Staff Biographies

Liz Atkin

Liz Atkin

Role

Education and Community Programme Manager

Area of work

Adult and Children's classes, Summer School, Relatedness in Motion, International Visits, The Franklin Method, Diploma in Dance Teaching and Learning

Contact details

Address: Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, Education & Community Office, Laban Building, Creekside, London, SE8 3DZ

Email: l.atkin@trinitylaban.ac.uk

Phone 1: 020 8469 9465

LinkedIn http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/dir/Liz/Atkin

Website http://www.lizatkin.com

  • Introduction

    Liz has been working in the education and community sector since 2000, initially as an Executive Officer at Birkbeck College London administering courses for adults in Dance, Opera, Acting, Drama and Theatre Studies and Lifelong Learning before becoming the Manager of the Evening Classes and Short Courses for Adults at The Place, London.

    She was appointed as the Courses Manager at Trinity Laban in January 2005. In 2010 she became the Education and Community Programme Manager at Trinity Laban. Liz is responsible for the overall planning, management, co-ordination and administration of short courses eg Summer Schools, a weekly programme of community based classes, including Adult Evening Classes and Saturday Children’s Classes, international visits to Laban, The Franklin Method Teacher Training Course, Relatedness in Motion (short-course in Choreolgical Studies) and Professional Development. Liz is currently a Staff Representative on Trinity Laban's Board of Govenors.

    Liz Atkin was Fellowship Artist in Residence at the prestigious Akiyoshidai International Art Village, Yamaguchi, Japan, from 18 August to 11 September 2011.

  • Qualifications / Educational Background

    • BA (Hons) in Drama and Theatre Studies from Royal Holloway University of London (1998)
    • Short Courses in Dance 'Body, Space, Time and Intent', 'Choreology for Dancers and Teachers' and 'Connecting Choreography and Choreology' with Rosemary Brandt and Athina Vahla (2000)
    • Foundation and Diploma courses in Performance Studies: Dance at Birkbeck College University of London (1999 - 2001)
    • Masters (Distinction) in European Dance Theatre Practice at Trinity Laban (2007)

  • Teaching Experience

    • Trinity Laban, London
      Personal supervisor for final year Masters level student working with skin and photography,
      MA Body in Performance Final Project: Feb - Oct 2008
    • Chester University
      Visiting Lecturer for 3rd Year BA Undergraduates in Dance, Photography and Fine Art
      Module: Dance in Discourse, October 2008
    • Trinity Laban, London
      Visiting Lecturer for Masters Level students in Performance Studies, Choreography, Dance Science, The Body in Performance. Module: Practice as Research, Sept and November 2008
    • Birkbeck, University of London
      Guest Artist for Diploma in Performance Studies: Dance, a one-year intensive dance programme
      Module: Choreography - Sourcing artists working with Self-Portraiture

  • Creative Outputs

     

    Solo exhibitions

    • 2011 Sept - Oct 2011, Fellowship Residency Exhibition, Akiyoshidai International Art Village, Japan
    • 2010 Liz Atkin, Visual Artist, 5 week solo exhibition at Blackheath Halls, Blackheath Halls, South London
    • 2008 Liz Atkin, Visual Artist, 4 week Solo Show, Camden People's Theatre, Camden, London
    • 2008 Liz Atkin, Visual Artist, solo exhibition, APT Gallery, Deptford, South London

    Group exhibitions

    • 2011 Untitled Collaboration with Lenka Rayn H, Havelock Walk Open Studios, London
    • 2010 Open Studios, Havelock Walk - Artist Community, South London
    • 2010 Open Studios, Havelock Walk - Artist Community, South London

    Curated projects

    • 2011 Free to Fall - Movement Scratch Night, Rich Mix, Bethnal Green Road, East London
    • 2011 Parallax AF - Curated by Gayane Umerova. Collaborative Project 'In Conversation' with Luke Pell, La Galleria, Royal Opera Arcade, Pall Mall, London from July 1st - 10th 2011, London
    • 2009 What Now? a weekend of installation, performance work and exhibitions curated by Independent Dance located around the Siobhan Davies RIBA award winning building. The platform was for a new generation of young dance artists working with movement and the body, Siobhan Davies Studios, Elephant and Castle, London
    • 2007 'X' - an exhibition of 7 Contemporary Female Artists, The Gallery, Stoke Newington

    Artist talks

    • 2011 Artist Talk to conclude 4 week Fellowship Residency, AIAV, Japan, Akiyoshidai International Art Village, Japan
    • 2011 Talk for North Devon Arts, Broomhill Art Hotel, Barnstaple, North Devon
    • 2009 Artist Talk to Dance students, Birkbeck College, University of London
    • 2008 Lecture to Masters Level students, Laban, London
    • 2007 Artist Talk to Undergraduates, Chester University, Chester, UK

    Residencies

    • 2011 Fellowship Residency, Akiyoshidai International Art Village, Yamaguchi, Japan
    • 2008 Artist in Residence, Genesis Project Los Angeles 2008, month long residency exploring skin and transformation, Sea and Space, Los Angeles

    Other

    • 2010 Havelock Walk - Liz joined Havelock Walk, a mews at the heart of Forest Hill London, containing some of the oldest local buildings in the area. Situated off what was once the Croydon Canal, it is now home to a multitude of creative practitioners working in the many and varied fields of the Visual Arts. Established some 15 years ago by the internationally renowned sculptor, Jeff Lowe, Havelock Walk is a creative live/work hub and now houses many artists producing works in the various media of painting, photography, sculpture, installation, printmaking, glassworks and ceramics. It is also home to a theatre and music school, Havelock Walk, Forest Hill London

    Personal website

  • External Appointments

    LECTURER & WORKSHOP DESTINATIONS
    • North Devon Arts (NDA)
    • LABAN, London
    • Chester University

    PUBLISHED WORK
    • Book: Art2102/Genesis, Los Angeles
    • Cover of Siobhan Davies Studios brochure from April -August 2009 Interface Self Portrait
    • Cover of Camden People's Theatre Autumn '08 brochure. 'Acrylic' Genesis Project

  • Awards

    ARTIST RESIDENCIES & AWARDS
    • Fellowship Artist in Residence, Akiyoshidai International Art Village, Japan, 18 Aug to 11 Sept 2011
    • Winner: British Women Artist's 2010 competition for work Skin/Shed
    • The London Paper Self Portrait Award with The Affordable Art Fair March 2008
    • Artist in Residence: Genesis Project, Los Angeles, California USA, August 2008
 

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