RÉKA SZŰCS
filmmaker, dancefilm researcher, curator
Born in Pécs, Hungary, 1981
currently lives and works in Budapest, Hungary
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>STUDIES
2018 Doctor of Liberal Arts (University of Theatre and Film Arts Budapest)>>
2013-2017 University of Theatre and Film Arts Budapest, Doctoral School
2009-2012 Department of Modern Literatures and Literary Theory of the Faculty of the Humanities, University of Pécs, Doctoral School
2000-2009 University of Pécs, Faculty of the Humanities, Department of Modern Literatures and Literary Theory
2000-2009 University of Pécs, comparative literature, communication and media studies, film and visual culture, classical philology and linguistics, romology
>FILMOGRAPHY (SELECTED)
Léthé | Lethe
experimental dancefilm / installation, HU-IS-IT 2019
director, concept, producer
Unstern
experimental dancefilm / 3 channel installation, HU 2013-2018
director, concept, producer
La Cour des Miracles
3rd hour of a 13-hour-long collective dance film project
experimental dancefilm, FR-HU-GB 2013-2018
director, concept, producer
Naked Eye | Naked Eye
experimental dancefilm / 2 channel installation, HU-IS-IT 2017-2018
director, concept, producer
Magyarország 2015 –Hommage á Miklós Jancsó No1. De Mey-parafrázisok | Hungary 2015 –Hommage á Miklós Jancsó No1 De Mey Paraphrases
experimental dancefilm / 2 channel installation, HU-MX 2015
director, concept, producer
Wild Horses | Wild Horses
experimental dancefilm / 3 channel installation, HU-MX 2014-2015
director, producer
Isten báránya | Agnus Dei
experimental dancefilm, 2013
director, producer
Lábnyomok | Footprints
dancefilm, CAN-HU, 2012
co-producer
K | K –Kafka’s Words in Movements
experimental dancefilm, FR-HU, 2011
director, producer
November Inside | November Inside
experimental dancefilm, HU, 2011
director, producer
HANDKE | HANDKE
experimental dancefilm, HU, 2011
director, producer
Homokszék | Sandchair
experimental dancefilm, HU, 2009
director, producer
Alma | Apple
dancefilm, HU, 2008
producer (dir: Igor&Ivan Buharov)
Etűdök I-II. | Etudes I-II.
dancefilm, HU, 2007
producer, performer (dir: Grunwalsky Ferenc)
Konnektor | Socket
dancefilm, HU, 2007
producer (dir: Pálfi György)
Temetőfilm | Mourning Movie
TV documentary, HU, 2003
director
Korlátok | Limits
TV documentary, HU, 2003
director
>GROUP EXHIBITIONS, PERFORMANCES
2019 BODY's slim 4 exhibition at L1danceFest 2019>>
curator: Zsolt Koroknai DLA
2019 Broken Projects: The Loneliness of the Short Distance Runner
performers: Tamás BAKÓ, Dóra Ida SZŰCS, Réka SZŰCS
visual artists: Marcell ANDRISTYÁK, Dániel ESZTER, Réka HARSÁNYI, Marianna RUDAS, Réka SZŰCS, Rudolf VÁRHEGYI
Artus Studio, Budapest, Hungary
2018 BODY's slim 3 exhibition at L1danceFest 2018>>
curator: Zsolt Koroknai DLA
2017 BODY's slim 2 exhibition at L1danceFest 2017>>
curator: Zsolt Koroknai DLA
artists: Harsányi Réka DLA (H) & Szűcs Dóra Ida (H) & Bolcsó Bálint DLA (H), Szűcs Réka (H), Horváth Helén Sára (H), Koroknai Zsolt DLA & Ladjánszki Márta (H) & Kovács Noémi (H), Lakat Andrea (H)
2017 Broken Projects: The Loneliness of the Short Distance Runner
performers: Tamás BAKÓ, Dóra Ida SZŰCS, Réka SZŰCS
visual artists: Marcell ANDRISTYÁK, Dániel ESZTER, Réka HARSÁNYI, Marianna RUDAS, Réka SZŰCS, Rudolf VÁRHEGYI
Artus Studio, Budapest, Hungary
2016 BODY's slim exhibition at L1danceFest 2016>>
curator: Zsolt Koroknai DLA
artists: Valencia James (BDS); Réka Harsányi & Dóra Ida Szűcs (H); Réka Szűcs (H); Helén Sára Horváth (H); Zsolt Koroknai & Márta Ladjánszki (H)
2016 Broken O
performers: Tamás BAKÓ, Péter LIPKA, Zoltán NAGY, Dóra Ida SZŰCS
visual artists: Réka HARSÁNYI, Réka SZŰCS
Artus Studio, Budapest, Hungary
2015 Broken Z
performers: Tamás BAKÓ, Geovanni Adrián Pérez Ortega (MX)
visual artists: Réka HARSÁNYI, Réka SZŰCS
live music: Tamás BERNÁTH Atom
Artus Studio, Budapest, Hungary
2015 Dancefilm in the Gallery
open discussion accompanied by film excerpts & live dance performance
artists: Marcell ANDRISTYÁK, Dóra Ida SZŰCS, Réka Szűcs, Imre VASS
MAMÜ Gallery, Budapest
video documentation of the performance>>
2014 The State of Things
artists: Gábor ÁFRÁNY, Réka HARSÁNYI, Juli LACZKÓ, Zoltán SZEGEDY-MASZÁK, Réka Szűcs, Andrea Sztojánovits
contemporary dancer: Dóra Ida SZŰCS
Várgaléria, Veszprém, Hungary
2012 BESITES
