Bernard Rolli
Bernard Rolli (born March 18, 1942 in Bern ) is a Swiss mime artist and restorer .
Life
Rolli grew up in Bern, where he completed an apprenticeship as an antiques restorer in 1958 (at the same time cabinet maker EFZ). He then worked for four years in his father's workshop. In 1960 he gained his first stage experience as a member of the Bernese clown group Caneros . In 1965 he went on a European tour with the Caneros. In 1966, Rolli began a four-year training course in pantomime with Ernst Georg Böttger at the acting department of the Bern Conservatory Music School . After that he was Böttger's assistant for two years and played as a group member and soloist in the Bernese pantomime ensemble (Mime Berne) . From working with the Bernese pantomime ensemble, Rolli developed his own way of expression.
In addition to guest appearances in almost all small theaters in Switzerland and appearances in Germany , France , Italy and Austria , Rolli worked as a pantomime teacher. He worked out his numbers himself; artistic advisor was Ernst Georg Böttger.
Rolli gave up his activity as a mime artist at the beginning of the 1980s and has since worked as a restorer, art dealer and antiquarian.
Guest performances abroad
- Edinburgh Festival (1972 as a soloist and member of the Bernese pantomime ensemble, 1975 with his second solo program, 1978 with the world premiere of «Behind the Mask»)
- Festival d'Avignon (1974, 1976)
- Hong Kong Arts Festival (1977)
- Festival des mimes et clowns Dijon (1979)
Awards
- 1973 Federal art grant
literature
- Bernard Rolli - Poet Without Words Volume 1: 1942–1978. «Invitation to an evening at the theater». Licorne Verlag, Bern / Langnau / Murten 2012, ISBN 978-3-85654-189-7 .
- Bernard Rolli - Poet Without Words Volume 2: 1978-2018. «Behind the mask». Licorne Verlag, Bern / Langnau / Murten 2018, ISBN 978-3-85654-192-7 .
- Simone Müller: Bernard Louis Rolli . In: Andreas Kotte (Ed.): Theater Lexikon der Schweiz . Volume 3, Chronos, Zurich 2005, ISBN 3-0340-0715-9 , p. 1517 f.
- Christian Schneeberger: Interview with BR In: Dominique Bourquin et al .: Swiss mimes. 1975.
- Thomas Leabhart: Mime Journal, 1983: New Mime in Europe. ISSN 0145-787X , pp. 130-132.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rolli, Bernard |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rolli, Bernard Louis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss pantomime and restorer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 18, 1942 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bern |