Introduction
Welcome to the Choreographic Lab online.
The Choreographic Lab offers a unique practice-centred research environment for movement based researchers. Founded in 1996 it has been funded regularly by Arts Council England and The University of Northampton. The Choreographic Lab provides a forum in which choreographic issues, creative methodologies, and individual goals can be examined, explored and experienced. The Lab aims to provide a challenging and supportive environment supporting innovation and complex enquiry.
Directed by Dr. Jane Bacon and Dr. Vida Midgelow (dance makers and researchers, based at The University of Northampton), The Choreographic Lab provides participants the time, space and resources to research. Importantly it also provides a venue for sharing practice, discussion and reflection.
Currently the Lab is running a 2-year professional research and development project entitled Articulating Dance. This project brings together dance and performance makers who work professionally and in higher education. Articulating Dance focuses on enabling modes of enquiry in which creative processes are articulate and articulated. Throughout the 2 year project there will be a variety of open seminars, workshop presentations and performances. The work undertaken in this project will be documented and presented in a variety ways disseminating the findings of the project nationally and internationally.
This web site is designed to present up to date information and details of activities in and around the Choreographic Lab. Users are able to choose to view the site’s information SORTED according to one of four Categories: Artist Projects - with information on the specific projects in development by artists associated with the Lab; Lab Events - detailing the activities in Northampton at various times throughout the two year period; Articulation Strategies - with information about strategies utilised in the Choreographic Lab to address understandings of “articulating dance”; and Modality - which provides the user with the opportunity to sort the information posted to the site by “type” - video, audio, writing or image.
Please note that all information located in the Categories part of the site is able to be COMMENTED on by visitors to the site, and the Choreographic Lab welcomes any such interaction. In addition, information is sorted from new to old, with the most recent posts presented at the top of your sort page.
The hyperlinks towards the top part of the site - Introduction, Artists, Projects, News, FAQs, Support and Contact are “semi-static” pages, updated less frequently than the information in Categories. These contain information backgrounding the Choreographic Lab, the artists involved and the activities that are supported by the Laboratory.
Finally, users are able to keep up to date with changes and updates to the site via two methods: a) Mailing List and b) RSS Feeds. To subscribe to the Choreographic Lab mailing list, enter your email details towards the bottom right hand side of the site. For information on how to subscribe to the site’s RSS feed, or if you have further questions concerning the site, email Administration
