Xavier Le Roy
{{Short description|French dancer/choreographer (1961–present)}}
{{Infobox person
| image = Xavier Le Roy.jpg
| caption =
| name = Xavier Le Roy
| birth_date = 1963
| birth_place = Juvisy-sur-Orge, France
| occupation = Dancer/choreographer
| years active = 1991-present
| organization = Institute for Applied Theatre Studies
}}
Xavier Le Roy is a French-German artist known for his work in contemporary dance and choreography. He was born 1963 in Juvisy-sur-Orge,{{Cite web |title=Xavier Le Roy – Kaldor Public Art Projects |url=https://kaldorartprojects.org.au/profile/xavier-le-roy/ |access-date=2024-12-05 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Dance |first=School of |date=2010-04-26 |title=ASU Herberger Institute School of Dance Presents Xavier Le Roy: Product of Other Circumstances |url=https://www.azdancecoalition.org/asu-herberger-institute-school-of-dance-presents-xavier-le-roy-product-of-other-circumstances/ |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=Arizona Dance Coalition |language=en-US}} France.
Education
Xavier Le Roy holds a doctorate in molecular biology from the University of Montpellier in France.{{Cite web |title=Prof. Dr. Xavier Le Roy |url=https://www.uni-giessen.de/en/faculties/f05/theatre/institute/staff/activestaff/professors/prof-dr-xavier-le-roy/prof-dr-xavier-le-roy |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen |language=en}}
Career
He transitioned from science to dance.{{Cite news |last=La Rocco |first=Claudia |date=2011-09-21 |title=Striving for Objectivity, First in Molecular Biology, and Then in Choreography |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/22/arts/dance/xavier-le-roys-product-of-circumstances-review.html |access-date=2024-12-05 |work=The New York Times}}{{Cite web |last=Culture |first=Magazine Contemporary |date=2015-12-07 |title=Dance: Xavier Le Roy, Nudity Has Been Around From Prehistoric Times – Magazine Contemporary Culture |url=https://www.magazinecontemporaryculture.com/xavier-le-roy/?form=MG0AV3 |access-date=2024-12-05 |language=en-US}} This way, he started his career as an artist in 1991. Since 2018, he has worked as a professor at the Institute for Applied Theater Studies in Giessen, Germany.{{Cite web |title=Xavier Le Roy |url=https://fellowship.pinabausch.org/en/cooperating-partners/2018/xavier-le-roy |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=Pina Bausch Fellowship for Dance and Choreography |language=en}} Since 1 October 2023, Prof. Le Roy has held the position of managing director of the Institute for Applied Theatre Studies.
Works
His works include the solo "Le Sacre du Printemps" (2007), "Untitled" (2014), the group piece "low pieces" (2011), and exhibition works such as "Production" (2011) with Mårten Spångberg, "Untitled" (2012) for the exhibition 12 Rooms, "Retrospective" (2012) at Tapiès Foundation-Barcelona, "Temporary Title, 2015" in Sydney for John Kaldor Public Art Project, and "For The Unfaithful Replica" (2016) with Scarlet Yu at CA2M Madrid. In 2017, he collaborated with Ensemble Issho Ni for the exhibition "Haben Sie 'Modern' gesagt?" for Ensemble Modern in Frankfurt and, with Scarlet Yu, developed "Still Untitled," a public space work commissioned by Skulptur Projekte Münster 2017.
References
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External links
- https://www.xavierleroy.com/index.php
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Category:German theatre directors