Trinity Laban

Mary Kate is a writer, researcher, and movement practitioner. She is currently Programme Coordinator for the MA Creative Practice, and lectures on a number of the Undergraduate and Postgraduate programmes in the Dance Department of Trinity Laban. She also holds a research and coordinating post within Dance Science, developing the department’s research and consultancy strands.

As a freelance writer, Mary Kate writes on performance for a variety of publications in the UK and abroad. Formerly Company Manager for iceandfire theatre, she works from time to time as a movement director for theatre productions, and teaches ballet technique on the Centre for Advanced Training at Trinity Laban.

Originally from Ireland, Mary Kate completed her undergraduate studies at Inchicore College, Dublin, and holds an Masters Degree in Dance from Roehampton University.

As a Royal Academy of Dance registered teacher Mary Kate has taught internationally, working with young people and adults in Dublin, New Zealand, and London.

Research:

Through her research post within Dance Science at Trinity Laban, Mary Kate's particular area of interest has been in the impact of dance on non-elite communities, including teenagers and the elderly. Her research has been presented at a number of conferences including:

• International Association of Dance Medicine and Science Annual Conference, 2010
• Dance Science Conference, University of Tartu, Estonia, 2010
• Dance Active Conference, Birmingham, 2010

Publications:

As a freelance writer on performance, Mary Kate writes for a number of international publications including Dance Theatre Journal, UK, Real Time Arts, Australia, Forum Modernes Theater, Germany, AN-Interface, UK, and Londondance.com

Book Chapter:

'Vivid Traces: A Re-Appropriation of [Past] Time and Spaces' in 2010 Spill Festival of Performance: On Agency ISBN-10 0956544703

Recent Articles:

The life expectancy of choreography? RealTime Arts, issue #99 Oct-Nov 2010

Colliding Bodies, Diverging Opinions, Dublin Dance Festival 2010 for www.londondance.com

The Days of Roses; Mary Kate Connolly in conversation with Luca Giacomo Schulte, Dance Theatre Journal, (2010) vol 23, no 4

In addition to her post at Trinity Laban, Mary Kate works as a guest lecturer for institutions such as Roehampton University.

Writing Residencies:

Mary Kate has been a writer in residence for a number of performing arts festivals and performances including:

• The Drawing Machine Experiment, by Priya Mistry, UK, 2010
• SPILL Festival of Performance, London, 2009
• New Life Festival, Berlin, 2008