Uri Roodner, Head of BA Contemporary Theatre
Uri Roodner is from Israel.
Uri Roodner has a long career of working in both performing and directing roles in theatre, dance, film and
TV. He has appeared in major British theatres including The Royal Court,
Sheffield Crucible, The Arts Theatre West and The Lyric Hammersmith, as well as in film by such
directors as Michael Winterbottom and the Brothers Quay. He is the co-founder of Tottering Bipeds,
an award winning, internationally touring theatre company.
Uri has been making documentary films for the BBC (where he also works as an acting coach) and for the Discovery Channel USA. He has taught for many institutions in Britain, as well as in New York, Amsterdam, Madrid and Tel-Aviv. His experience of experimentation and collaboration with performers led him to focus his research and his passion in the training of "a creative actor." He designed and developed the BA Contemporary Theatre course at East 15, a unique scheme dedicated to the training of multi-talented, innovative performers. His website is: www.roodner.co.uk
E-mail: uroodn@essex.ac.uk
