News, May 1999
- ^ "An Arts Treasure Chest", Real Time magazine, 66, April–May 2005
External links
- The website of Kriszta Doczy's company: Contemporary Arts Media
- An article about Contemporary Arts Media
- Perth Theatre Company – Artist Profile
- The trailer for Kriszta Doczy's film: Stelarc – The Body is Obsolete
- Academic listing
- Dancehouse – Training
- Mule's Foal
- Interview with Richard Foreman
- Review from Teatrotaller