Anna Fenemore

Anna is also lecturer in Theatre and Performance (Physical Theatre) at the School of Performance and Cultural Industries, Leeds University, specialising in Practice-as-Research, physical performance, performer bodywork training, site-specific theatre and the politics of performance. Her research interests are spectating embodiment, performer bodywork training, multi-sensory immersive performance, performance and phenomenology and theories of performance space/place.

Anna trains in Kalarippayattu and also performs with the Chameleons Group and Fast and Dirty Theatre Collective, and collaborates with Teresa Brayshaw and Swen Steinhauser on the anateresa project. As a performer, Anna has also collaborated on telematic performances with Paul Sermon and Steve Dixon.

Anna trained at the University of Wales Aberystwyth, then at Central School of Speech and Drama, then completed her PhD (The Pigeon Project: A Study of the Potential for Embodied Praxis in Performance Spectating - A practical theatrical and philosophical investigation into modes of spectating embodiment through reference to theories of space and vision/visuality) in 2001 at MMU Cheshire (Department of Contemporary Arts), where she remained for 5 years as a Research Fellow and Programme Leader for MA Contemporary Arts.

Publications:
- Fenemore, A. (2007), “The Pleasure of Objectification: A Spectator’s Guide”, in On Objects: Performance Research 12:4, Routledge..
- Fenemore, A. (2007), “Dialogical Interaction and Social Participation in Physical and Virtual Performance Space”, International Journal of Performing Arts and Digital Media, Intellect. http://www.intellectbooks.co.uk/journalarticles.php?issn=14794713&v=3&i=1&d=10.1386/padm.3.1.37_1
- Fenemore, A (2006), “Ways of Working: Eight Things I Know Now that I didn’t Know Before”, chapter in Gough, Christie and Watt, Performance Cosmology. London: Routledge.
- Fenemore, A. (2003), “On Being Moved by Performance”, Performance Research 8:4, Routledge.

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