Teachers

Benešová Eliška

Dancer, teacher, creator a performer

Education

Prague Dance Conservatory
Duncan Centre Conservatory
Escuela Profesional de Danza de Mazatlán - Mexico

Professional practice

since 2019
original creative work

2023
founded the collective 23 Poems, focused on supporting multi-genre international collaboration and original work

since 2017
teaching activities - collaboration with Duncan Centre, FRI.DA Dance Studio, Budil's Theatre School, Emotion Dance Studio, Dance Perfect Studio, Eva Blažíčková Studio

since 2019
Educated and developed her movement skills within the Fighting Monkey program of J. Fručka (SK) and L. Kapetanea (GR)
- leading of Fighting Monkey workshops: AMU Prague, Laterna Fest Prague, Tanzwerkstatt Europa, Munich, Habitat Centre, Oaxaca, Mexico, dance schools in Mazatlán, Pachuca, Guadalajara, and Hermosillo, Mexico

Collaboration on projects
RAPTURE – 23 Poems Collective, dance and visual arts
BLUE THAN ORANGE – dance movie, (HAMU/FAMU student project)
S.I.O. SIDES OF IN AND OUT – site-specific project, dance performance 23 Poems Collective
PIECE OF PLEASURE – Tantehorse ensemble
CUBE – performance of man and object
LET'S CONNECT YESTERDAY – Tantehorse ensemble, Czech Academy of Sciences (FFF project)
ART CASINO – GAME FOR THE FUTURE – Petr Boháč & Miřenka Čechová
CUBE – short movie for the EITAI festival, Querétaro, Mexico
FEAR – original dance-theatre performance, Habitat Cultural and Social Centre, Oaxaca, Mexico
FIBONACCI – experimental short film, directed by Tomáš Hubáček
IJOS DE MARIA – street theatre performance, Mazatlán, Mexico