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Research Interests
Dance; Flamenco; Dance History; Roma Community; Cultural Heritage; Digital Technologies; Participatory Research, Sociology, Intersectionality, Gender, Human Rights, Migration, Hip Hop, grassroots, Dance Films, NHS, Inclusion, Equity, Ethics, Disability.
Biography
Rosamaria is a dancer and choreographer, Dance Historian and Critic, Roma Scholar, Sociologist, Flamenco Historian and Peace Activist who graduated from UW-Madison and went on to complete her Master’s in Dance History and Criticism from UNM-Albuquerque (USA). Her PhD is in Sociology with a focus on Roma women, intersectionality, dialogic feminism and communicative methodologies.
Rosamaria is a professional dancer, choreographer, curator and qualified teacher, who has lived and danced in various parts of the world and collaborated with many Flamenco greats and other leaders in the Dance field. She has taught throughout Europe and the US at places like UW-Madison, UIUC, Boston Conservatory, Brown University and at various other places in Germany, Spain and Turkey. She is a dance writer who makes regular contributions to Bachtrack Magazine and Flamenco News having also danced with Protein Dance Company in the UK.
Rosamaria is involved in various EU funded projects which aim to make education accessible to vulnerable groups and ethnic minorities and sits on various Boards: Roma Coventry Project (UK), Drom Kotar Mestipen Roma Women's Association (Spain) and the Early Dance Circle (UK). At the moment she is an artist-researcher at Coventry University’s Centre for Dance Research based in the UK. She is also an independent artist, dancer, curator and teacher who has organised various festivals and exhibitions.
Her dance films have screened in the UK, US, Colombia, Mexico, Greece, Cyprus and Germany and her latest documentary won best documentary from the UK in 2016. She has started her own production company, RosaSenCis Film Production Co., which worked on the Society for Dance Research Oral History Project. The company aims to create dance films and documentaries that capture stories and reflect embodied traditions that might otherwise be lost.
She has also managed major EU-Funded projects and local City of Culture Partnership projects and organised the Hip Hop Talking Back: artists and researchers events. Rosamaria collaborates closely with the University of Barcelona’s Centre for Research on Theories and Practices for Overcoming Inequalities (CREA).She sits on academic Journals as an editor and those include the Journal for Embodied Practices, International Journal of Romani Studies and OneDance UK’s HOTFOOT Online magazine.
Cisneros brings conceptual grounding in debates around decolonising dance, archives and practice research and through her consultancy work for the International Council on Archives, leading their ethical archives project, and chair of the Equality and Diversity Task Force for Europeana Foundation, Cisneros is well placed to discuss EDI-related tensions. She is also located in a network of practitioner and researchers working in ‘inclusive’ and ‘marginalised’ dance practices and supports services (e.g. NHS, Save the Children, EU-Commission) to explore the potential of arts and culture in their services.
Vision Statement
I am inspired by interdisciplinary work and collaborative projects and modes of working. The combination of the practical and the theoretical underpins all of my research interests and I am guided by bringing people together. Working with vulnerable groups and using the arts and education to engage communities and participate in projects that lead to a more inclusive society, is what I am hoping to achieve with my academic research. Feminism, Hip Hop studies, intersectionality, cultural heritage and digital technologies is also a key part of my current practice.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Sociology , Doctorate, Successful Education Actions: Roma Women and the transferability of the DKM , Universitat de Barcelona
Award Date: 1 May 2020
MA, Dance History and Criticism, University of New Mexico
1 Aug 2006 → 1 Aug 2009
Award Date: 1 Aug 2009
Degree, BS Dance, University of Wisconsin- Madison
5 Sept 2000 → 21 May 2006
Award Date: 21 May 2006
External positions
Board/Trustee, AWA Dance
Feb 2022 → Jan 2025
Consultant- Community artist, Save the Children
Nov 2021 → Mar 2022
Hate Crime Consultant, Sheffield City Council, Hate Crime Team
Jul 2019 → Jul 2023
Parent Gov-Board of School, Learn Sheffield
Mar 2018 → Mar 2025
Consultant - Roma women and girls, Care for Young People's Future
Aug 2017 → Dec 2025
Consultant, Catalan Government- Advisory Board for Roma People
2015 → 2025
Board/Trusee- Vice President, Roma Project Coventry (Coventry)
2015 → 2025
Board/Trustee, Early Dance Circle Charity
2013 → 2025
Board/Trustee- President, Roma Women's Association- Drom Kotar Mestipen
2010 → 2025
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Interactive Dialogues
Wood, K. (Principal Investigator), Cisneros, R. K. (Principal Investigator), Charalambous, E. (Principal Investigator) & Ingram, C. (Principal Investigator)
Project: Internally funded project
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UKRI REF: Boaters and Showmen Influence Policy: Boaters and Showmen Influencing policy and the GRTSB schools and HE Pledge through their Cultural Heritage
Cisneros, R. K. (Principal Investigator)
1/12/22 → 1/08/23
Project: Research
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Celebrate and Recalibrate Flamenco Project
Cisneros, R. K. (Principal Investigator)
1/08/22 → 1/12/22
Project: Internally funded project
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UKRI-Kauma Arts and KBEs: Kauma's Brief Encounters - Global Frameworks for Creative Exchange (Parts I & II)
Cisneros, R. K. (Principal Investigator) & Ward, J. (Research Assistant)
1/01/22 → 1/06/22
Project: Internally funded project
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AWARD: UKRI Making Connections: Weaving, Dance and Coding
Cisneros, R. K. (Principal Investigator)
3/08/21 → 17/12/21
Project: Research
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Costume as bridge: The hoodie’s potential to connect audiences with Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities
Cisneros, R. & Lingham, V., 1 May 2024, In: Studies in Costume & Performance. 9, 1, p. 9-27 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Creatively Adapting Touch-Based Practices to the Web Format During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Systematic Review
Gauhe, G., Cisneros, R. K., Ward, J. & Hohenschurz-Schmidt, D. J., 26 Oct 2023, In: Journal of Medical Internet Research. 25, 19 p., e46355.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Dance After Lockdown: Living With Paradox
Ellis, S., McLelland, R. & Cisneros, R. K., 20 Mar 2023, In: Kritika Kultura. 2023, 40, p. 154-175 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Digital tools in formal and informal dance education environments
Wood, K., Cisneros, R. K. & Crawley, M.-L., 24 Nov 2023, Ethical Agility in Dance: Rethinking Technique in British Contemporary Dance. Colin, N., Seago, C. & Stamp, K. (eds.). 1 ed. Routledge, p. 158-170 13 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Leadership Gender Balance in UK Dance Sector Report
Ayuso, A., Shire, G., Whitehead Smith, M., Stamp, K. & Cisneros, R. K., 29 Mar 2023, AWA Dance. 27 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other report
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Activities
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The Deathless Woman Film Screening and Romani Language Workshop
Cisneros, R. K. (Invited speaker)
2 Jul 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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BBC Podcast: The women of flamenco
Cisneros, R. K. (Invited speaker)
20 Sept 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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WEAVE Project: Capacity Building LabDay
Cisneros, R. K. (Organiser)
10 Feb 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Public Engagement Event
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Research Methodology Conference
Crawley, M.-L. (Speaker) & Cisneros, R. K. (Speaker)
20 Apr 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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WEAVE Capacity Building LabDay
Cisneros, R. K. (Organiser)
16 Mar 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Public Engagement Event
Prizes
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Behind the Flamenco Dress: An Interview with Adela Olmos
Cisneros, R. K. (Recipient), 2016
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Broken Knuckle Film Festival BFF2016
Cisneros, R. K. (Recipient), 7 Nov 2016
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Culture Moves
Whatley, S. (Recipient), Cisneros, R. E. K. (Recipient) & Crawley, M.-L. (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Cyprus International Film Festival "Golden Aphrodite" Paphos, Pafos
Cisneros, R. K. (Recipient), 19 Sept 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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European Heritage Award / Europa Nostra Awards 2019 -Research
Cisneros, R. K. (Recipient), 15 May 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Press/Media
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BBC The Conversation Podcast: The women of flamenco
12/10/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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THE GUARDIAN: Roma accuse government of hypocrisy over Jimmy Carr joke
8/02/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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From flamenco to code: the dancer who explores other routes towards technology
23/01/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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EL PAIS: Del flamenco al código: la bailaora que explora otras rutas hacia la tecnología
22/01/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Society for Dance Research Inclusion & Intersectionality Podcast, 2022, Episode 7: Reflecting on the Inclusion and Intersectionality symposium: PGR perspectives with Chloe Hillyar, Jade Ward and Louisa Petts with guest host Louise Katerega (People Dancing).
Petts, L., Ward, J. & Cisneros, R. K.
1/12/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Other