ResDance Series 7: Episode 8: Bodies, materiality and touch in multi-person VR: creating immersive performance with Lisa May Thomas In this episode, Lisa May shares insight into her experiences as a dance artist and researcher and how these continue to inform her interests in embodiment, immersive performance and digital technologies.  Through situating her ideas in practice, Lisa May offers insight into the body as a site of research, the use of combining dance-somatic and improvisation...

ResDance Series 7: Episode 7: EcoSomatics, kindness as methodology, and Skinner ReleasingTechnique with Polly Hudson. In this episode, Polly shares insight into her experiences as a dancer, maker, researcher, teacher and gardener.  Through situating her thinking in her practice and life we explore notions of care, rest and kindness as ethical stances, and as vital components of an artistic methodology that places ecological consciousness at its core. Polly Hudson is an artist-scholar...

ResDance Series 7: Episode 6: Researching the nexus between dance education and dance science with Elsa Urmston In this episode, Elsa shares insight into her journey as an educator and researcher and how these continue to inform her interests in professional practice within various educational contexts and settings. We discuss the research methodologies, approaches and methods employed in her PhD research and how such experiences have allowed her to embrace other ways of seeing and...

Future Ecologies: Producing Dance Network with Christopher Bannerman, Anita Clark & Sarah Hopfinger In this episode, Christopher, Anita and Sarah share insight into the focus of the network, which brings together academics and arts professionals to reimagine an inclusive, extended and sustainable ecosystem for dance. They reflect upon their network experiences thus far and share thinking around the fragility and vulnerability of the ecosystems that exist in the arts. Throughout the...

ResDance Series 7: Episode 5: Reflections on ‘Shaking-Up’ Learning with Linzi McLagan In this episode, Linzi shares insight into her experiences as an educator and lecturer in various educational settings.  Throughout the episode we discuss her dance research in Scottish Primary schools, reflecting upon the: ‘Shake It Up’ and ‘Step It Up’ projects at YDance which aim to raise attainment and support the confidence and skills of primary teachers delivering dance as part of the curriculum in...

ResDance Series 7: Episode 4: Doing movement research through practice with Alexandra Baybutt In this episode, Alexandra shares insight into her experiences as an artist, researcher and somatic movement educator. Through situating her thinking in her research practice, we explore ideas around collaborative practices and experimental methods of festival making, the cultures of practice in dance, and the centrality of the body. Throughout this episode, Alexandra reflects upon her positionality...

ResDance Series 7: Episode 3: Dance Pedagogy: Curiosity and Collaboration with Emily Powell In the episode,  Emily shares insight into her experiences as a dancer, teacher and researcher and how these continue to inform her research and teaching practices. We discuss the research methodologies and approaches employed in her MA research and how these provided a foundation to explore feminist and democratic perspectives within her teaching.  Emily shares ideas around how play and risk-taking...

ResDanceSeries 7: Episode 2: Bridging the fields of dance producing and popular dance with Laura Robinson In the episode, Laura shares insight into her research experiences in the areas of popular dance and dance producing and management. She reflects upon how these experiences have come together to inform her teaching and research and discusses the wider value of producing and managing dance practices.  Throughout the episode, we consider factors pertinent to the organisation of popular...

ResDance Series 7: Episode 1: Creating Movement Ruptions in Educational Research with Kerry Chappell In the episode, Kerry shares insight into her research interest’s in creativity in arts, science and transdisciplinary education. Together, we explore the theoretical frameworks that inform her research and teaching practices and the richness of using a dialogic approach to see what practices might emerge. Throughout the episode, Kerry highlights the value of working in a...

ResDance Series 6: Episode 11: Racial Equity in Dance with Stacey Green and Imogen Aujla Stacey and Imogen share insight into their thinking and considerations around racial equity in dance. Through exploring the work of the TIRED movement and their current 3-year research project looking at representation in dance training and education (Red Research Project), we discuss the importance of removing the fear of discussing racism in dance and acknowledging the need for good practices to be...

ResDance Series 6: Episode 10: Dance, Touch and Awareness, - Reflections on somatic-informed research and practice with Natalie Garrett Brown In the episode, Natalie shares insight into her experiences and interests in dance, somatic practices, performance philosophy and feminist inquiry. We explore the role of somatic informed research and practice and how these can bring attention to the body in relation to moving practices, making processes and the relationship to the self.  Throughout...

ResDance Series 6: Episode 9: Advocating and celebrating dance research with Louisa Petts Louisa joins ResDance for a second episode and shares insight into her PhD research through discussing her research processes and considerations. Through reflecting on her research experiences, we explore ideas around the continued need for advocacy in research, the value of person centeredness in dance practice and the importance of imploring researchers to question the decisions they make and to...

