Amy Watson
Amy-Louise Watson is the Lead Dance Lecturer at Colchester Institute, an FE college in North Essex, United Kingdom. There, her specialty is contemporary technique, ballet, physical theatre, choreography and performance studies, taught to students aged 16-19+. Amy is Artistic Director for the contemporary physical theatre company, 90 Degree Rotations. The company has performed and participated successfully in many venues including traditional theatre spaces, art galleries and festivals. She also works as a freelance choreographer and dance researcher. Her interests focus on the use of psychological imagery to assist dance composition and technique looking at how imagery of the body from the inside can inform the presentation and creation of external movement. Such research is regularly presented and performed in studio spaces, theatres, exhibitions and seminar talks around the country.
You can find out more about Amy's work by visiting www.90degreerotations.co.uk. You can also follow Amy on www.twitter.com
Latest Articles
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Rich Christmas Cake in One Week
A fantastic Christmas cake recipe that tastes rich with flavour and takes only one week to prepare
Nov 19, 2011
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How Subject Matter and Character Contribute to Dance Analysis
A detailed look at how subject matter and character affect dance analysis and how it can help understand dance
Nov 19, 2011
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What is Effective Teaching?
A look at the variables that contribute to effective teaching in the classroom from primary, secondary and further education.
Oct 23, 2011
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How to Use Abstraction in Choreography and Dance Improvisations
How abstraction is used in dance with choreographic tasks and improvisation ideas when creating abstract, pure dance
Oct 8, 2011
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How Abstraction and Aesthetics Contribute to the Creative Process
What abstraction is when analysing art and how it can contribute to the creative process of a dance
Oct 8, 2011
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Thai Cooking: Coconut Chicken Broth and Noodle Soup
Transport your taste buds to Southeast Asia with this Thai-inspired Coconut Chicken Broth and Noodle Soup.
Sep 25, 2011
- Amy Watson
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Dreams and the Unconscious in Lloyd Newson's Work
How dreams and the unconscious are depicted in the work of Lloyd Newson from DV8 Physical Theatre
Sep 25, 2011
- Amy Watson
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Psychological Fantasy and Expression in Lloyd Newson's Work
A look at psychological expressionism in the arts and their influences on the work of Lloyd Newson of DV8 Physical Theatre
Sep 24, 2011
- Amy Watson
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Britain and the Creation of London School of Contemporary Dance
Why London School of Contemporary Dance (LSCD) was an important factor in the development of the British contemporary dance scene
Sep 24, 2011
- Amy Watson
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Workshop Ideas for Dance Improvisation
Starting points for choreography, workshops and dance performance using dance improvisation exercises techniques
Sep 10, 2011
- Amy Watson
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