performers: Tamás BAKÓ, Laura Vera Esperanza (MX), Heléna Hrotkó, Juli Lányi, Caroline Lemiere (FR), Giovanni Adrián Pérez (MX), Sándor Petrovics, Reynaldo Martínez Santiago (MX), Dóra Ida Szűcs
visual artists: Viktor Bóna, Dávid Ebner, Gergely Molnár, Péter Várnai
mentor artists: Tamás BAKÓ, Réka SZŰCS
>CURATORIAL WORK (SELECTED)
2006- artistic director of Értékmegőrző | SAFE Contemporary Art Studio and Filmarchive, current
2006- curator, Apodosz Moving Image Collection, current
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2018 curator, Dance Day Film Night, current
2016-2017 assistant curator, dladla100 - exhibition of Hungarian University of Fine Arts Doctoral School
2013-2014 Hungarian project manager, Hopes & Memories Project (CZ-FR-HU-SK-RSA)
Hungarian organizer: Zero Ballet
2012-2014 Hungarian project leader, EQUINOXE Project (FR-HU-MX-SK)
Hungarian organizer: Apodosz Foundation | SAFE Art Studio
2012 visual artist mentor, BESITES>> (FR-HU-MX)
organizer: Apodosz Foundation - Értékmegőrző | SAFE Art Studio
2010 project assistant, Opening Our Closed Shops Budapest>>
international workshop for literateurs and fine artists organized by JAK & ACAX
2009-2010 project assistant ’K et la piste du château’ (BG-FR-HU-RO)
Hungarian organizer: Gesztus Műhely Egyesület | Gesture Workshop Association
2007-2009 project leader, Dance/Film/Work/Shop
>TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2019 guest lecturer, FWD Dance Company, Reykjavik, Iceland
2018-2019 part-time teacher, University of Theatre and Film Arts Budapest
2018 guest lecturer, Movimiento en movimiento Mexico City, Mexico
2013 guest lecturer, Durban University of Technology, Durban Republic of South Africa
dance film
2009 guest lecturer, ’Europe –Land of Hope’ Youth Exchange Summer Academy
dance film
2008-2011 part-time teacher, Department of Film and Visual Studies, University of Pécs
>WORK EXPERIENCE (SELECTED)
2012- doctoral secretary, Hungarian University of Fine Arts, Doctoral School
2012-2017 habilitation secretary, Hungarian University of Fine Arts
2011 artistic manager, Éva Duda Dance Company
2010-2013 member of the committee, Hungarian National Film Office
2008 press and PR assistant, Kalligram Publisher
2008 press and PR assistant, Budapest Contemporary Dance Academy
2007-2008 artistic director, YBL Palace Art Centre, Budapest
2004-2007 general manager, BEM Art Cinema, Budapest
>AWARDS:
’Best Dance Film’ Mediawave 2016 student jury (Wild Horses)
’Best Dance Film’ Mediawave 2014 (Agnus Dei)
’Festival Award’ 2010.: T-Junction Video Dance Biennale 2010. Nurenberg (Sandchair)
>FESTIVAL APPEARANCES (SELECTED):
2017 Another Experiment by Women Film Festival New York (Wild Horses)
Festival Internacional de Videodanza de la CDMK Mexico City (Wild Horses)
2016 dança em foco Rio de Janeiro (Agnus Dei)
(Wild Horses)
2015 Best of Experimental Film Festival Portland at Chicago Filmmakers
Chicago (Agnus Dei)
Best of Experimental Film Festival Portland at Winnipeg Film Group
Winnipeg (Agnus Dei)
2014 Another Experiment by Women Film Festival New York (Agnus Dei)
2012 San Francisco Dance Film Festival 'Official Selection'
(excerpt: 'First Part: SOLOS') San Francisco (HANDKE)
Cuerpo Digital Bolivia La Paz (HANDKE)
(K –Kafka’s Word’s in Movements)
InShadow Festival Lisbon (HANDKE)
2011 InShadow Festival Lisbon (Sandchair)
Il Coreografo Elettronico Napoli (Sandchair)
>SCHOLARSHIPS
2018 Hungarian National Cultural Fund research scholarship International Video Dance
Festival of Burgundy Cerisy-la-salle, Normandy
2018 Hungarian National Cultural Fund research scholarship La Casa del Herrero
Petrolio, Torralba de Ribota, Zaragoza
2018 Hungarian National Cultural Fund research scholarship FWD Dance Company, Reykjavik, Iceland
2017 Hungarian National Cultural Fund research scholarship Vo’Arte Lisbon
2017 Hungarian National Cultural Fund research scholarship Residency Eina Danz Norway
2017 ERASMUS+ Reykjavik
2016 ERASMUS+ Lisbon
2012 „Újbuda Mecénás” artist scholarship
2011 Hungarian National Cultural Fund artist scholarship
2011 Hungarian National Cultural Fund artist scholarship Cinedans Amsterdam
2010 Hungarian National Cultural Fund artist scholarship
2010 Hungarian National Cultural Fund research scholarship Budapest
2010 Hungarian National Cultural Fund research scholarship MIR Athens
2010 Hungarian National Cultural Fund research scholarship LOIKKA Helsinki
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