Tamara Černá
Tamara Černá, pseudonym SofiG is a photographer, choreographer, Prima ballerina and ballet master.
Early life
She was born in Ostrava in the family, who came from Austrian Galicia, from Lvov, in the period after the October Revolution.
She studied dance from early childhood. Tamara enrolled in the study with a focus on classical ballet. She studied also modern dance. At the school she got general knowledge from other artistic disciplines (visual arts, architecture, music). In addition to interesting encounters with the world culture in the Ostrava she often traveled and worked with great professionals of foreign ballet elite (she met and worked with celebrities, such as: Serge Lifar (Paris Opera), Boris Bregvadze - Vaganova Academy, Aleksandr Lemberg, Mikhail Messerer - Mikhailovsky Theatre, Rafael Avnikjan, Janna Pavlovna Sukhanova, Derek Williams, Jeane Solan, …
Afterwards Tamara decided to extend her education. She successfully did test GITIS (The Russian University of Theatre Arts). Despite of all interventions, unfortunately she couldn´t go to Moscow due to the political situation. After the Velvet Revolution she took advantage of the favourable political situation and she expanded her education in JAMU (Janáček Academy of Performing Arts).
Ballet carrier
After studies, she became a soloist in the Moravian-Silesian National Theatre Ballet ensemble where she was interpreting great roles of leading ballet repertoire. She has an excellent talent to affect the psychology of the characters and she is able to endow the heroine of a deep inward experience, along with high aesthetics and technique of dance (Anna Karenina and Carmen, Svanilda of Coppélia).
She was awarded by several major awards. She was nominated for Dance best performance prize Thálie. She was also a professor at the Janacek Conservatory in Ostrava. Later on she worked also as ballet master in the same theater. She applied her experience from the dance field also as a choreographer. She also worked with the opera ensemble of the The National Moravian-Silesian Theatre in Ostrava.
Photography
She started to work also as photographer. Like in their dance roles, in her pictures she tends to show non-violent way of human emotions and dramatic situations of everyday people life. She is a member of The member of The IMJ DFJ association and member of The CID, UNESCO
Ballet awards
Her dancing was rewarded by various prizes. For example:
- 1998 – NDM Prize of Arts (Myrtha in Giselle)
- 1999 – NDM Prize of Arts (Mozart's Requiem and Gypsy in Don Quijot)
- 1999 – Nominated for Thalia Award (a major role in the ballet Requiem)
- 2002 – Prize of Arts (Swanilda n Coppélia)
- 2005 – Nominated for Thalia Award (Carmen)
Roles
- Anna Karenina (Anna Karenina) – Rodion Ščedrin
- Carmen (Carmen) – Rodion Ščedrin - Nominated for Thalia Award
- Frygia (Spartacus) – Aram Chačaturjan
- Swanilda (Coppélie) – Léo Delibes - NDM Prize of Arts
- Mechmene Banu (The Legend of Love) – Arif Melikov
- Leading role – Mozartovo requiem (Requiem) – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Nominated for Thalia Award
- Eva (Eva) – Daniel Fikejz
- Leading role (Bonjour Brel) – Jacques Brel
- Fenella (La muette de Portici) – La muette de Portici – Daniel Auber
- Dryad, The Street Dancer, Gypsy, Mercedes a Bollero (Don Quijote) – Ludwig Minkus - NDM Prize of Arts
- Evil Queen (Sněhurka) – Bogdan Pawlowski, Witold Borkowski
- The Snow Queen (The Snow Queen)
- Myrtha (Giselle) – Adolphe Adam - NDM Prize of Arts
- Fox (Doktor Aybolit) – I.V. Morozov
- Fairy godmother, stepsister (Cinderella) – Cinderella – Sergei Prokofiev
- Goddess of Life – Leading role (Odysseus) – Michal Kocáb
- Lilac fairy(Sleaping beauty) – Sleaping beauty – Petr Iljič Čajkovskij
- Mother (In the Mists) – Leoš Janáček
- Gypsy (The Diary of One Who Disappeared) – Leoš Janáček
- Sexilia (Šťastná sedma) – Miloš Vacek
- The beauty, dragonfly (Z pohádky do pohádky) – Oskar Nedbal
- Prelude (Chopiniana) – Frédéric Chopin
- Caterina de Strada (Rudolf II.)
