Ulrich Roehm

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Ulrich Roehm, 2018

Ulrich Roehm (born September 14, 1933 in Essen ) is a former German ballet dancer and ballet teacher who is committed to greater visibility, better networking and a stronger voice of dance in Germany. Roehm lives in Essen and was married to Renate Roehm, b. Meyer (1939-2014); they had three daughters together.

Life and ballet career

Roehm began his dance studies in 1951 with the ballet of the Städtische Bühnen Dortmund and continued his studies from 1953 to 1958 at the Folkwang University of the Arts in Essen under Kurt Jooss up to the master class .

In addition to other first appearances, Roehm appeared in July 1957 as “Peter” in “ Peter and the Wolf ” in the choreography by Kurt Jooss and danced alongside his fellow students Adele Schulte-Zurhausen as “Vogel” and Pina Bausch as “Cat” and others. a. in the Krupp Villa Huegel in Essen.

Ulrich Roehm and Marie-Louise Pruvot, Pas de Deux Swan Lake (George Skibine)

He received his first engagement for the season 1958/59 with the Ballet de Wallonie, today's Ballet Royal de Wallonie , as Premier Danseur Etoile . There he interpreted the male leading roles in great classical ballets such as " Giselle ", "Romeo and Juliet" and " Swan Lake ", in productions by George Skibine, who was the director of the Paris Opera Ballet .

1959 to 1969 Roehm danced as one of the soloists at the Schwetzingen Festival in the Jooss - Schumacher productions of the Städtische Bühnen Essen in Henry Purcell's " Die Feenkönigin / The Fairy Queen " as well as in Dido and Aeneas and Castor and Pollux.

From 1961 to 1969 Roehm appeared as a soloist in the Folkwang Ballet, newly founded by Kurt Jooss, in Kurt Jooss's ballet “Der Grüne Tisch” (The Green Table). a. to Berlin (West and East), Dresden , Paris , Brussels , London , Rome , Milan , London and other places in England, Belgium, France, Italy (including Maggio Musicale Fiorentino ), the Netherlands and the Salzburg Festival . He also danced in choreographies by Jooss , Lucas Hoving, Antony Tudor , Hans Züllig and Jean Cébron .

At the same time he was the first solo dancer with the ballet of the municipal theaters in Essen (1963 to 1969) and continued to perform with the Ballet de Wallonie, the State Opera Ballet Zagreb and at stages in the Ruhr area (Münster in choreographies by Gise Furtwängler, Krefeld-Mönchen-Gladbach in choreographies by George Froscher , as well as in Bonn, Oberhausen, Gelsenkirchen, as well as at the “ Ruhr Festival Recklinghausen ”).

From 1969 to 1974 Roehm lived with his family in Toronto , Canada. There he danced in the 1969-1972 seasons for the Canadian Opera Company and in engagements for the National Ballet of Canada.

Educational activity, memberships

Roehm's teaching activity began in Canada, and after passing a corresponding dance-pedagogical examination, he became a member of the Canadian Dance Teachers Association (CDTA).

He also became a member of the Academy (ARAD Associated Member of the RAD) when he passed the exams at the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) in London. Later (1975) he was entrusted with the establishment of the Royal Academy of Dance in Germany and thus represented the RAD for Germany and Austria.

In addition to his engagements as a dancer, Roehm built three ballet studios in the Toronto area within 2 years and taught on the basis of the curriculum of the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD).

In 1974 Roehm returned with his family from Canada after opening the "Ballet Studio Roehm" in Essen in October 1973, which he directed for over thirty years. The lessons were also carried out according to the RAD curriculum and included the possible participation of the students in RAD exams. In addition, Roehm opened “La Danse”, a specialist ballet shop with mail order business, which still exists today and was taken over by a former student.

In 1984 Roehm founded the "Ballettommer Bozen / Bolzano Danza" (today Tanz Bozen / Bolzano Danza), which was first performed in 1985 and was artistic director for 22 years.

Association work

In 1975 Roehm founded the German Professional Association for Dance Education eV (at that time still under the name "Association of Ballet Schools in Germany") and was its first chairman from its foundation until 2012. In this function, he was also the editor and editor of the magazine BALLETT INTERN, which appears up to five times a year. Important topics and activities of the association at that time were:

  • GEMA
  • KSK / artists' social insurance
  • German dance award
  • Job placement
  • Legal advice
  • School contracts for students
  • Organization and management of educational weekend seminars
  • Founding, organization and management of the Bregenz Summer Dance Week and the Worpswede Dance Week

In 1983 Roehm realized the idea of ​​an “honoring price” for dance - and this is how the annual gala event “ German Dance Prize ” arose , awarded by Ulrich Roehm as the first chairman of the German Professional Association for Dance Education and from 2004 as the first chairman of the newly founded non-profit association Tanzkunst Deutschland eV (Patron Prof. Dr. Norbert Lammert , former President of the Bundestag).

