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Christy Adair - Publications and Papers

Books

Dancing the Black Question: The Phoenix Dance Company Phenomenon, Dance Books 2007

Women and Dance: sylphs and sirens, Macmillan 1992

 

Papers in journals

‘Diving into the Fire: Considerations of Gender and Ethnicity in relation to Phoenix Dance Company’ Discourses in  Dance 2008/9

‘‘Phoenix Perspectives: African-American Influences on a British Dance Company’,Forecast: Forum for European Contributions to African American Studies, Embodying Liberation eds., Dorothea Fischer-Homung and Alison D. Goeller, Vol 4, pp 125-134, 2001

‘An Interview with Isaac Julien’ Forecast: Embodying Liberation eds., Dorothea Fischer-Homung and Alison D. Goeller, Vol 4, pp 135-144, 2001

‘Transitional Moments’ Dance Theatre Journal Vol 22 No 4 p 50-53, 2008

‘Perceptions of the Phoenix Dance Company’ ADAD @ Dance UK, 2006

‘States of Play: Dialogue between Christy Adair and Doran George’ Foundation for Community Dance Website 2002, first published in Animated, autumn, 1999

‘Reading of identities and physicality in the work of Jonzi D’, 2001, and Kretanja, Zagreb, No3/4 p37-41, 2005

‘Reviewing the Reviews: Issues of Criticism in Relation to Phoenix Dance’, Dancing in the Millennium Conference, Washington USA, pp 1-5, 2000

‘Reviewing the Reviews: a critical response to a British Dance Company’, Terpsichore, Denmark, No 4, pp 22-24, 2000

‘Black Looks: the Representation of Black Dancers’ first published in collection of papers from Move into the Future Conference (international) University College, Bretton Hall, 1995. Excerpt published by Association of Dance of the African Diaspora (ADAD) Resource Papers, 2000

‘Resistant Revelations, femininity, sexuality and physicality – Springloaded 1999’, Dance Theatre Journal, Vol 15, No 1, 1999 pp 12-15

‘Two into the making of three: Isaac Julien’s new film with Ralph Lemon, Bebe Miller and Cleo Sylvestre: An interview with Isaac Julien by Christy Adair and Ramsay Burt’, Dance Theatre Journal, Vol 15 No 2, 1999

‘The Critical Response Conference’, Dance UK News,December, 1999

‘Reflections on the Greenhouse Effect’, Dance UK News, December, 1998

‘rebellion against stereotype’: Christy Adair talks to Trisha Brown’, Dance Theatre Journal Vol 13, No 2, pp 50-51, 1996

‘Dance for Boys’ Fairplay: Gender and Physical Education, Ed. Lena Milosevic, Leeds City Council, Department of Education: Education and Development in Gender Equality, 1995.

‘no concessions to stereotypes: Candoco Dance Company’Dance Theatre Journal Vol. 10 No 1 Autumn 1992, p 4 - 16

‘Interview with Bebe Miller’, Northern Star September 1992

‘Postmodernism - Feminism - Dance’, Discussion Papers, West Sussex Institute Postmodern Summer School, 1991

‘Beginning Again: New Roles for Women and Men in Dance 1970s,European Dance Historians Conference, Leuven, 1991

‘Beyond Contemporary Dance’ Everywoman February, 1991, pp 16-17

‘Dancing Hierarchies - who dominates?’ MTD Winter 1990, pp 24-28

 

International Lectures

‘Open Form Composition – Critical Dialogues’, Theatre Faculty, ArTEZ Dance Unlimited, Arnhem, Nederland, December 2008

‘British Contemporary Dance in Context', Faculdade Motricidade Humana, Lisbon, Portugal, October 2007

‘Considerations of Gender and Ethnicity in relation to Phoenix Dance Company’, Scopic Bodies: Dance Studies Seminar Series, Auckland University, New Zealand, September 2007

‘Diving into the Fire’ – gender and ethnicity in dance, for the Theatre Department, Staff and postgraduate research lecture series, University of Utrecht, November 2006.

 

International Teaching

A member of a selected small team of senior staff from York St John to deliver on a key part of the University's internationalisation strategy. I taught university lecturers studying the Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice, funded by the British’s Council’s England-Africa Partnership Scheme, in Kenya hosted by Kabarak University June 2007 – October 2008.

Invited by Joao de Silva, Director of the Dance Unlimited MA course, to contribute to the Open Form Composition course at one of the leading arts schools, ArTEZ, Arnhem, Nederland.

 

National Events

Reclaiming the Requiem – residency and conference 2008 curated by live artist Doran George where I presented an informal performance ‘Fragmented memories – re-presenting past images’ Chisenhale Dance Space, London, February 2008. I chaired a panel with international choreographer Rosemary Lee and live artist\Ray Jacobs at Queen Mary’s University, London, April 2008 which was attended by an audience of renowned scholars and artists.

Marked Series Since 1986 and Since 1992: Doran George – presentation at Arnolfini Gallery, Bristol, May 2002.  Arnolfini is one of the leading arts centres in the country which has an international reputation for live art and film.

See Hear Series at the prestigious South Bank Centre, London for choreographers, filmmakers and musicians – Rosemary Lee: choreographic insights April, 2001

Chair for critical response session for Young Blood Festival at Yorkshire Dance Centre, 2000. Young Blood is a European, transcultural network committed to developing the work of young artists and new work across borders.

Chair for States of Play, an international choreographic platform with internationally renowned choreographers Jennifer Monson and Yvonne Meiers from New York at Chisenhale Dance Space, London, January 2000.

