Rolf Abderhalden
Rolf Abderhalden Cortés is a Colombian artist and theatre director. He was born in Manizales. He studied and practised the visual arts, before expanding quickly into other areas, notably theatre and set design. His work till date encompasses performance, installation, video installation, etc. and has been presented at unconventional spaces across Europe and America.
Abderhalden co-founded Mapa Teatro in Paris in 1984, before moving it to Bogota in 1986. It is now known as one of the leading artistic companies in Colombia. Abderhalden also runs an arts studio at the Biblioteca Luís Ángel Arango, and since 1986 has taught at the Universidad Nacional de Colombia.
