Liz Roche
Liz Roche | |
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Born | 1974 (age 47–48) |
Nationality | Irish |
Alma mater | London Contemporary Dance School |
Known for | choreography |
Notable work | If I Fall Alternately Terrific and Gentle[1] Dēmos Embodied Bastard Amber[2] |
Movement | contemporary dance |
Spouse(s) | Paolo[3] |
Children | 1 |
Elected | Aosdána (2020) |
Website | lizrochecompany |
Liz Roche (born 1974)[4] is an Irish choreographer, working in contemporary dance.[5][6] She is a member of Aosdána, an elite Irish association of artists.[7][8][9]
Early life[]
Roche was born in Dublin in 1974, and grew up in Dundrum, Dublin.[3][10]
Career[]
O'Reilly studied at the and London Contemporary Dance School;[11] she left school at 15 to pursue dance as a career.[12] As a dancer, she appeared in David Bolger's Ballads (1997).[13]
Roche founded Rex Levitates Dance Company with her sister Jenny in 1999; it was in 2012 renamed Liz Roche Company.[14] In 2009–12 she was choreographer-in-residence at the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance at the University of Limerick.
She works in Contemporary dance and video installation art.[15] Awards won by her include the Peter Darrell Choreographic Award, Bonnie Bird UK New Choreography Award and the Dublin Fringe Festival's Jane Snow Award.[16] She has also worked with opera productions.[17]
In 2020 Roche was elected to Aosdána.[18]
Personal life[]
Roche is married to Paolo; they have one child.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Alternately Terrific & Gentle: Liz Roche on dancing long-distance". December 4, 2020 – via www.rte.ie.
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(help) - ^ "We Are The Makers: Episode Two - Liz Roche [Listen ▷] | Solas Nua". www.solasnua.org.
- ^ a b c "Body and soul: Liz Roche, dancer/choreographer". independent.
- ^ "Masterclass with Liz Roche".
- ^ Roche, J. (March 22, 2015). Multiplicity, Embodiment and the Contemporary Dancer: Moving Identities. Springer. ISBN 9781137429858 – via Google Books.
- ^ Festival, Dublin Dance. "Dēmos by Liz Roche Company & Crash Ensemble". Dublin Dance Festival.
- ^ "Liz Roche Company at Dublin Dance Festival featuring music composed by David Coonan". Contemporary Music Centre. April 29, 2019.
- ^ McGrath, Aoife; Meehan, Emma (November 29, 2017). Dance Matters in Ireland: Contemporary Dance Performance and Practice. Springer. ISBN 9783319667393 – via Google Books.
- ^ Walsh, Fintan; White, Willie (October 4, 2013). That Was Us: Contemporary Irish Theatre and Performance. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9781783195343 – via Google Books.
- ^ Murphy, Judy. "New show goes to the heart of being on the oustisde". connachttribune.ie.
- ^ "Liz Roche: Creating a Movement for Contemporary Dance". Creative Ireland Programme.
- ^ "WRoNGHEADED - choreographer Liz Roche on her new show". May 1, 2018 – via www.rte.ie.
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(help) - ^ McGrath, A. (December 3, 2012). Dance Theatre in Ireland: Revolutionary Moves. Springer. ISBN 9781137035486 – via Google Books.
- ^ "About the Company". lizrochecompany.
- ^ "West Cork Arts Centre - Uillinn Dance Season 2021 - DĒMOS by Liz Roche Company". www.westcorkartscentre.com.
- ^ Festival, Dublin Dance. "Two dance artists elected as members of Aosdána". Dublin Dance Festival.
- ^ Carr, Marina (January 5, 2017). Anna Karenina. Faber & Faber. ISBN 9780571337200 – via Google Books.
- ^ McGarry, Patsy. "Twelve artists elected to Aosdána". The Irish Times.
External links[]
- 1974 births
- Living people
- Irish choreographers
- Dancers from Dublin (city)
- Aosdána members
- People from Dundrum, Dublin
- Contemporary dance choreographers