Bio:
Over the ten years of its existence, Rootlessroot has established itself on the world stage with its hauntingly experimental, radically physical and emotionally urgent work, characterized by messy, raw movement and heroic themes. The authors often reflect on current socio-political events. The core of the group consists of Slovak Jozef Fruček and Greek dancer and choreographer Linda Kapetanea, who also collaborate with artists from around the world, including the Czech Republic and Slovakia. An important part of their work is research and teaching activities. In addition to numerous awards, last year Fruček's choreography Collective Loss of Memory won the main prize at the CZECH DANCE PLATFORM.
Jozef Fruček
Jozef Fruček graduated from DAMU in Bratislava (PhD 2002).
From 2002–2005 he was a member of Wim Vandekeybus's Ultima Vez.
From 2005–2006 he worked on his own projects with the Royal Flemish Theatre in Brussels.
In 2006 he and Linda Kapetanea founded the RootLessRoot Company – a platform for his own artistic projects and teaching.
Since 2012 he has been teaching at the University of Ludwik Solskeh drama department in Krakow.
Together with Linda, he developed the "Fighting Monkey" program, using martial arts methodology in teaching dancers, actors, performers and athletes.
He organizes workshops at festivals, vocational schools and sports facilities all over the world.
Linda Kapetanea
Linda Kapetanea graduated from the State Dance School in Athens before going on to study at the Merce Cunningham Studio and Movement Research and Dance Space in New York.
In 2002, she won the Greek Ministry of Culture Award as Best Dancer of 2002–2003.
From 2002–2005 Linda worked at Ultima Vez.
In 2006 she co-founded the RootLessRoot Company with Jozef Fruček.
She and Jozef created the "Fighting Monkey" program for the preparation of dancers, actors, performers and athletes.