PhD in Dance Research

Coventry University

The Centre for Dance Research (C-DaRE) is located within the Faculty of Arts and Humanities. The Centre, led by Director Professor Sarah Whatley, specialises in an inclusive interdisciplinary approach to diverse forms of artistic and scholarly research in dance supported by new approaches to documentation, analysis and dissemination of choreographic creativity.C-DaRE embraces leading edge research developments including reflexive enquiry into embodied practices, collective and political action, digitisation, cultural value and the expanded choreographic field. In addition, C-DaRE also seeks to investigate and critique the legal frameworks that can be used to support and empower the sector. Our core research themes are: dance documentation, dissemination and publication cultural heritage and preservation choreographic processes and somatic practices dance digital and software studies movement and computing interdisclipinarity and interculturalism inclusivity and collectivity critical discourse and performance philosophyPlease use the official Coventry University website as your main source of information as our courses are subject to change throughout the year.