Jochen Roller (born 1971) is a German
choreographer and
performance artist.
Life
Born in Berlin, Roller studied applied
theatre studies at the
Justus Liebig University
University of Giessen, official name Justus Liebig University Giessen (), is a large public research university in Giessen, Hesse, Germany. It is one of the oldest institutions of higher education in the German speaking world, German-speaking w ...
in
Gießen and choreography at the
Rudolf von Laban centre in London. He has been working as a freelance choreographer since 1997. He has created over 40 productions in the fields of contemporary dance, performance, theatre and film. Roller became known with the three-hour solo trilogy "perform performing" about the precarious working conditions of artists. His productions tour worldwide and were invited to the German Dance Platforms in 2004 and 2006.
From 2007 to 2010, Roller curated the dance programme at Hamburg's
Kampnagel fabrik.
He has worked as a guest
lecturer at various universities, including the
Freie Universität Berlin
The Free University of Berlin (, often abbreviated as FU Berlin or simply FU) is a public university, public research university in Berlin, Germany. It was founded in West Berlin in 1948 with American support during the early Cold War period a ...
, the
Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln
The Cologne University of Music () is a public university of music and dance located in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Established in 1850 as the Conservatorium der Musik in Coeln, it is one of the largest music academies in Europe, w ...
, the
Universität Hamburg, the Conservatorio El Barco San José and the LaSalle College in Singapore.
Aesthetics
Roller's choreographic work is characterised by minimalist rigour and sharply formulated content. His productions often have explicit socio-political themes. Roller's choreographic approach is classified as "concept dance".
Works
The following is a list of Roller's most important productions:
* 2009 ''Basically I don't but actually I do''.
* 2008 ''JANCLOD! - être aware and beyond''.
* 2005 ''mnemonic nonstop''.
* 2004 ''mindgarden''.
* 2002 ''perform performing''.
Evelyn Finger: Ist es eine Kunst, sich zu verbiegen?
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References
External links
* http://www.jochenroller.de/
* http://www.vimeo.com/jochenroller
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German choreographers
1971 births
Living people
Dancers from Berlin