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 and understanding remains. Dr Laura Griffiths is Senior Lecturer in Dance in the Leeds School of Arts at Leeds Beckett University, UK. Laura's research focuses primarily upon notions of archive in relation to contemporary dance practice, in particular the concept of the body as archive and the role of technology in producing dance archives. She has published several book chapters and journal articles around this subject. Professional industry experience has encompassed project management within the arts, dance teaching in community settings, lecturing and research project management. Laura is currently Vice Chair of Dance HE, the representative body for the teaching of Dance in Higher Education (https://www.dancehe.org.uk). Contact details Email: [email protected]  Social media @phoenixleeds   @nrcd_org Published sources of interest Griffiths, L.E. (2013) Between bodies and the archive: Situating the act, International Journal of Performance Arts and Digital Media, 9:1, 183-195. DOI: 10.1386/padm.9.1.183_1 Griffiths, L. E., (2023) “Dancing through Social Distance: Connectivity and Creativity in the Online Space”,Body, Space & Technology 22(1), 65–81. DOI: https://doi.org/10.16995/bst.9700  Other relevant sources https://www.phoenixdancetheatre.co.uk/book/  https://www.phoenixdancetheatre.co.uk/virtual-gallery/ Please share this episode with students, educators, practitioners, performers, and interdisciplinary researchers curious to learn more about dance research in action.