Chaired Cultural Contexts/Critical Distance Panel for Phoenix Dance Company at Ballroom Blitz, a prestigious cultural platform run by the South Bank Centre, London with Brenda Dixon-Gottschild, Temple University, Sanjay Roy Editor Dance Now, Allen Robertson Dance Critic Time Out and Greg Nash, British Council, 1999.

 

Consultancy and Media Input

I am an expert on issues related to gender and ethnicity in dance and am consulted by national organisations including the Arts Council of England and the media. My role as a consultant is demonstrated in the following roles:

Phoenix in Motion: Research and Evaluation Document for Phoenix Dance Company, 2003

Director of Vincent Dance Company  who are a leading British Company touring internationally

Member of Dance and Diversity Focus Group (Irie and City and Islington College) London

Consultant and facilitator for Lincolnshire Dance, a national dance agency, 2000 for a dance residency throughout the county.

Writer Sol B River directed a programme on dance company RJC for the Reality Bites Series for Channel 4 for which I was a consultant.

I was a reviewer for Kaleidoscope, Radio 4 from 1995 until 1999 when the programme ceased. Some of the programmes included an Interview with Jackie Christie reviewing Emilyn Claid’s  Choreographic work, a review of Northern Ballet Theatre’s Dracula live at Bridgewater Hall, Manchester,  a review of Northern Ballet Theatre’s Giselle and a review of Javier de Frutos’ work.

 

Public Performance of Work 

Whilst work is primarily text based Christy is also engaged in performance. My ability to work across academia and professional practice allows me to make significant interventions in both research and pedagogy. My ongoing collaboration with live artist Doran George, Los Angeles is informed by earlier experiences with artists including Candoco an international integrated company and renowned choreographers Rosemary Lee and Yvonne Meiers.

Research project site specific and installation work with live artist Doran George, Wales, Bristol, London and Norfolk 2001 – 2004

Performer Candoco (Leeds residency)

Devised work performed at the Riley Theatre, Leeds and Royal Festival Hall, South Bank, London 1992

Performer in dance and sculpture collaboration with choreographer Cecilia MacFarlane York City Art Gallery 1990

 

Conferences

Peer-reviewed Papers presented and Published

‘Phoenix Perspectives: African-American Influences on a British Dance Company’, Forecast: Forum for European Contributions to African American Studies, Embodying Liberation eds., Dorothea Fischer-Homung and Alison D. Goeller, Vol 4, pp. 125-134, 2001

‘Reviewing the Reviews: Issues of Criticism in Relation to Phoenix Dance’, Dancing in the Millennium Conference, Washington USA, pp. 1-5, 2000

Women in the Community Conference University College Scarborough

‘Black Looks: the Representation of Black Dancers’ July 1995

Move into the Future Conference, University College, Bretton Hall,

‘Representation of the Female Dancer’ pp. 6-11, April 1995

Redressing the Sylph Conference, Yorkshire Dance Centre

‘Viewing Women’ 1994 ed. Ramsay Burt

‘Viewing Women’ Body Matters ed. Celia Brackenridge Leisure Studies Association Publications No 47, 1993

‘Postmodernism - Feminism - Dance’, Discussion Papers

West Sussex Institute Postmodern Summer School   1991                                        

‘Beginning Again: New Roles for Women and Men in Dance in the 1970s’

European Dance Historians Conference, Leuven Women in Dance’ 1991

 

Conference Papers Presented

‘Distance Travelled: PCAP and its impact in Kenya’ with Mike Calvert, York St John University and Serah Waitiki, Moi University, Kenya, Department for Innovations, Universities and Skills Partnerships in Africa, Imperial College, London, September 2008

‘Breaking the Mould: A Paradigm Shift in Dance History’, Teaching, Learning and Research Conference, York St John University, September 2007

‘Researching the History of Black British Dancers’ Black Britons and Dance Conference, De Montfort University, June 2007

‘Questions of Identity – Shifting Perceptions of Phoenix Dance Company’

Research Series York St John, November 2005

‘Reading of identities and physicality in the work of Jonzi D’ Research Series Hull University, 2000

‘Cultural Difference, Identities and Physicality’ MoMentum Conference Manchester Metropolitan University, September 1999

‘Kick Off’ Issues of ‘Race’ and Gender in dance/football project’, interview with Pamela Johnson of Phoenix Dance Company, Women in the Community Conference, University College Scarborough, July 1998

‘Phoenix Dance Company: Past, Present and Future’ Kings Manor, York, organised by Centre for Women’s Studies, University of York, November 1998

‘Desiring Dance: Dancing Desire’,

York University Day School, November 1995

‘Images of Women in Dance’, Women in the Community Conference, University College Scarborough, September 1995

‘Representation of the Female Dancer’

Women and Performance: Rethinking the Politics of Representation Conference,

De Monfort University, Bedford College, 1995

‘Viewing Women’, Women’s Studies Network Conference, London, 1994

‘Romance in the Ballet’, Romance Revisited Conference, Lancaster University, 1993

‘Colonised Bodies’ Current Issues in the Anthropology of Dance Colloquium, University of London, Goldsmiths College, 1991

‘Women in Dance in the Seventies’ Women for Change Conference, Glasgow University, 1990

‘The Second Sex’ New Dance: Critical Question and Frames of Resistance Conference, Leeds, 1986

 

Journal Editor, Board Member

Editor Dancelines, Journal for Research in Dance Education

Editorial Board Member Choreographic Practices Journal