ResDance S2: Episode 11: Considerations around risk-taking and 'newness' in practice-based research with Josh Slater

ResDance S2: Episode 11: Considerations around risk-taking and 'newness' in practice-based research with Josh Slater Josh Slater shares insight into his creative process and the role of collaboration in his practice making and research. Through situating his thinking around his current PhD practice, Josh discusses his interests in choreographic practise, risk-taking and collaborative practices, more widely. In this episode, Josh reflects upon the approaches he employs and raises points of interest concerning self-reflexivity as a researcher and ways of documenting. Josh Slater is programme leader for dance and senior lecturer at De Montfort University in Leicester, as well as a contemporary dance artist, theatre maker and performer. He is a part-time Ph.D. student at the Centre for Dance Research (C-DaRE) at Coventry University and assistant editor for the Intellect Choreographic Practices Journal.  He has created, and toured dance and theatre works, nationally and internationally, funded by the Arts Council England. Josh’s research interests are focused on choreographic practices, risk-taking, Dance Theatre, improvisation and collaborative practices. Josh is a mentor for emerging dance and movement practitioners and is a Director on the Board of Trustees for Exim Dance Company CIC in Devon and Cheshire Dance in Cheshire. Contact details: E-mail: josh.slater@dmu.ac.uk Twitter: @joshsla Other social media handles: @DMUdance @DMUcirid @CDaRE_CU @dmuleicester Please share this episode with students, educators, practitioners, performers, and interdisciplinary researchers curious to learn more about dance research in action.