Embodying the Dead

Claire Hind is an Associate Professor in Theatre and Performance at York St John University, UK, where she teaches Drama, leads on the MA and supervises PhD researchers. Claire has a PhD in performance making from the University of Leeds, UK, and practices as a performer, creative writer and dramaturge. She has been a guest tutor at the Norwegian Theatre Academy, the School of the Arts Institute Chicago and the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Claire’s collaborative intermedia practice with the artist Gary Winters tours locally and internationally under the name ‘Gary and Claire’ offering a range of diverse performance and audience experiences. Gary Winters has over 20 years’ experience of creating and presenting cross-artform projects nationally and internationally. Predominantly working in live art and public engagement he is Co-Artistic Director of the celebrated company Lone Twin. In addition to the work with Claire Hind, he has collaborated with various contemporary performance makers and teaches in this field; and in 2018 began a series of projects with his family.

• Introduction: The Dead RejoiceThe Dead PsychoanalystThe Dead PlayThe Dead GhostThe Dead SleepThe Undead BalladeerThe Dead KaraokeThe Dead Preserved.

Embodying the Dead is unique in its deep reflection on the performance practice of the writers. The tasks for artists are innovative and well-written and the distinctive character of the book is its overall readability, humour and informal tone.