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 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.Dance-Platform-Germany
From 2007 to 2010, Roller curated the dance programme at Hamburg's Kampnagel fabrik.Falk Schreiber: Ich strample auf zwei Rädern
He has worked as a guest lecturer at various universities, including the Freie Universität Berlin, the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln, 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".Reto Clavadetscher: Zeitgenössischer Tanz. Körper-Konzepte-Kulturen
Works The following is a list of Roller's most important productions: 2009 Basically I don't but actually I do.Elisabeth Nehring: Erinnerung an ein dunkles Kapitel 2008 JANCLOD! - être aware and beyond.Constanze Klementz: The Muscles from Brussels 2005 mnemonic nonstop.Helmut Ploebst: Seiltanz der Körperflaneure 2004 mindgarden.Ekkehard Knörer: Brainy, Sexy, Funny Stuff 2002 perform performing.Evelyn Finger: Ist es eine Kunst, sich zu verbiegen?
References
External links http://www.jochenroller.de/ http://www.vimeo.com/jochenroller