Choreographing immersion: encountering borders, difference, and power

ABSTRACT

This is the abstract of a short provocation that was prepared for the roundtable discussion on ‘Decolonisation and Solidarity’ as part of the conference, Borderlines IX: Seeking Solidarity and Wonder Through Performance, which took place at De Montfort University in Leicester, UK, on 30 June and 1 July 2022.

KEYWORDS:

• Immersive
• choreography
• borderland
• borders
• care
• decolonising

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Thea Stanton

Thea Stanton is an indigenous Chilean British researcher, choreographer and lecturer. She is currently a PhD candidate at the University of Chichester where she is exploring the notion of a decolonising immersive choreographic practice through border experiences and distributions of power. She has produced and choreographed large scale immersive events at The Royal Academy of Arts, TripSpace Projects and the Royal College of Music. She has presented work at Turner Margate, The Place, Spontaneous Combustion, Walmer Yard and Edinburgh Fringe. Most recently she has also collaborated with Architects Stanton Williams on a site responsive work for Milan Design Week. Thea is currently a Unit Leader and Lecturer at London Contemporary Dance School. Most recently Thea has presented papers on her research at Our Dance Democracy 2 Conference, TaPRA 2021, The Society for Dance Research Intersectionality Symposium and What Dance Do. She has also spoken on the ResDance Podcast and been published in Krtitika Kultura in 2022. She is currently a coconvenor of the TaPRA Bodies and Performance Working Group.