Activities per year
Personal profile
Biography
Josh Slater is programme leader for dance and senior lecturer at De Montfort University in Leicester, as well as a contemporary dance artist, theatre maker and performer. He is a part-time Ph.D. student at the Centre for Dance Research (C-DaRE) at Coventry University and assistant editor for the Intellect Choreographic Practices Journal. He has created and toured dance and theatre works, nationally and internationally, funded by the Arts Council England.
Josh’s research interests are focused on choreographic practices, risk-taking, Dance Theatre, improvisation and collaborative practices. Currently, his Practice-Based Ph.D. research focuses on the practice of falling in dance and choreography.
Research Interests
Choreographic practices
Training Practice
Dance Theatre
Site-Specific Performance
Education/Academic qualification
Fellowship, Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy, Higher Education Academy (HEA)
Award Date: 29 Jul 2019
PGCAP, Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice, Plymouth University
Award Date: 24 Jul 2019
MRes , MA, Arts & Media, University of Chester
Award Date: 6 Jul 2018
BA (Hons), Degree, Dance with Drama and Theatre Studies, University of Chester
1 Sept 2010 → 1 Jul 2013
Award Date: 10 Jul 2013
External positions
Senior Lecturer & Programme Leader, De Montfort University
1 Sept 2022 → …
Senior Lecturer, London Studio Centre
1 Sept 2021 → 1 Sept 2022
Lecturer in Dance, Theatre and Performance, Plymouth University
1 Sept 2018 → 1 Sept 2021
Co-Director, enCompass Collective Dance Theatre
1 Mar 2014 → …
Activities
- 2 Participation in conference
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C-DaRE Postgraduate Research Symposium 2021
Josh Slater (Speaker)
7 Jun 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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Our Dance Democracy 2
Josh Slater (Speaker)
11 Feb 2021 → 12 Feb 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference