ROSER LÓPEZ ESPINOSA




Dancer and choreographer, Roser López Espinosa develops her own work through her company Lowland.

Graduated in contemporary dance in the MTD / AHK - University of the Arts in Amsterdam, in 2005 she was awarded a danceWEB scholarship in ImpulsTanz in Vienna and trained with former Olympic gymnastics coach Jaume Miró in Barcelona.

She has danced with Àngels Margarit / Cia Mudances (Capricis, Flexelf, Kolbebasar and internationally renown solo Corol·la), Cesc Gelabert, Lipi Hernández, theater director Iago Pericot and filmmaker Isaki Lacuesta, etc. And with Katie Duck / Magpie Dance Music Company, Pere Faura and Marta Reig Torres / Korzo Producties in The Netherlands.

Her choreographic work has been present in the international scene since 2006 with works such as The lizard's skin, Lowland, November and Hand to hand, and has received international recognition with several prizes and nominations. She has created large scale works like L'estol for the National Dance Production of Catalonia (Nominated for Best Choreography 2017 at the XX Critics Awards), and Trama, Awarded Best Choreography 2019 at the XXII Critics Awards and Nominated for Best Choreography 2019 at XXV Premis Butaca.

In 2020 she collaborated with company Skånes Dansteater for the third time, with the creation of Fine Lines for the inclusive dance program Europe Beyond Access. That same year she premiered Revel Revel for the Zagreb Dance Company (Croatia), Nominated for the Croatian Association of Perfoming Arts for Best Dance Production and Awarded Best Female Dancer - Petra Valentić. And November was Nominated at the XXVI Butaca Awards: for Best Choreography and for Best Dancer - Roser López Espinosa.

In 2021 she created Cometa, an interactive piece for young and family audiences commissioned by the German network Vorpommern tanzt an.
Cometaihas fascinated children and grown-ups with over 180 performances worldwide.

She has been a guest choreographer for international companies, such as Skånes Dansteater (Sweden), Scottish Dancer Theater (UK), MiR Dance Company (Germany), Zagreb Dance Company (Croatia) and Conny Janssen Danst (The Netherlands), among others. She has also collaborated with several circus companies, such as MuMusic Circus in Catalonia and Compagnie XY (France).

She is an associated artist in creation centre La Caldera since 2012, and she has been a resident artist in theater Mercat de les Flors 2018-21 in Barcelona and an exchange resident artist 2022-23 with the NTCH - National Theater & Concert Hall in Taipei (Taiwan) in collaboration with Mercat de les Flors.

Her work has been programmed in international festivals in Europe, North America and Latin America, the Middle East and Asia.




Roser López Espinosa's choreographic work combines a strong physicality with great passion for precision, delicacy, acrobatic elements and detail. Collaboration and teamwork go hand in hand in a playful imaginary, with refined poetics and a touch of humour.






Photos: Barlas Sahinoglu, Tristán Pérez-Martín