About

Alexandra Baybutt (PhD, CMA, RSME*)

*CMA – Certified Movement Analyst, RSME – Registered Somatic Movement Educator

Qualifications & memberships

Academic training

2015-20          

PhD ‘Contemporary dance festivals in the former Yugoslav space, 2007-2017: the imperceptible politics of curatorial praxis’, Middlesex University, Faculty of Arts and Cultural Industries, Director of studies Dr. J Machon, supervisors Dr. S Sachsenmaier and Dr. V Graziano, examiners Dr. V Midgelow and Dr. C Baker (University of Hull)

2006-07          

MA Performance and Culture Interdisciplinary studies, Goldsmiths College, University of London, course director Dr. M Shevtsova

2002-05          

BA (Hons) Contemporary Dance Theatre, first class, LABAN, London

Professional development/additional trainings

2015               

Certification in Pregnancy Yoga Teaching, (200 hour), Yoga London, accredited by Yoga Alliance

2013-14          

Introduction to Counselling and Psychotherapy, year-long course, The Tavistock Centre, London, NW3 5BA

2011               

Certification in Vinyasa Flow Yoga Teaching, (200 hour), Yoga London, accredited by Yoga Alliance

2009-10      

Certification in Laban Movement Analysis/Bartenieff Fundamentals & Somatic Studies (CMA), (500 hour), programme leader Janet Kaylo (LSSI/Canada), accredited by LIMS/New York, USA

Awards/scholarships

2021-2022  

Postdoctoral research fellowship, Institute of Advanced Studies, UCL

2015-2018      

PhD Studentship award, Middlesex University

2016-2017      

ERASMUS+ Credit Mobility scheme, University of Belgrade, Serbia

2010               

Lisa Ullmann Travelling Scholarship Award to train in Canada

2005               

danceWEB scholarship recipient, Impulstanz Festival, Vienna, with the support of the British Council

2005               

Recipient of an Award for Outstanding Achievement in Choreological Studies from the Sylvia Bodmer foundation, LABAN, London

Memberships

ISMETA Registered Somatic Movement Educator (RSME)

Laban Guild International

I hold full teaching insurance.

Clients: teaching & facilitation

Since 2011 movement / dance / physical theatre / introductions to Laban Movement Analysis / Somatic Studies / improvisation / devising / movement & relaxation / yoga / pregnancy yoga

Tanzquatier Wien, Austria

Fontys Dance Academy, Tilburg, Netherlands

University College London

Alma Mater dance school, Ljubljana, Slovenia


Agape, Belgium
Barefoot Opera, London/Hastings


Edge Hill University


EMOVE institute, Netherlands


Independent Dance, London


Inspirees, China


Kingston University

Laban Guild, UK


Light Centre, Moorgate, London


Helen Bamber Foundation, London


Hillcroft College for Women, London


MichaelDouglas Collective, Cologne, Germany


Middlesex University


Moving Forth, Edinburgh, Scotland


New Buckinghamshire University


Parkour Generations, London

Pembroke House, London


Pilates Foundation, UK


Rose Bruford, Sidcup, UK


Royal Holloway University


Reebok Gym, Canada Water, London


Service Station for Contemporary Dance, Belgrade, Serbia


Shapes in Motion, London


Sheffield Hallam University


Sunflower Centre, Brockley, London


TrinityLaban, London


TripSpace, London


University of Lincoln

And many individuals!

Academic supervision

Rose Bruford (2021-), London (for BA European Theatre Arts level 6 students, written and creative projects)
Bird College (2019-2023) (University of Greenwich), London (for BA Musical Theatre level 6 students, written and creative projects)
KonCon The Royal Conservatoire in The Hague, Netherlands (for MA Composition student)

Dramaturgy & creative mentoring

Vibrant Matter/Tania Soubry, UK/Luxembourg
Moving Strings, Netherlands
FIND festival residency, Cagliari, Italy

Contexts where I have presented my artistic work / collaborations

• Mnemonic Cities festivals: Tottenham Hale marshes; Dalston, Equilibrium exhibition, London; Barbican, London; Open Space Gallery, Mona Lisa Festival, Florence; Roundabout Lx, Lisbon, Portugal
  
• Tor Collaboration: In\Visible Cities multimedia festival in Gorizia/Miren, Italy/Slovenia; Cinema Ex Mele, Pizzo Calabria, Italy; and film works screened in Nicosia Dance Festival (Cyprus),  BAVideo Danza (Argentina), Cine Dans Festival (Quebec/Canada), Dance Film Festival UK  
  
• Genus Classification by Altitude of Occurrence: Chisenhale Dance Space, Mile End, London; St Laurence’s Church, Catford, London; Gallery 223, Waterloo
  
• Greenwich Dance Festival, London; GoLive Festival, London; Bush Bazaare, London; Theatre Delicatessen, Marylebone, Farringdon, London; Hart’s Lane gallery, New Cross, London; Let Me In Festival, Berlin, Germany; The Living Room, London; Conway Hall, London;
  
• First Person Theatre: Arts4Human Rights festival, London; Bradford Playhouse; Submit2Gravity festival, Bargehouse, London; The Basement, The Supper Club, Brighton; Brighton & Hove Literary festival; Bargate Monument Gallery, Southampton; FutureSonic festival; LiveArt Falmouth; Collision Festival, Area10, Peckham, London

Artists I have worked for as a performer, dancer & co-choreographer

Ben Gwalchmai
Guida Miranda
Helena Webb
Jasmina Založnik and Darko Dragičević
Karim Galici
Keely Isaac Meehan

Margarita Zafrilla Olayo
Mark Carberry
Mette Sterre
Sirens Crossing/Carolyn Deby
Sophie Arstall & Elizabeth Barker
Stephanie Felber
Tyler Eash & Sara Rodrigues
Theresa Kneppers

Movement direction for theatre, opera & camera

Andy Day
Barefoot Opera
Bread and Goose
Hobo Theatre
Kezia Cole/Trinity Theatre; Sharklegs
Lab Collective
MolinoGroup
Theatre Delicatessen
UNTitled Productions

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