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Alison
is a talented, versatile and creative theatre practitioner. Since completing
her dance and drama degree in 1984 Alison has worked extensively as a
performer, workshop leader, choreographer and assistant director. She
is also an accomplished folk singer and songwriter, performing internationally
and on the radio. Through her research for her MA and MPhil in Performing
Arts Alison pursued her interest in folksong, music, dance, drama and
lore, and established the Root & Branch Theatre Company to bring this
area of English history into schools and the wider community.. |
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performance work (writing, directing, acting, publication and singing) |
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2006
- Director and writer of the play ‘Story of the Wells’,
as part of Tunbridge Wells 400th anniversary project. Performances
and workshops at the Corn Exchange, schools and other community
environments.
- Made DVD: ‘Sámi Joik and English Folklore, Song and
Drama: From Ritual Celebration to the Storyteller’s Art’.
2005
- Singing performance at Barns Music Festival 2004
- Writer, director, performer, choreographer, designer and costume
maker for ‘The Devil and St Dunstan’ at the Blacksmith’s
Festival.
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Radio appearance on GLR Sámi Radio Kautokeino.
- Optik Theatre Company Reunion Performance ‘Space’
Camden Centre. Performer in ensemble physical theatre piece.
- Singing performances at various festivals across England and
in Kautokeino.
2003
- Acting role in ‘Crime Team’, Channel 4 Television,
broadcast 2004.
- Singing performances at various festivals across England and
in Kautokeino.
2002 and prior – MA Independent Performance
Project ‘Alison Williams-Bailey. Photo Album: Map of My
Paternal Cultural Heritage.’ Ritual/Rites of Passage solo
performance piece; devised, directed and performed as a presentation
of the fieldwork experiences gained in Northern Ireland, Scotland,
Orkney, Norway and among the Sami in Kautokeino, Norway.
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Key conference papers, lectures and seminars
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2006
- Presented lecture demonstration on ‘Theatre as journey in
Sámi land and Albion: Native science or western science in
process’, at the National Graduate Conference for Ethnomusicology,
Cambridge University.
- Presented paper based on MPhil research: ‘Sámi Joik
and English Folklore, Song and Drama: From Ritual Celebration to
the Storyteller’s Art’, at the British Forum for Ethnomusicology
Annual Conference, Winchester University.
2003
- Tommy Makem International Festival of Song, Armagh, Northern Ireland,
June 2003. Workshops and Performance Lecture ‘English and
Nordic Folk Song: From Ritual Celebration to the Storyteller’s
Art’
2000
- ‘Young Academics Conference’ Finnish Institute 2000.
Paper on MPhil research ‘Sami Ritual and Western performance
practice: A Rediscovery of Ancestral Heritage’.
1998
- Taught seminar on ‘Ritual/Rites of Passage in relation
to Sámi Culture’ at Brunel University. Alison also
acted as supervisor to 3rd year performance assessment project.
- SOAS London University 1998. Taught Postgraduate lecture on
Mphil research.
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Educational
qualifications |
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2006
MPhil Performing Arts – Brunel University:
‘Sámi Joik and
English Folklore, Song and dance: From Ritual Celebration to the
Storyteller’s Art’
1996 MA Performing Arts – Middlesex University,
independent project: ‘Alison Williams-Bailey: A Cultural Autobiography’
1995 Dance leader in the community level, Morley
College, London
1984 Degree in Dance and Drama |
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