About Rita Góbi

Rita Góbi is a dancer, choreographer and dance teacher, who is continuously exploring the styles and languages of dance. Born in Novi Sad, Serbia; graduated at Hungarian Dance Academy in Budapest. She was a participant of various international dance workshops and residency programs like the US-based OMI DANCE Residency, VARP residency at SE.S.TA-KoresponDance, in the Czech Republic, in MORISHITA Studio, Tokyo by Japanese Foundation, PIM OFF in Italy.

Rita started her career working with several Hungarian-based dance companies (Ballet Pécs, Yvette Bozsik Company, Réka Szabó’s Company-The Symptoms, Natural Art Disasters, Eva Duda Company, L1 Dance Association), and working with the film director Miklós Jancsó.

In 2006 she founded Góbi Dance Company. Since then she has created several contemporary dance productions, interactive performances for children and took part in various interdisciplinary projects (exhibition openings, fashion shows, etc.). Her solo piece Volitant received several national and international awards (Aerowaves Twenty18 - priority artist). She created two Japanese co-productions, titled Vibration and Freestyle. She is touring worldwide with her performances.

She is also a dance teacher at Nemes Nagy Ágnes Art Vocational School, Berczik Sára Budai Táncklub, University of Theatre and Film Arts, and she regularly holds workshops in Hungary and internationally. She also works as an invited choreographer in puppet theatres and movement theatres working with actors.

The works of Rita Góbi could be best described as brave and experimental as well as precisely choreographed. She has a geometrical, minimalistic, rather reductionistic style. Her concept of choreography is based on instinctive, monotonic and repetitive, miniature movements, and phasing of the body and state changes that evolve from these movements. She transforms the line of motions slowly and consistently. The accord of movements, music, projected visual effects and lights are creating the futuristic atmosphere of her performances.

Awards and prizes:

2024

Gyula Harangozó award

2023

The accolade for the finest utilization of music is bestowed upon the production "Don't Fuss" by Hungary's Gobi Dance company. This recognition is a tribute to their masterful fusion of movement and music, a symphony woven through elements of contrast and harmony, resulting in a captivating and uniquely charming performance. - 2023. Nisville Jazz Festival, Serbia

2021

DANCE XXIII. International Contemporary Festival (Veszprém) - Best solo performance Award - Rita Góbi: Volitant;
Marina Olenyina Prize of the Association of Vojvodina Dance Artists to choreographer Rita Góbi, 2020 Novi Sad, Serbia

2018

Lábán Rudolf Award, Budapest - Volitant received the prize for the best contemporary dance performance of season 2017. The production also received the Award for the most successful performance as a whole at the 45th Infant Festival in Novi Sad, Serbia.

2017

Aerowaves Twenty18 - priority artist;
Special Award at Festival 10 Sentidos in Valencia for her solo dance Volitant;
she also received the Golden Cross of Hungarian Cross of Merit.

2015

Best Dance Performer Award in Hungarian Contemporary Dance Category offered by the Hungarian Dance Federation;
2nd prize in Krakow at 3….2....1....Choreography Competition for her piece, Tachyon;
1st prize at Solo&Duo Cologne Dance Festival for the Best Solo Dance for her performance Don't Fuss!

2009

Audience Award, XII. Miniatures International Choreography Competition, Beograd, Serbia.

2004-2005

Viktor Fülöp Fellowship received two times

2003

Most Promising Student - National Dance Federation