Marie Oldaker

Sessional Lecturer

Institute of Humanities & Creative Arts

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Marie’s specialist areas are contemporary dance practices, choreography, and physically-based theatre studies. She has over twenty years experience working as a dance development artist in community contexts, education and arts management.  After gaining an initial teaching degree (B.Ed Hons) majoring in Fine Art, Marie went on to extend her study of dance at ‘Laban’, London (PDCDS). After many years working in the field, she recently gained an MA in Choreography (distinction) from Dartington College of Arts and is currently preparing a proposal for PhD study.

Teaching & Research

Contemporary dance practices, choreography, and physically-based theatre studies.

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Publications

Marie’s personal practice is embedded in an inclusive notion of choreography, particularly in relation to cross-disciplinary performative approaches. Her work is often socially or community engaged, set outside conventional theatrical venues, and is concerned with presenting and exploring variable modes of interpretation.

External Responsibilities

In addition to lecturing at the University, Marie works as a freelance dance/arts practitioner and on a project basis with Dancefest (the local dance agency for Worcestershire and Herefordshire). She is director of Angeldance Co. Lab, a Worcester-based collaborative of practicing dance artists who create and perform work together and with artists of other disciplines.