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| Watch our new promotional
reel with excerpts from Soliloquy-
Solo for Two, Talk to Me, It`s Just So Scary...Sometimes, Picture Book,
Wandelungen- Passages, Beneath the Skin and Stages. Click here to watch |
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| It`s Just So
Scary...Sometimes (2009) Concept and Choreography: Daniela Hoff Text: Regina Ress Performance: Daniela Hoff and Regina Ress Duration: ~9min. In It`s Just So Scary...Sometimes choreographer Daniela Hoff is joined by the storyteller Regina Ress. The spoken word and choreography are talking about relationships and love. Different rhythms of different relationships are explored through different rhythms of movement and word. click here to view excerpt |
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| Talk to Me
(2008) Choreography: Daniela Hoff Music: Steve Reich, Dimitri Shostakovich Number of dancers: 4-6 Duration: 26min. (full piece); different shorter versions available (shortest version: 10min.) "Talk to Me" is inspired by the book, the Zahir, by Paulo Coelho. The book and the choreography are talking about the fear of change and growth, of questioning rules, and the resulting inability to truly connect and communicate. The movements in this piece are very energetic and vigorous; the mood changes from serious and dark to sensual and humorous. click here to view excerpts |
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| Plural Nounsss (2008) Choreographey and performance: Daniela Hoff Music: Henryk Gorecki Text: taken from video by William Stone ( the piece can be also performed with video in the background) Sound Editing: Daniela Hoff Length: 8:30min. “Plural Nounsss”, choreographed by Daniela Hoff, is part of a series that explores the challenges of connecting and communicating supported by music and text. The choreography is talking about the fear of change and of manipulation. It invites the audience to think about the lack of communication in their own lives, on a personal, but also on a global and even political level. The piece takes us on a journey, which some might find comical, sad or brutal and disturbing. In a mostly dark atmosphere, this solo makes text visible through intricate, very specific movements, partly gestures, mirrors emotions in dance and uses energetic, big movements to take the choreography into space. click here to view excerpt |
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| Soliloquy-
Solo for Two (2007) Choreography: Daniela Hoff Performed by Liza Austria and Daniela Hoff Music: Scott Johnson by Kronos Quartet, voice of I.F. Stone Duration: 13:07 min. (shorter versions available) "Soliloquy-Solo for Two" is investigating on the challenges of truly connecting and communicating, on a personal and on a global level. What happens, when different perspectives meet and the point of view changes? The audience is invited to think about the communication, or the lack of it, in their own lives. . Click here to view excerpt |
 photo by Yi-Chun Wu |
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| Beneath the Skin (2006) Choreography: Daniela Hoff Original Music: Richard Miller Music: Meredith Monk, Arvo Paert, Steve Reich, Kevin Volans Costumes: Karen Young Number of dancers: 6 Duration: 37 min. "Beneath the Skin" is inspired by SRI ( Somato Respiratory Integration), a technique by Dr. Donald Epstein. The choreography expresses the emotional content of the SRI, as well as it uses the basic principles and concepts of the physical SRI excercises as an inspiration for the dance movements. "Beneath the Skin" uses the material that is introduced in the piece "Stages", but it takes it much further. This group piece explores relationships between people, in solo, duet and group parts. Different situations emerge: Community and loneliness, hate and envy, acceptance and love. Click here to view excerpt |
 photo by Frederique Porter |
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| Wandelungen- Passages Choreographed and danced by Daniela Hoff Music by Thomas Oboe Lee Duration: 15 min. The German title “Wandelungen” is mirroring the theme, playing with two different words, one translated as sleepwalking, without destination, without end, and the other, change, transformation. This is a piece, that emotionally and physically explores the struggle of change, but also the need and the beauty of it. |
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| Picture Book Choreographed by Daniela Hoff Danced by Daman Harun and Daniela Hoff Music: “Masked Ball”/Eyes Wide Shut, “Walk Away”/ Bad Religion, “Please Shoot Your Husband”/ Tim Fischer,”K.1-In D Minor, Allegro”/ Domenico Scarlatti, ”Wishin`and Hopin`”/Ani DiFranco, “More Than Words”/Extreme Music Collage by Branislav Henselmann, Daniela Hoff, Edward Winslow Duration: 11 min. The piece “Picture Book” explores different relationships. It looks at the surface level, which is more obvious and easy to see, and the deeper layers, which are more intimate, and might be just thoughts, memories or wishes. These different plains run simultaneously, sometimes unrelated, separately, but sometimes they meet, they cross, which lets the unexpected happen. Click here to view excerpt |
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| Stages Choreographed and danced by Daniela Hoff Music: Arvo Paert Duration: 11 min. Stages is a solo piece, that is inspired by SRI ( Somato Respiratory Integration), a healing technique by Donald Epstein, that interconnects breath, movement, touch and focused attention. Based on a system of different healing stages in the SRI, this piece explores the different aspects of growth and development in life, emotionally and physically; from suffering and anger, to discharge and resolution, to gratitude and peace. |
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