Liz Roche

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[1]
Dēmos
Embodied
Bastard Amber[2]
Movementcontemporary dance
SpousePaolo[3]
Children1
ElectedAosdána (2020)
Websitelizrochecompany.com

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]

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. ^ a b "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.