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Research Interests
Marie-Louise is a choreographer and artist-researcher. Her research interests include dance and museums, and areas of intersection between Classics and Dance Studies, such as ancient dance and the performance of epic.
Biography
Educated at the University of Oxford (B.A. Hons, M.St.) and trained at the Ecole Marceau in Paris, Marie-Louise began her professional performance career with Ariane Mnouchkine's Théâtre du Soleil (2003-2009). Since 2010, she has been working in the UK as an independent choreographer and dance artist with companies as diverse as Birmingham Opera Company, Marc Brew, Gary Clarke, Ballet Cymru and Rosie Kay Dance Company. Recent new work has included pieces for a Tate / ARTIST ROOMS exhibit at mac Birmingham, and for the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. She was formerly an Artist-in-Residence at the Archive of Performances of Greek and Roman Drama (APGRD), University of Oxford (2017), and is now an APGRD Early Career Associate. Marie-Louise's PhD (2018), undertaken at C-DaRE (the Centre for Dance Research), Coventry University, investigated dance in the archaeological museum. She is an Associate Fellow of the HEA. Marie-Louise has previously worked on EU-funded research projects, CultureMoves (2018-2020) and REACH (2017-2020), and is currently working on EU-funded project, WEAVE (2021-).
Education/Academic qualification
Dance Studies, Doctorate, Coventry University
19 Sep 2015 → 19 Sep 2018
Award Date: 10 Apr 2019
European Literature M.St., MA, University of Oxford
2002 → 2003
Classics and Modern Languages, Degree, University of Oxford
1998 → 2002
External positions
Reviews Editor, Journal of Dance and Somatic Practices
Early Career Associate, Archive of Performances of Greek and Roman Drama, University of Oxford
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Network
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WEAVE: AWARD: Widen European Access to cultural communities Via Europeana
Cisneros, R. K., Whatley, S. & Crawley, M.
1/04/21 → 30/12/22
Project: Research
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Research output
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Mapping a City's Energy: Using Digital Storytelling to Facilitate Embodied Experiences of Urban Space and Place
Cisneros, R. K., Crawley, M-L. & Whatley, S., 15 Jun 2021, In: Streetnotes. 27, p. 46-65 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Moving, annotating, learning: MotionNotes LabDays - a case study
Crawley, M-L. & Cisneros, R. K., 2021, In: International Journal of Performing Arts and Digital Media. 17, 1, p. 138-149 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Fragmentary Monumental: Dancing Female Stories in the Museum of Archaeology
Crawley, M-L., 27 May 2021, Choreonarratives : Dancing Stories in Greek and Roman Antiquity and Beyond. Schlapbach, K. & Gianvittorio-Ungar, L. (eds.). Leiden: Brill Nijhoff, p. 331–350 19 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Art and Dance in Dialogue: Body, Space, Object
Whatley, S. (ed.), Racz, I. (ed.), Paramana, K. (ed.) & Crawley, M-L. (ed.), 2020, 1 ed. Palgrave. 279 p.Research output: Book/Report › Anthology or Edited Book › peer-review
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CultureMoves LabDay Leeds Annotation Film Nov 2019
Cisneros, R. K. & Crawley, M-L., 12 Jan 2020Research output: Practice-Based and Non-textual Research › Digital or Visual Media
Activities
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C-DaRE Invites: Dancing the Ancient Greek Chorus (in conversation with Daniel Anderson)
Marie-Louise Crawley (Speaker) & Daniel Anderson (Speaker)
22 Apr 2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Performing Agora
Marie-Louise Crawley (Speaker) & Rosamaria Kostic Cisneros (Speaker)
23 Jun 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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Watching, Witnessing, Dancing - Three Memories
Marie-Louise Crawley (Speaker)
30 Jun 2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Performance Knowledges: Transmission, Composition, Praxis
Marie-Louise Crawley (Speaker)
12 Mar 2020Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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How do we dance in museums?
Marie-Louise Crawley (Speaker)
20 Nov 2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Prizes
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Centre for Memory, Arts and Communities (Coventry University) / Hosking Houses Trust Creative, Arts and Writers' Fellow Residencies Scheme 2021
Crawley, Marie-Louise (Recipient), 30 Aug 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Culture Moves
Whatley, Sarah (Recipient), Cisneros, Rosamaria Kostic (Recipient) & Crawley, Marie-Louise (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Press / Media
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UPCOMING THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL LABDAY WITH BIRMINGHAM DANCE NETWORK
Marie-Louise Crawley & Rosamaria Kostic Cisneros
31/01/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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CULTUREMOVES AT IN DIALOGUE 2019
Marie-Louise Crawley & Rosamaria Kostic Cisneros
30/11/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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UPCOMING THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL LABDAYS
Marie-Louise Crawley & Rosamaria Kostic Cisneros
31/10/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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CULTUREMOVES EDUCATIONAL LABDAY ON SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2019
Marie-Louise Crawley & Rosamaria Kostic Cisneros
7/10/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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A HANDS-ON SESSION WITH THE CULTUREMOVES SCRAPBOOK
Marie-Louise Crawley & Rosamaria Kostic Cisneros
11/07/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Thesis
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What Remains? Dancing in the Archaeological Museum
Author: Crawley, M., 2018Supervisor: Whatley, S. (Supervisor) & Garrett Brown, N. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy
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