Dr Gillie Kleiman is Head of Higher Education at Dance City in Newcastle upon Tyne. A choreographer, performer, curator and writer, her acclaimed sole-authored and collaborative work is presented at major international venues and festivals including Sadler’s Wells, Dance Umbrella, Nottdance, Fierce Festival, and BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art.
Gillie’s specialisms lie in contemporary experimental performance, community and non-professional dance, and philosophical approaches to the study of dance. She is an external examiner at the Danish National School of Performing Arts, and sits on the Board of People Dancing, the foundation for community dance.
During the lockdowns, international dance artists prepared under-story, a resource to support young people moving into dance careers. It’s principally for undergraduates about to leave training, but would be interesting for others too.
Gillie’s suggested links for further information:
Dance City is a National Centre for Advanced Training (CAT).
Email the CAT team cat@dancecity.co.uk.
For schools information, email Engagement Coordinator Cheryl Baty: cheryl.baty@dancecity.co.uk.
