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Irish choreographer

Liz Roche
Roche in 2022
Born1975 (age 49–50)
Dublin, Ireland
NationalityIrish
Alma materLondon Contemporary Dance School
Known forchoreography
Notable workIf I Fall
Alternately Terrific and Gentle
Dēmos
Embodied
Bastard Amber
Movementcontemporary dance
SpousePaolo
Children1
ElectedAosdána (2020)
Websitelizrochecompany.com

Liz Roche (born 1975) is an Irish choreographer, working in contemporary dance. She is a member of Aosdána, an elite Irish association of artists.

Early life

Roche was born in Dublin in 1974, and grew up in Dundrum, Dublin.

Career

Roche studied at the Irish National College of Dance and London Contemporary Dance School; she left school at 15 to pursue dance as a career. As a dancer, she appeared in David Bolger's Ballads (1997).

Roche founded Rex Levitates Dance Company with her sister Jenny in 1999; it was in 2012 renamed Liz Roche Company. 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. Awards won by Liz Roche include the Peter Darrell Choreographic Award, Bonnie Bird UK New Choreography Award and the Dublin Fringe Festival's Jane Snow Award. She has also worked with opera productions.

In 2020 Roche was elected to Aosdána.

References

  1. "Alternately Terrific & Gentle: Liz Roche on dancing long-distance". 4 December 2020 – via www.rte.ie. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. "We Are The Makers: Episode Two - Liz Roche [Listen ▷] | Solas Nua". www.solasnua.org.
  3. ^ "Body and soul: Liz Roche, dancer/choreographer". independent. 20 April 2010.
  4. "Masterclass with Liz Roche".
  5. Roche, J. (22 March 2015). Multiplicity, Embodiment and the Contemporary Dancer: Moving Identities. Springer. ISBN 9781137429858 – via Google Books.
  6. Festival, Dublin Dance. "Dēmos by Liz Roche Company & Crash Ensemble". Dublin Dance Festival.
  7. "Liz Roche Company at Dublin Dance Festival featuring music composed by David Coonan". Contemporary Music Centre. 29 April 2019.
  8. McGrath, Aoife; Meehan, Emma (29 November 2017). Dance Matters in Ireland: Contemporary Dance Performance and Practice. Springer. ISBN 9783319667393 – via Google Books.
  9. Walsh, Fintan; White, Willie (4 October 2013). That Was Us: Contemporary Irish Theatre and Performance. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9781783195343 – via Google Books.
  10. Murphy, Judy. "New show goes to the heart of being on the oustisde". connachttribune.ie.
  11. "Liz Roche: Creating a Movement for Contemporary Dance". Creative Ireland Programme.
  12. "WRoNGHEADED - choreographer Liz Roche on her new show". 1 May 2018 – via www.rte.ie. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  13. McGrath, A. (3 December 2012). Dance Theatre in Ireland: Revolutionary Moves. Springer. ISBN 9781137035486 – via Google Books.
  14. "About the Company". lizrochecompany.
  15. "West Cork Arts Centre - Uillinn Dance Season 2021 - DĒMOS by Liz Roche Company". www.westcorkartscentre.com.
  16. Festival, Dublin Dance. "Two dance artists elected as members of Aosdána". Dublin Dance Festival.
  17. Carr, Marina (5 January 2017). Anna Karenina. Faber & Faber. ISBN 9780571337200 – via Google Books.
  18. McGarry, Patsy. "Twelve artists elected to Aosdána". The Irish Times.

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