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Biography
Mark has, since 2012, held a personal chair as Professor of Theatre Training and Education, and until August 2019 was Associate Dean (Student Experience) in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities. He trained originally at the École Jacques Lecoq, and with Philippe Gaulier and Monika Pagneux, in Paris. His research interests are in the movement training of actors and performers, the creative use of reflective writing, and creative enterprise education and he welcomes interest from research students in these areas. As well as teaching and researching theatre practice he has extensive experience of directing and performing new plays, site-specific performances, and community projects. He is an Associate Editor of the Theatre Dance and Performance Training Journal and has published widely on performer training and the history and development of physical theatre. He is an NCEE Enterprise Fellow, and has completed the NCEE International Entrepreneurship Educators Programme and the Oxford University/NCEE Entrepreneurial University Leadership Programme. In 2011 he led the University’s successful application for recognition as THE Enterpreneurial University of the Year.
Research:
My research focuses on physical theatre practice and performer training (in particular in relation to movement and physicality). I have written on the work of Jacques Copeau and Jacques Lecoq, and on the movement training of actors within the UK. I am currently researching the history and impact of physical theatre practice within the UK.
Areas of Expertise:
- Actor and performer training
- Historical and contemporary development of mime, physical theatre and movement practice.
- The work of Jacques Lecoq and Jacques Copeau.
- Contemporary physical theatre practice.
Research Interests
Actor and performer training; Movement training for actors; Performance, movement and the body; Physical theatre practice and theory; The work of the French theatre pedagogue Jacques Lecoq; The work of the French theatre director and teacher Jacques Copeau
Education/Academic qualification
Doctorate, Coventry University
Award Date: 22 Apr 2003
Postgraduate Certificate, Goldsmiths, University of London
Award Date: 17 Jun 1986
Postgraduate Diploma, Cardiff University
Award Date: 1 Jul 1981
Degree
Award Date: 1 Jul 1979
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Frantic Assembly
Evans, M. & Smith, M., 31 May 2021, 1st ed. Abingdon and New York: Routledge. 192 p. (Routledge Performance Practitioners)Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Editorial
Evans, M., Fleming, C. & Reed, S. B., 2020, In: Theatre, Dance and Performance Training. 11, 3, p. 245-252 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
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Introduction
Evans, M., 9 Jul 2020, The Moving Body (Le Corps Poetique): Teaching Creative Theatre. 3 ed. London: Methuen Drama, p. xvi-xxxv 20 p. (Theatre Makers).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Monika Pagneux
Evans, M., 4 Sep 2020, In: Theatre, Dance and Performance Training. 11, 3, p. 324-326 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Lecoq: training, time and temporality
Evans, M., 6 Feb 2019, Time and Performer Training. Evans, M., Thomaidis, K. & Worth, L. (eds.). 1st ed. London and New York: Routledge, p. 23-37 15 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Activities
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Theatre, Dance and Performance Training (Journal)
Mark Evans (Guest Editor)
2020Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial activity
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Theatre, Dance and Performance Training (Journal)
Mark Evans (Guest Editor) & Cass Fleming (Guest Editor)
2020Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial activity
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Theatre, Dance and Performance Training (Journal)
Mark Evans (Guest Editor)
2019 → 2020Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial activity
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The influence of Jacques Lecoq on UK theatre
Mark Evans (Speaker)
6 Nov 2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Labanarium
Mark Evans (Speaker)
6 Jan 2017Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference