Ivor Houlker
Mutlidisciplinary theatre artist
Ivor Houlker is a multidisciplinary performer and theatre artist, who works internationally as an actor, musician and director. He specialises in physical theatre and site-specific performances, involving live music, choral movement, multimedia projection, sound installation, and audience interaction. Ivor also writes computer programmes/apps to make new types of interaction possible. Ivor is a founder and artistic director of Rooftop Productions in Hong Kong.
Ivor’s own work has been shown in London, Hong Kong, Edinburgh, Brighton, Prague, Palermo, Epidaurus, Wrocław, Warsaw and Lublin. He has worked with many famous theatre groups and independent theatre artists around Europe, such as OPT Gardzienice, The Grotowski Centre, Andrzej Wełmiński (Cricot2), Mischa Twitchin (Shunt), Helen Chadwick (Song Theatre), Andrea Cusumano.
Ivor’s movement training comes from different masters in Europe: Włodzimierz Staniewski (Gardzienice), Jerzy Grotowski, and Tadeusz Kantor. He also teaches workshops in physical theatre, actor training and polyphonic singing.
- Testimony
Rooftop Productions
Director
August 2019 | Cattle Depot Theatre
Performance of the Year Best Scenography Best Scenography 7 Nominations
- The Furies Variations
Rooftop Productions
Director, Musician
December 2018 | Kwai Tsing Theatre Black Box Theatre
Best Scenography 4 Nominations
- The Memory of Water
Project Roundabout
Sound Designer
October 2018 | Shouson Theatre
- Doubt
We Draman
Sound Designer
May 2018 | HK Cultural Centre Studio Theatre
- Not The Maids
Rooftop Productions
Director
August 2017 | Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre Cultural Activities Hall
4 Nominations
- Faustus
Theatre Horizon
Actor, Musician
May 2017 | Sheung Wan Civic Centre Theatre
- Lost Shoreline
Rooftop Productions
App Designer
April 2017 | Yau Ma Tei, Outside Kubrick
- Milk and Honey
Rooftop Productions
Director, Collaborating Actor
July 2016 | Fringe Club Upstairs Theatre, 2 Lower Albert Road, Central
Best Scenography 2 Nominations
- The Beautiful Ones
Rooftop Productions
Director, App Designer, Collaborating Actor
December 2015 | We Draman Black Box Theatre
Best Scenography 2 Nominations
- No Exit
We Draman
Director
December 2014 | We Draman
- Superheroes Don't Give a Sh*t!
We Draman
Director
October 2014 | We Draman
- Wild Boar
We Draman
Musician, Sound Designer
July 2014 | Shouson Theatre, HK Arts Centre
- Dunsinane
National Theatre of Scotland/RSC
Actor
May 2014 | Kwai Tsing Theatre
Teaching
P6 Drama in Education Programme 2019
Rooftop Productions
Project Impact
Rooftop Productions
Theatre in Nature 2017
Rooftop Productions
Outdoor physical theatre training camp, based in Bradbury Hall and nearby hiking trails.
DIP Performing Arts Course 2017
Rooftop Productions
Chinese Puppetry at ESF Drama Conference
Rooftop Productions
Two days of Chinese Puppetry workshops at the ESF Drama Conference at West Island School.
P6 Drama in Education Programme 2017
Rooftop Productions
Theatre in Nature 2016
Rooftop Productions
Based in Bradbury Hall and nearby trails, physical theatre training in a natural environment.
DIP Performing Arts Course 2016
Rooftop Productions
Psychophysical Actor Training
Rooftop Productions
Through exercises and explorations into breath, movement, interaction, musicality, we explore the body-mind connection and apply it practically, improving participants' psychophysical awareness.
Theatre in Nature 2015
Rooftop Productions
Outdoor physical theatre training in nature, camping in Sai Kung.
DIP Performing Arts Course 2015
Rooftop Productions
Physical Theatre and Polyphonic Singing in Guangzhou
Rooftop Productions
Three day intensive course for Friends Playback Theater's actors.
Site-specific Theatre in Guangzhou
Rooftop Productions
Site-specific classes for P5 students and teachers, with a seminar on Rooftop Productions' work in site-specific theatre.
Polyphonic Song: Voice and Theatre Practice
Rooftop Productions
Polyphonic song is a tradition of singing together in different voices, which combine to make the whole sound. This workshop involves learning by ear and using songs in theatre.
Actor Training Through Physical Theatre
Rooftop Productions
Taking training and techniques from physical theatre and applying them to actor-training
DIP Performing Arts Course 2014
Rooftop Productions
European Physical Theatre Practice
Rooftop Productions
Workshop series introducing key European theatre practitioners, exploring and applying their techniques and ideas.