- Leading role (Cantata)
- Leading role (Spectre de la rose) – Carl Maria von Weber
- Devil, angel (Dvořák story) – Antonín Dvořák
- Polovecké tance – Leading role (Князь Игорь) – Alexandr Porfirjevič Borodin
- Death (Vojna)
- Mother in requiem Antonína Dvořáka (Requiem) – Antonín Dvořák
- Emilia (Othello) – Alexej D. Mačavariani
Choreography
- Macbeth (The National Moravian-Silesian Theatre)
- La Traviatta (The National Moravian-Silesian Theatre)
- Carmen (The National Moravian-Silesian Theatre)
- Снегурочка (The National Moravian-Silesian Theatre)
- Rusalka (The National Moravian-Silesian Theatre)
- Opera z pouti (The National Moravian-Silesian Theatre)
- Paganini (The National Moravian-Silesian Theatre)
- Falstaff (The National Moravian-Silesian Theatre)
- Olympiáda (The National Moravian-Silesian Theatre)
- Jesličky svatého Františka (The National Moravian-Silesian Theatre)
- Aitna (Etna) – season 2004-2005 (The National Moravian-Silesian Theatre)
- L'elisir d'amore – season 2004-2005 (The National Moravian-Silesian Theatre)
- COSI FAN TUTTE – season 2005-2006 (The National Moravian-Silesian Theatre)
- Jakobín – season 2006-2007 (The National Moravian-Silesian Theatre)
- Kolotoč – season 2007-2008 (The National Moravian-Silesian Theatre)
- La Lupa – season 2007-2008 (The National Moravian-Silesian Theatre)
- Faust – season 2008-2009 (The National Moravian-Silesian Theatre)
- IL SOFFIO DELLE FATE – season 2008-2009 (The National Moravian-Silesian Theatre)
Exhibitions
2008
- Galerie Thálie – Antonín Dvořák Theatre, Ostrava - from 4 January 2008 to 4 February 2008 (ballet)
- Galerie města Vrbna pod Pradědem (ballet)
- Galerie Thálie – Antonín Dvořák Theatre, Ostrava - Children's Day in June 2008 - Children from Hrushov
- Reduta Theatre – Brno – from 12 January to 8 February
- Dům kultury Poklad in Ostrava - from 7 September to 21 September (ballet)
- Vilnius – Lithuania (balet)
- Valašské Meziříčí - Children from Hrushov
2009
- North Bohemian Theatre of Opera and Ballet Ústí nad Labem - from 24 April 2009 (ballet)
- Bookstore Librex Ostrava - 28. April 2009 (ballet)
- Dean Office of Faculty of Arts in Ostrava in 2009 (streetfoto))
- Dean Office of Faculty of Arts in Ostrava in 2009 (ballet)
2010
- Galerie Podkova, Olomouc - April 6 2010 (streetfoto, akt and ballet) – People in Motion
- Bookstore Librex Ostrava - from May 10 till June 9 - (ballet)
- Gallery of Tamara Černá was opened December 23 2009
- Janacek Conservatory in Ostrava - from October 13 2010 (ballet) – Locomotion and emotions
2011
- Silesian-Ostrava Castle, Ostrava – May 3 2011 (ballet) – Locomotion and emotions
- Bulgaria – Czech Centre of Sofia – Děti Hrušova (Децата на Хрушов)
- Galerie Šíp v Bystřici nad Olší – June 8 2011 (ballet)
- RUBY BLUE, Ostrava – June 30 2011 (ballet) – Liberalis
- Viniční altán, Praha – June 30 2011 (ballet) – ELEGANTIA ET MOTIO
- Dům knihy Librex, Ostrava – June 30 2011 (ballet)– ELEGANTIA ET MOTIO
2014
- Silesian-Ostrava Castle - May 17 2014 - May 31 2014
- Zámek Raduň - June 28 2014
- Galertie Obecního Domu v Opavě - October 1 2014
External links
- Oficiální stránky autorky SofiG.cz
- Stránky tamaracerna.wz.cz
- SofiG PhotoGallery
- NDM - Tamara Černá - životopis
- NDMagazine - životopis a fotografie
- sofig.portfolio.artlimited.net
- Český rozhlas Ostrava – Koktejl
- Sam – slovak art magazine
- Článek ve Fotovideo 2/2011 Portfolio, Tamara Černá – SofiG
- Článek ve Fotovideo 2/2013 Fotograf měsíce: Tamara Černá SOFIG
- Výstava fotografií z prostředí baletu
- PHOTO TV rozhovor s Tamarou Sofig Černou
- Oči Tamary Černé na Františkově fotoblogu
- Romské děti fotografky a baletky Tamary Černé na digiarena.cz
- Bulharsko – Sofia
- Tamara Černá na Ephoto.sk
- Nominace – Giornaledelladanza
- Travelogue
- Tamara Černá SofiG v galerii Slezskoostravského hradu
- Výstava v oranžerii zámku Raduň
- Virtual Study - Seznam divadelních produkcí