Kate Craddock (Performance Practice)
Practice-led PhD at Northumbria University
Born: U.K.
Education: UK/Scotland (linked below)
Performances: (linked below)
Work experience: (linked below)
E-mail: katecraddock@yahoo.co.uk
Collaboration in Contemporary Practice - trust, longevity, proximity.
PhD fully funded by Northumbria University through role as Graduate Teaching Assistant within the Division of Performing Arts.
October 2005 – December 2008.
InterAct
2004 - 2005 The Northern Region’s Theatre Training Ensemble.
MA Performance
2003-2004 Goldsmiths College, University of London.
Distinction
MA English literature and Theatre Studies (Joint Hons)
1998 – 2002 University of Glasgow.
(Study Exchange year 00-01 University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada).
Second Class- Upper division (2.1)
A-Levels (English Literature, Theatre Studies, Sociology)
1998 Gosforth High School, Newcastle upon Tyne.
Passed all with Grade A
Residencies and R & D in role as co-artistic director of mouth to mouth|international performance collective include:
- Blue Room artists in residence at LIFT (London International Festival of Theatre) 2006-2008
- Research and Development at BAC (Battersea Arts Centre) and ongoing BAC supported artists, 2006 – 2008
Performances as performer/co-director with mouth to mouth include:
A River Runs Through Us - LIFT Festival at London’s Southbank, July 2008
Under the Stairs - Northern Stage, Newcastle, May 2008
Dressing Up - Mediatised Sites, Dance City, April 2008
Contamination : Red Death - BAC/Punchdrunk, London, Dec ‘07 & Apr ‘08
Fieldworks - University of Northumbria, Newcastle November 2007
Lullaby - Burst at BAC, London, May 2007
Where Will We Meet Again? - Connecting Principle, Newcastle, May 2007
Basel - Newcastle - London - Northern Stage, Newcastle, March 2007
Where Will We Meet? - Dance City, Newcastle, January 2007
No Fixed Abode 3 - Scratch Double at BAC, London, December 2006
Performative Lecture - Collision symposium, Canada, September 2006
Virtual Band - Mr. Juice at Whitechapel Gallery, August 2006
No Fixed Abode 2 - Enterprise 06, The Space, London, June 2006
No Fixed Abode 1 - Freshly Scratch, BAC, London, April 2006
Other Select Performances (2002 – 2008)
Hand- me- down - Pleasance, Edinburgh Fringe, July - August 2008
Created and performed as a one woman show. Directed by Steve Gilroy and produced by The Empty Space. The development of the work was funded by Arts Council England. Hand-me-down was nominated for a Fringe First award.
flying in the absence of machines - Dance City, Newcastle, March 2007
Flying in the absence of machines was created collaboratively with dance artist Tamara Ashley.
Naumachia - Summer Tyne Festival, Newcastle, July 2007
Large scale site specific aerial performance created by La Fura Dels Baus.
Climate Change - Tipping Point Conference, Newcastle, Nov 2005
Interventionist performance created collaboratively with Director/sculptor Wolfgang Weileder.
Telling Tales - Lodge, Edinburgh Fringe, Aug 2005
Telling Tales was created and performed as part of InterAct, the Northern Region’s Theatre Training Ensemble, and was directed by Theo Bosanquet
A Manifesto for a New City - Northern Stage, Newcastle, Touring April 2004 Written by Julia Darling and directed by Alan Lyddiard.
From The Beginning - Northern Stage, Newcastle, February 2004 Created by ensemble collaboratively with director Annie Rigby.
The Golden Bird - Northern Stage, Newcastle, Dec ‘03- Jan ‘04
Northern Stage under 6’s Christmas show directed by Annie Rigby.
Doin’ it in the Park - Northern Stage, Newcastle, August ‘04
Site specific project, Saltwell Park. Directed by Alan Lyddiard.
Theatre of Forgotten Scenes - Goldsmiths College, London, July&Sep ‘04
Created and performed by ensemble and directed by Anna Furse, Final MA Performance show.
Under The Influence - Fablevision, Glasgow, April-June 2003
Created and performed by company and directed by Katherine Morley. Touring T.I.E show.
Tom Paine - G12, Glasgow, January 2003
Directed by Steve Bottoms.
Les Belles Soeurs - Pollenpot Theatre, Glasgow, December 2002
Directed by Deborah Neville.
Journey - Tramway, Glasgow, November 2002
Collabortaive project between Dance house Glasgow and University of Namibia Choir. Directed by Rosina Bonsu.
City of Sonnets - Northern Stage, Newcastle, July 2002
Created and Performed by company, directed by Craig Conway.
Director, Facilitator and Employment
- Director: mouth to mouth | international performance collective
(co-artistic director alongside Lynnette Moran).
- Movement Coach: Motherland, Northumbria Live Academy, Live Theatre, Nov-Dec ’07 and Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2008. Winner of Fringe First award, Spirit of the Fringe award and Stage Best ensemble award.
- Director: Various student productions (devised and play texts) Northumbria University (05 – 08).
- University Tutor: Northumbria University (05 –08): Teaching responsibilities include teaching on the Performance, Drama, Dance and Music Degree Programmes. Specialist subjects: Movement, Site Specific, Physical Theatre, Applied Drama, Experimental Performance, Music Facilitation, projects supervision.
- Facilitator: ‘Gifted and Talented’ schools workshops in voice and movement (05-07).
- Facilitator: Northern Stage, various projects with the Projects Team during InterAct (04-05).
- Facilitator: Sounds of Progress and Fablevision (music, storytelling, drama)
Glasgow (02-03).
- Co-Curator: Mediatised Sites international online performance festival, Newcastle upon Tyne, April ’08 as the result of winning an APT, Learning and Teaching Award, Northumbria University.
- Performer: Northern Stage Ensemble as part of InterAct Training Ensemble.