Vida Midgelow
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| Introduction | is Professor in Dance and Choreographic Practices at Middlesex University UK and Co-Director of ‘The Choreographic Lab’ and Co-Editor of ‘Choreographic Practices’ (an international peer reviewed journal, Intellect). She is a committed educator and mentor (with over 20 years experience facilitating and lecturing in dance and performance) and undertakes dramaturgical, curatorial and consultancy roles for artists and organisations. Working across theory and practice her book, ‘Reworking the ballet: Counter Narratives and Alternative Bodies’ was published by Routledge (2007) and she has presented her own performance/video works internationally. Her recent works include the sensual video series ‘ScreenBody’(2011) and the improvised performance, ‘TRACE: Playing with/out memory’(2007/8). Vida contributes extensively to the discipline through her editorial and board commitments. She is currently Chair of the ‘Standing Conference on Dance in Higher Education’ (Dance HE), the subject organisation for Dance Departments in Higher Education. She also serves on the boards of Dance4 and SDHS (USA) for whom she also edits ‘Conversations across the field of Dance Studies.’ |
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| Interests | Vida specialises in choreographic methodologies, improvisation, documentation practices, critical analysis, gender and sexuality in performance and adaptation. Vida has been teaching interdisciplinary choreography and somatic practices for many years, placing an emphasis on the interface of theory/practice. |