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School Faculty of Arts and Creative Industries
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Department School of Arts
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Location London
Research activities
Processes of performance-making
Performance and Politics
Philosophy and performance
Practice-as-research
Performer training
Collaborative performance-making
Cross-cultural practices
Tai Chi Chuan/Martial Arts
Current Teaching
BA Theatre
PGR supervision:
-聽聽聽聽聽聽 Alexandra Baybutt: 鈥淚mperceptible politics: curation of contemporary dance festivals in the former Yugoslav space, 2007-2017鈥� Second Supervisor (completed 2020)
-聽聽聽聽聽聽 Helen Kindred: 鈥淒ancing in-between鈥� 鈥� Second Supervisor (2014 鈥� completed 2020)
-聽聽聽聽聽聽 Leah Antonellis: 鈥淎utonomy-Supportive Pedagogy for Adolescent Autistic Dancers: The Co-Design of an Inclusive Dance Model鈥� Second Supervisor (completed 2024)
-聽聽聽聽聽聽 Su Rong: 鈥淭he Potential of Process-centred Drama in Activating the New Curriculum Reform in the post-2000 Basic Education System in China鈥� 鈥� Director of Studies (2019-2024, completed 2024)
-聽聽聽聽聽聽 Natalie Tomlin: 鈥淯ncanny Aesthetics and the Sensual Spectral Turn: an artist-technician approach to dark-digital designs and spectator experience in immersive performance鈥� Third Supervisor (completed 2025)
-聽聽聽聽聽聽 Abigail Diaz: 鈥淒ance Technology: Fostering digital creativity and hybridized compositional practices鈥� 鈥� Director of Studies (completed 2025)
-聽聽聽聽聽聽 Dominique Rivoal: 鈥淢ind Clearing and Dance-Making鈥� 鈥� Director of Studies, ArtsD (2018 鈥� completed 2026)
-聽聽聽聽聽聽 Huai-wen Chang: 鈥淒ance without a Dancer: Improvising towards and in a state of unmediated awareness鈥� 鈥� Director of Studies, PhD (2023 鈥� anticipated completion 2027)
-聽聽聽聽聽聽 Jingwen Lu: 鈥淒eveloping a Training Workshop for Chinese University Dance Students through the Adaptation of UK聽Community聽Dance Practice鈥� 鈥� Director of Studies, PhD (since 2024)
-聽聽聽聽聽聽 Yoana Stoeva: 鈥淓xploring The Significance of Embodied Reflection on Emotional Experiences in Higher Education of Dance鈥� (anticipated completion 2026)
-聽聽聽聽聽聽 Sangdi Zhao: 鈥淭he Development of Screendance Courses in Chinese Universities鈥� 鈥� Director of Studies, PhD (since 2024)
-聽聽聽聽聽聽 Xuefei Chu: 鈥淐ircular rhythms and 'hair throwing': Internal colonialism between 'Chinese' and Wa Dance forms鈥� 鈥� Director of Studies, PhD (since 2025)
-聽聽聽聽聽聽 Josie Campbell: 鈥淰oice Coaching for Women in the Middle East鈥� [working title] 鈥� Professional Doctorate in Transdisciplinary Studies (since 2026)