Liz Roche Explained

Liz Roche
Birth Date:
Birth Place:Dublin, Ireland
Nationality:Irish
Elected:Aosdána (2020)
Known For:choreography
Notable Works:If I Fall
Alternately Terrific and Gentle[1]
Dēmos
Embodied
Bastard Amber[2]
Movement:contemporary dance
Spouse:Paolo[3]
Children:1

Liz Roche (born 1975)[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

Roche studied at the Irish National College of Dance 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 Liz Roche 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]

Notes and References

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

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