ResDance Series 6: Episode 8: Science inquiry in dance practice with Sarah Needham-Beck In this episode, Sarah shares insight into her background as a researcher and her research across dance and occupational performance settings.  We discuss her interests in applying scientific principles to a dance context and how researchers can assist dancers with the training and performance demands they may face. Throughout the episode, we explore the wider considerations around supporting the...

ResDance Series 6: Episode 7: Dance Ecology and Empowering Communities with Ashley (AJ) Jordan. In this episode, AJ shares insight into his experiences in dance and the work of his company-Ascension Dance. Throughout the episode, we explore his approaches to creating work and the value he places on the sharing of practices, community engagement and inclusive practice, in relation to the composition of the work he makes. AJ reflects upon the importance of embracing new opportunities and offers...

ResDance Series 6: Episode 6: The Politics of Contemporary Dance in South Africa with Sarahleigh Castelyn In this thought-provoking episode, Sarahleigh shares insight into her experiences as a dancer, choreographer and researcher.  Through situating her thinking in her practice, we explore ideas on how contemporary dance in South Africa is a political art form, choreographic practices as activism, the importance of the moving body and the geography of space. Sarahleigh offers further...

Dancing Otherwise: Exploring Pluriversal Practices Network In this episode, Vicky, Daniela and Michelle share insight into the focus of the network, which aims to explore how practices created by artists from diverse backgrounds and artistic perspectives, produce new understandings, positionalities and new modes of knowing.  They reflect upon their network experiences thus far and offer insights into their approaches to the network events, underpinned by practices of care and creating new...

ResDance Series 6: Episode 5: People watching, making forests, drifting attention and undesigning yourself with Theo Clinkard In this thought-provoking episode, Theo shares insight into his experiences as a dancer, choreographer, researcher and stage designer.  Through situating his thinking in his practice, we explore his experiences of collaborating with artists across disciplines; the value of encouraging investment from the performer and his thinking around bringing the person into the...

ResDance Series 6: Episode 3: A Dose of Joy with Vicki Igbokwe-Ozoagu In this episode, Vicki shares insight into her experiences in dance and reflects upon the opportunities and the people who have informed her journey thus far. Through discussion of her work with Uchenna and as a choreographer and movement director in dance and theatre, she reveals her quest to lead with love, joy and peace and the role of empowerment in her practice, more widely. Throughout the episode, Vicki places...

ResDance Series 6: Episode 3: The continuum between Sport Science and Dance Science with James Brouner In this episode, James shares insight into his background as a researcher and lecturer teaching performance analysis and biomechanics in both sport and exercise and dance medicine and science settings. We discuss his experiences and considerations when delivering biomechanical knowledge in a dance science setting and the value of the voice of the individual practitioner and artist in...

ResDance Series 6: Episode 2: Archives, Provenance and the Dancing Body with Laura Griffiths In this thought-provoking episode, Laura offers insight into her experiences as a researcher and educator and shares her thinking around notions of archive in relation to contemporary dance practice. Throughout the episode, Laura encourages listeners to challenge how we might re-think the archive and introduces ideas around originality, provenance and the body as an archive, where the journey begins...

ResDance Series 6: Episode 1: Multi-disciplined Creative Actions and the Courage to Explore with Keith Alexander In this episode, Keith shares insight into his background as a multidisciplinary artist scholar and his current experiences as a Fulbright Scholar at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance.  By situating his ideas within both theoretical ideas and artistic experience, we explore his ways of working, approaches to practice and the inspirations he draws upon as a researcher...

Critical Dance Pedagogy through Discourse and Practice Network with Angela Pickard and Kathryn Stamp In this episode, Angela and Kathryn share insight into the focus of the network, which aims to bring together academics, dance educators, researchers and artists to foster opportunities for new thinking on the areas of Critical Dance Pedagogy. Through situating the ideas of the network in relation to their own experiences as educators and researchers, they explore the theoretical frameworks...

ResDance Series 5: Episode 11: Growing up in dance with Siobhan Mitchell In this episode, Siobhan shares insight into her own background and experiences in dance and her areas of research interests, alongside her current role as a Research Fellow in in Child and Adolescent Health at the University of Exeter. Through situating her ideas within evidence based literature, we discuss the challenges young people face when growing up in dance and the role of education in the area of adolescent...

ResDance Series 5: Episode 10:  Reflections on enriching human experience and creatively using body movement to celebrate a shared movement language with Jason Keenan Smith In this episode, Jason shares insight into his background and experiences as a dance artist, trained movement psychotherapist and Artistic Director of ThreeScoreDance and how these continue to inform his teaching practices.  By situating his ideas within theoretical frameworks and artistic experience, we explore the role...