1980–2000 Foundation, organization and management of the Munich Easter Dance Week of the “Royal Academy of Dance”.

As a result of his initiative, the big “Folkwang Festival of the Arts” came about in Essen in spring 1985 with Federal President Richard von Weizsäcker as guest of honor at the opening of the GRILLO-THEATER with the rehearsal of the 4 choreographies “Ballets Jooss 32” with the Essen Ballet, which he also initiated by the Jooss daughter Anna Markard- Jooss.

Since co-founding the “Standing Conference on Dance” in 2006, Roehm was a board member of the umbrella organization until 2014, which was renamed to “Dachverband Tanz Deutschland” on his suggestion.

At the beginning of the 2000s he made contact with Shanghai, China and Roehm was appointed “Ballet Consultant” of the China Shanghai International Arts Festival and, together with his wife, was a VIP guest at the festival for many years. In 2008 he was given the honorable task of organizing a large ballet gala with the participation of 10 international ballet companies for the co-opening of the festival for the 10th anniversary. Furthermore, he was asked to give a lecture on the 10th anniversary of the festival. Another major lecture took place within the framework of a “Conference of International Festival Directors” in the renowned “Guest House of the City of Shanghai”.

Awards and honors

Awarding of the German Dance Prize 2013 to Ulrich Roehm, here with his wife Renate.

Movies

  • 1963 “The Green Table” with the newly founded Jooss-Folkwang Ballet, role “Young Soldier”. Director: Truck Branss - Camera: Bruno Stephan, Werner Dittmer, Klaus F. Koch - 43 min, WDR.
  • In 1967 “The Green Table” was filmed in the production of Sir Peter Wright from the BBC London, with Ulrich Roehm, now in the role of the old soldier.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Kurt Jooss; Choreography Prof. Heinz Dressel (musical director): Folkwang evening - Peter and the Wolf. Retrieved September 5, 2019 .
  2. ^ Ballets Wallonie Archives. Retrieved September 5, 2019 .
  3. ↑ tanznetz.de - the dance magazine on the internet. Retrieved September 7, 2019 .
  4. ↑ tanznetz.de - the dance magazine on the internet. Retrieved September 7, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Salzburg Festival> INSTITUTION> ARCHIVE> Archive detail. Retrieved September 7, 2019 .
  6. ↑ tanznetz.de - the dance magazine on the internet. Retrieved September 5, 2019 .
  7. ^ RAD gGmbH Berlin. Retrieved September 5, 2019 .
  8. ↑ ABOUT US | Ballet and Dance School | Boroughs I | Ballet Studio Roehm. Retrieved September 5, 2019 .
  9. ↑ La Danse - Outfit & Shoes - Home. Retrieved September 5, 2019 .
  10. ↑ tanznetz.de - the dance magazine on the internet. Retrieved September 7, 2019 .
  11. ^ Dachverband Tanz Deutschland: Ulrich Roehm. Retrieved September 5, 2019 .
  12. Jump up ↑ Dance Germany - Dance in Germany - Institutions - Internal Ballet / German Professional Association for Dance Pedagogy. Accessed on September 5, 2019 .
  13. ↑ patron. January 10, 2018, accessed September 5, 2019 .
  14. ^ Shanghai China International Arts Festival. Retrieved September 5, 2019 .
  15. ^ DIE ZEIT: German dance award for Pina Bausch . In: The time . February 10, 1995, ISSN  0044-2070 ( zeit.de [accessed September 5, 2019]).
  16. ↑ Michael-Georg Müller: Deserved for the city. March 4, 2013, accessed September 5, 2019 .
  17. ↑ Prize winners. August 6, 2019, accessed September 5, 2019 .
  18. ↑ The green table film info. Retrieved September 5, 2019 .
  19. ^ The Green Table . In: The Radio Times . No. 2265 , April 6, 1967, ISSN  0033-8060 , p. 47 ( bbc.co.uk [accessed September 5, 2019]).
personal data
SURNAME Roehm, Ulrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German ballet dancer and ballet teacher
DATE OF BIRTH September 14, 1933
PLACE OF BIRTH eat