Misri Dey

Biography

practitioner, working across contemporary theatre performance of a wide variety of kinds. Her training reflects this, having trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School (1998) and at the Amsterdam School for New Dance Development (1993), as well as on the job. Industry experience includes touring of devised solo and group performance works nationally and internationally with companies like Travelling Light Theatre, Lusty Juventus, Singeltheater (Netherlands) and her own solo performance and radio works (Exeter Phoenix, Theatre Museum, London, British Empire and Commonwealth Museum, BBC Radio Bristol and BBC Sangaam). She has also performed in numerous classical works at The Gate Theatre, London, Bristol Old Vic Theatre, Oxford Playhouse and the London Coliseum, amongst others. Alongside this, she worked freelance as a director and researcher for companies and individuals that include amongst others Augusto Boal (Brazil), Baz Kershaw (UK), Tariq Ali (UK), Marina Warner (UK), MusicWorks (UK), Clean Break Theatre (UK), Singel Theatre (Netherlands), Slederloj Youth Theatre (Belgium), Bibi Miller (USA). Her most current performance research involves making and writing about solo contemporary performance, revolving around issues of mixed ethnicity and cultural identity. She has been carrying out out an in depth series of interviews with highly experienced national and international solo performers, writing these materials up into a PhD Solo Devised Performance: A Practitioner's Enquiry, journal articles and a book. She also founded and co-ordinates the Solo Contemporary Performance Forum, started at Dartington College of Arts in 2004 and which now works out of Falmouth and Bristol and supports and develops new solo performance work through laboratories, residencies, performance events and website platforms. Its partners include Trininty Arts Centre, The Bristol Old Vic Theatre, Residence, Bristol City Council and Falmouth University. A website is due to launch in January 2015

Research Interest

Research interests and expertise Solo Performance, Solo Devising, Devising and Dramaturgy, Contact Improvisation. Research topics Dramaturgy Movement in Theatre Postdramatic Theatre Solo performance