HE & FE teaching & facilitation:
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I am currently Lecturer in Drama Practice at University of Staffordshire, UK.
I teach across the BA Acting for Stage and Screen, MA Collaborative Theatre Practice, and MA Contemporary Pantomime Practice courses. I teach critical and academic skills, research skills, practice research, collaborative and ensemble practices, design and production, and interdisciplinary scenographic thinking and practice.
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Other teaching:
2021 Guest Lecturer University of Middlesex
2019-2021 Guest Lecturer University of Surrey
2017/18 Guest Researcher University of Surrey
2016 & 2017 Invited presenter Rose Bruford College of Theatre & Performance
2017 Design facilitator Shooting Fish Theatre
2016 Design facilitator Rye Studio School
2021 Company module
BA (Hons) Theatre and Performance. GSA, University of Surrey
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17 third year students
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Scenographic devising methods - One hour, 45 minute practical explorations and theoretical discussions.
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Concretising designs - One hour, 45 minute practical explorations, and group tutorials.
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Tutorials, exploring students’ ideas for upcoming performances (practical assessment)
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Second marking of practical assessments
2019 Design Principles module
BA (Hons) Theatre and Performance. GSA, University of Surrey
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10 second year students
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’Stage Architectures’ - Two hour lecture, group discussion and practical concept activity
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’Staging an Exhibition’ - Two hour practical workshop (co-planned and co-delivered)
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Tutorials, exploring students’ ideas for upcoming exhibitions (practical assessment)
2016 & 2017 Independent Research Project Research Methodologies
MA Ensemble Theatre. Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance
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Two hour presentation followed by question/answer session. Focus on:
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Interweaving practice and theory
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Methods I used to document and analyse my practice from different perspectives
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2017 Introduction to Set Design
Gainsborough Literacy Project, Shooting Fish Theatre Company
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2.5 hour session with 15 young people
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Critically analysing a text for set design, and design starting points
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Intro to designing in scale, model making, and research
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Critical engagement and reflection on research design
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Scenic painting basic skills
2017 Introduction to Costume and Props Design
Gainsborough Literacy Project, Shooting Fish Theatre Company
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2.5 hour session with 15 young people
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Critically analysing a text for costume design, and beginning research
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Intro to props research, reference boards, budgeting and sourcing
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2016 Costume Research & Design Process
A-Level Textile Design. Rye Studio School, Sussex
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A series of sessions with 10 young people
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Undertaking individual period and cultural research for costume design
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Critically analysing initial research
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Developing costume designs from research