ResDance Series 3: Episode 7: Performance Histories with Kathrina Farrugia-Kriel In this thought-provoking episode, Kathrina Farrugia-Kriel offers insight into her experiences as a researcher, educator and practitioner. Through discussion of her recent publication (the Oxford Handbook of Contemporary Ballet, 2021), she shares her thinking around the value of ballet histories within dance discourse. Highlighting throughout the episode the importance of brining individual voices to the fore, Kathrina shares the need for curiosity in driving interest in a subject area and the importance of collaboration in the transformation of both the self and others. Dr Kathrina Farrugia-Kriel is Head of Research at the Royal Academy of Dance in London. Her articles have been published in the South African Dance Journal, Treasures of Malta, and the Oxford Handbook of Shakespeare and Dance (2019). Her books include Princess Poutiatine and the Art of Ballet in Malta (FPM, 2020), the first book on ballet histories in Malta, and the Oxford Handbook of Contemporary Ballet (2021). Kathrina has organised conferences in London, Paris and New York. For the RAD, she has steered conferences in Australia (Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne), curates the Guest Lectures Series, and is Editor of Focus on Education. She is author of three webinar series on ballet across the 20th and 21st Centuries, and currently working on a new anthology with Adesola Akinleye (author of British Black Dance, 2019; and Reclaiming Ballet, 2021). In 2022, Kathrina joined the Executive Committee of the Society for Dance Research. Contact details (personal) Instagram: @kathrina.farrugiakriel LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathrina-farrugia-kriel-8985a4b7/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kathrina.farrugia Contact details (RAD) https://www.linkedin.com/company/royal-academy-of-dance/about/ https://www.instagram.com/royalacademyofdance/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/society-for-dance-research/mycompany/ Sources of interest The Oxford Handbook of Contemporary Ballet https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-oxford-handbook-of-contemporary-ballet-9780190871499?cc=us&lang=en& Princess Poutiatine and the Art of Ballet in Malta (2020) https://www.patrimonju.org/books/princess-poutiatine-and-the-art-of-ballet-in-malta Guest Lecture Series https://www.royalacademyofdance.org/teacher-training/staff-and-research/conferences-guest-lecture-series-and-events/guest-lecture-series/ Please share this episode with students, educators, practitioners, performers, and interdisciplinary researchers curious to learn more about dance research in action.