Jochen Roller

born 1971 in Berlin, after cut short his ballet-carrier he studied Applied Theatre Studies in Gießen and at the Laban Centre for Movement and Dance in London. He made his Master of Arts (MA) in choreography in 1996 and his diploma at the university Gießen in 1997. Jochen Roller lives as independent choreographer, dancer and performer in Berlin.

Last works (among others):

2004 Mindgarden; Kampnagel Hamburg, HAU Berlin

2003 perform performing - a trilogy about the sense and nonsense considering dance as work,
- Part 2 ART GIGOLO, Solo, Kampnagel Hamburg

2002 perform performing - a trilogy about the sense and nonsense considering dance as work,
- Part 1 NO MONEY, NO LOVE, Solo, PODEWIL Berlin

2002 WHO AM I HERE ?, performance-series for a tourist:
- #1 ‚I am not you!' at Holland Village Huis ten Bosch/Japan
- #2 ‚My name is not Mariko Mori' at Seagaia Resort Miyazaki/Japan
- #3 ‚I am not here' at Tokyo Leisure Land Odaiba, Tokyo/Japan
- #4 ‚Come into my world' at Harajuku stationTokyo/Japan

2002 Around the World - The journey it's me, choreographic piece for 6 dancers; Kampnagel Hamburg, PODEWIL Berlin

2002 Benami Cha Cha, a ludo-kinetic research-programme for a holiday club; Kampnagel Hamburg (series of temporary art projects "Nouvelles Frontières")

2002 Ritmo Inuit, a semiotic-party for a holiday club; Kampnagel Hamburg
(series of temporary art projects "Nouvelles Frontières")

2001 Hula Vogue, a deconstruction-animation for a holiday club; Kampnagel Hamburg (series of temporary art projects "Nouvelles Frontières")

2001 being christina aguilera (al Qaeda remix), a choreographical portrait; k studios Hamburg

2001 abgepaust (try me on I'm very you), the very big emotion in words and movement, together with Dorothea Ratzel; PODEWIL Berlin, Kampnagel Hamburg, TANZ Bremen

2000 Sieben Leben (Seven Lifes), a stocktaking of 17 adolescent asylum seekers, together with Hajusom; Fabrik Hamburg, Kampnagel Hamburg, Pumpenhaus Münster, Pavillon Hannover, FFT Düsseldorf; winner of the 22nd. Theatre Meeting of the Youth, Berliner Festspiele 2001

2000 Rollers Mobile Völkerschau (Rollers Mobile Folk Show), in the context of Rollenden Road-Schau; Volksbühne Berlin/EXPO 2000

1999 Alcohol, a choreography for 'Le Bal Moderne 99'; Kampnagel Hamburg, Tanzhaus Düsseldorf, PODEWIL Berlin, Staatsschauspiel Dresden

1999 Es ist nicht wie du denkst (It is not like you think), a documentary melodrama, together with Caroline Peters and Bettina Scheuritzel; Neumarkt Theater Zürich/PODEWIL Berlin

1998 Kleine Zweifel (Little Doubts), a monologue by Theresia Walser, together with Caroline Peters and Bettina Scheuritzel; Schaubühne am Leniner Platz Berlin/Cuvrystrass