A l l i n v i t e d : CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY AND DIGITAL PERFORMANCE Brunel University, West London, UK http://people.brunel.ac.uk/dap/boiler08.html PERFORMANCE RESEARCH SEMINAR & INTERACTIVE PERFORMANCE SERIES autumn 2008 Wednesday, December 10, 2008 Research Performance Seminar GB048 Drama Studio 16:oo-17:30 pm Sarah Whatley (Centre for Media Arts and Performance, Coventry School of Art and Design) “Beyond Text: Embodied Analysis and the Digital Archive” Dr Sarah Whatley is the Head of Performing Arts at CU's Centre for Media and Performance and a well known practitioner and scholar, whose recent work includes studies of the choreography of Siobhan Davies and of issues of choreographic style and identity and music/dance relationships including performance that explores the movement implications for the dancer immersed in visceral and gendered sonic environments. Related to this is her growing interest in dance ethnography and the role of the participant observer/social researcher in witnessing the creative process. ***************** Johannes Birringer Director, Center for Contemporary and Digital Performance School of Arts Brunel University West London UB8 3PH UK +44 (0)1895 267 343 (office) http://people.brunel.ac.uk/dap/condip.html