Royal Birmingham Conservatoire - Acting - Tutors
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Roger Bartlett
Stage Combat Tutor
Roger is a Master Teacher and Examiner with the British Academy of Stage & Screen Combat (BASSC) – the UK’s leading provider of stage combat training. He has over 14 years of experience and has taught at schools and workshops around the world including USA, Germany, Switzerland and Israel.
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Maria Blundell-Palethorpe MSc Dance Science
Visiting Lecturer
Maria is a visiting lecturer at Birmingham School of Acting, teaching contemporary dance and physical theatre on the BA Acting course. Maria’s career spans choreography, film making, teaching and performing. Maria has been commissioned as a choreographer on several high profile projects including a commission by Birmingham City...
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Dr Paola Botham
Lecturer in Drama
Dr Paola Botham (née Sotomayor) teaches theatre history and theory in several programmes, including Acting and Applied Theatre at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, RBC. She was born in Chile, where she studied Journalism and Aesthetics at Universidad Católica (ranked as the top academic institution in Latin America) and...
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Stephanie Dale
Visiting Lecturer in Playwriting
Stephanie writes for stage, radio and large-scale theatre. Currently she is a Visiting Lecturer at Birmingham School of Acting, teaching playwriting and applied drama. For five years she was a supervisor on the MPhil in Playwriting at the University of Birmingham. She also taught Applied Drama at Loughborough University, for...
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Rod Dungate
Senior Learning and Teaching Fellow, Acting Tutor, Research Methodologies Tutor
Rod is an award-winning playwright, a director and a poet. He combines this with regular work at BSA and within the faculty. 'Playing By The Rules' won the Mentorn TV 'Best New Play' award; 'Taking Liberties', on the other hand, caused a scandal in Chester. He has written considerable number of dramas for Radio 4. As well as...
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Aleksandar Dunjerovic
Professor in Performing Arts
Aleksander is an internationally award winning professional theatre director. His research and theatre practice informs my learning and teaching and development of studentsಬexperience. In his 26 years of theatre career, he has directed across Britain, Ireland, Serbia, Romania, Iran, Colombia, Japan, Brazil and Canada. His...
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Jacqui Findlay
Programme Director for Stage Management - BA (Hons) and Production Manager
Jacqui Findlay is Programme Director for Stage Management - BA (Hons) and Production Manager for the school. During her freelance professional career Jacqui worked on a diverse range of projects from Shakespeare to contemporary dance via opera and panto. Many of these projects toured both nationally and internationally. Just...
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Phyllida Furse MA, BA Hons, PGCE, ALAM
Visiting Tutor in Voice Theory
Phyllida first taught Modern Foreign Languages (French and Italian) before discovering her passion for voice. In support of clear speech to improve both the teaching and learning experience, she has delivered vocal health and development workshops to schools, colleges, and universities, as well as in the commercial sector for...
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Helen Gibbs
Lecturer
Helen has been working in the stage management industry for 13 years and is one of two Staff Stage Managers within Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. Helen is part of the professional production team that provides production support to almost all courses within the school itself. Helen is also a Stage Management supervisor,...
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Dr Polly Hudson
Reader in Dance
Dr Polly Hudson is a Reader in Dance. She is also Head of Movement at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, Acting, and Associate Director for the Centre for Interdisciplinary Performative Arts (CIPA). Polly is a certified teacher of Skinner Releasing Technique. Her practice focuses on process within artistic making, ethical...