ResDance Series 11: Episode 6: Situated Bodies: Context, Identity, and Dance Research with the student cohort of the MA Dance: Participation, Communities, Activism Programme
In this episode, students from the MA Dance Participation, Communities, Activism programme reflect on the role of context, identity, and lived experience within their creative practices. Through conversations about heritage, personal histories and the role of the self in research, they explore how their experiences shape, challenge, and transform the ways they make and understand dance. They share insights from their research journeys, considering what emerges when we ask questions, listen deeply, and remain open to new perspectives. The episode highlights how new possibilities can unfold through attention, connection, and lived experience —inviting listeners to reflect on their own relationships with others, their environments, and the ways they might participate in social change.
Contributors: Lisa Gelley, Hugo Pena, Fernanda González, Jo Parkes, Ruth Pethybridge.
Profiles of the staff and students in conversation can be found here: https://theplace.org.uk/lcds-courses/madancepca
MA Dance Participation, Communities, Activism
This MA Programme is for students who want to develop a socially engaged dance practice which addresses the urgencies of our times. You will join a global community of artists and researchers working at the intersection of community dance and arts activism. You may have an emerging community, participatory or activist movement practice which you want to develop, or you may be an established maker who wants to interrogate and develop your practice in the light of the shifting discourses and challenges of the moment.
Artwork: Welcome Back by Lisa Mariko Gelley
Photo credit: Maxine Tamoto
For more information please visit: https://theplace.org.uk/lcds-courses/madancepca
Instagram: @ma_dance_pca
Please share this episode with students, educators, practitioners, performers, and interdisciplinary researchers curious to learn more about dance research inaction.
