Liz Roche
| Liz Roche | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1975 (age 49–50) Dublin, Ireland |
| 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] |
| Website | lizrochecompany |
| Elected | Aosdána (2020) |
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]
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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]
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