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Personal profile
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 over fifteen years’ 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. As Associate Dean he is responsible for ensuring the quality of the student experience, and for supporting the development of excellent teaching and learning within the Faculty. 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 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 time, temporality and training, as well as the wider 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
Education/Academic qualification
Doctorate, Coventry University
Postgraduate Certificate, Goldsmiths College, University of London
Postgraduate Diploma, Cardiff University
Degree
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Research Output 2006 2019
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
Mime
Evans, M., Mar 2019, Digital Theatre + Encyclopedia. Gale, M. (ed.). Digital TheatreResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary
Performance, Movement and the Body
Evans, M., 15 Jan 2019, 1 ed. London: Palgrave Macmillan. 277 p. (Theatre and Performance Studies)Research output: Book/Report › Book
Time and Performer Training
Evans, M. (ed.), Worth, L. (ed.) & Thomaidis, K. (ed.), 6 Feb 2019, 1 ed. London & New York: Routledge. 270 p.Research output: Book/Report › Anthology or Edited Book
Jacques Copeau
Evans, M. & Fleming, C., 18 Oct 2018, The Great Stage Directors. Pitches, J. & Shepherd, S. (eds.). 1 ed. London: Bloomsbury, Vol. 3.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Activities 2001 2019
Theatre, Dance and Performance Training (Journal)
Mark Evans (Associate Editor)Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial activity
Labanarium
Mark Evans (Speaker)Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
WROCLAW 2016 ‘Practicing Tradition in Performer Training: a Critical Approach
Mark Evans (Speaker)Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
International Platform for Performer Training
Mark Evans (Speaker)Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
Frantic Assembly: Devising and Physicality in Theatre
Mark Evans (Panel Facilitator)Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference