Lecture Four: The Artist and Arts Practice Research

I am delighted to announce that dance artist and choreographer, Dr Mary Nunan will give the final Lime Lecture of 2013. Mary is the Course Director of the MA in Contemporary Dance Performance at the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance in UL and her lecture will focus on the artist as educator within the field of Arts Practice Research. 

The lecture takes place on December 9th at 7pm in T1.15.  All are welcome.


Abstract:

This lecture will focus on what I perceive to be the challenges and opportunities that the newly emerging field of Arts Practice research presents for artists/scholars (and also for third level institutions). As part of the presentation I will highlight some of the issues that cluster around the role and function of writing and its relationship with practice in this research context. In so doing I will draw on my experience of guiding MA Contemporary Dance Performance students through the process of devising original (solo) choreographies. Selected case studies will serve to highlight some of the methodological and pedagogical aspects of this process.

Brief Biography:

Dr Mary Nunan is a contemporary dance artist - choreographer and performer. She is Course Director of the MA in Contemporary Dance Performance at the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance, UL. Her career as a professional dance artist began when she joined Dublin Contemporary Dance Theatre (1981-86). She was founder Artistic Director of Daghdha Dance Company (1988-1999). Throughout her career Mary has created a substantial body of solo and ensemble choreographies that have been performed in theatres nationally and internationally. Mary was a member of the Arts Council/an Chomhairle Ealaíon from 2003-2008. She was Chair of the Arts and Education Special Committee whose recommendations were published in the ‘Points of Alignments’ report. Mary was awarded a PhD from Middlesex University in 2103. She is currently a member of the committee established to over see the implementation of the Arts and Education Charter launched by Ministers Jimmy Deenihan and Ruairí Quinn.