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Dr Misri Dey

Senior Lecturer, Theatre and Acting

Misri is a theatre practitioner and director, working across contemporary theatre performance of a wide variety of kinds. Her training reflects this, having trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School (1998) and at the Amsterdam School for New Dance Development (1993), as well as on the job. Industry experience includes touring of devised solo and group performance works nationally and internationally with companies like Travelling Light Theatre, Lusty Juventus, Singeltheater (Netherlands) and her own solo performance and radio works (Exeter Phoenix, Theatre Museum, London, British Empire and Commonwealth Museum, BBC Radio Bristol and BBC Sangaam). She has also performed in numerous classical works at The Gate Theatre, London, Bristol Old Vic Theatre, Oxford Playhouse and the London Coliseum, amongst others. Alongside this, she worked freelance as a director and researcher for companies and individuals that include amongst others Augusto Boal (Brazil), Baz Kershaw (UK), Tariq Ali (UK), Marina Warner (UK), MusicWorks (UK), Clean Break Theatre (UK), Singel Theatre (Netherlands), Slederloj Youth Theatre (Belgium), Bibi Miller (USA). Her most current performance research involves making and writing about solo contemporary performance, revolving around issues of mixed ethnicity and cultural identity. She was awarded a PhD in 2015, titled  Solo Devised Performance: A Practitioner's Enquiry, and has subsequently published several journal articles. Her book, ‘Making Solo Performance’ will be published in June 2018 with Palgrave Macmillan.  She also founded and co-ordinates the Solo Contemporary Performance Forum, started at Dartington College of Arts in 2004 and which now works out of Falmouth and Bristol and supports and develops new solo performance work through laboratories, residencies, performance events and website platforms. Its partners include Trinity Arts Centre, The Bristol Old Vic Theatre, Residence, Bristol City Council and Falmouth University (http://www.soloperformanceforum.co.uk.  She teaches across undergraduate and postgraduate Acting and Theatre degrees, directing productions, solo performances, taught MA programmes and examining  stage three theses and has recently externally examined a PhD from The University of Sydney (2018). She worked as an external examiner for four years with E15/ University of Essex, on their BA Hons. Community Theatre and Theatre Practices and is currently External Examiner at Liverpool Institute of the Performing Arts, on their Foundation and B.A Acting and M.A Acting ( Companies). 
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    Qualifications

    Qualifications

    YearQualificationAwarding body
    2015
    PhD
    Plymouth University
    1998
    Actor Training
    Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
    1998
    M.Phil
    Plymouth University
    1993
    Foundation
    Amsterdam School for New Dance
    1988
    B.A English
    Oxford University

    Membership of external committees

    • Solo Contemporary Performance Forum
    • Theatre and Performance Reserch Association ( TAPRA)

    Research Interests

    Research interests and expertise

    Solo Performance, Solo Devising, Directing, Devising and Dramaturgy, Contact Improvisation.

    Research topics

    • Solo performance
    • Postdramatic Theatre
    • Dramaturgy
    • Movement in Theatre

    Research Outputs

    Publications and research outputs

    Article

    Dey, Misri (2018) Going Solo: Dr MIsri Dey discusses the past, present and future of solo performance. Chichester Festival Theatre Programme, 1. ISSN 1234 Item availability may be restricted.
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    Dey, Misri (2016) Can you train on your own? How? Theatre, Dance and Performance Training Journal, 8 (1). pp. 105-108. ISSN 1944-3927
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    Dey, Misri and Sarco-Thomas, Malaika (2014) Framing the Gap: Contact (and) Improvisation. The Journal of Dance and Somatic Practices, 6 (2). ISSN 17571871
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    Conference or Workshop Item

    Dey, Misri (2015) Shaking and Faking It: when is a vibrato not a vibrato? In: Giving Voice, International Festival of the Voice, Centre for Performance Research, April 10 - 18th 2015, Falmouth University. Item not available from this repository.

    Book

    Dey, Misri (2018) Making Solo Performance. Palgrave Macmillan, London. ISBN 978-1-137-60326-5 (In Press) Item availability may be restricted.
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    Thesis

    Dey, Misri (2015) Devising Solo Performance : A Practitioner’s Enquiry. Doctoral thesis, Falmouth University.
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    Website

    Dey, Misri and Hartley, Ria (2015) Solo Contemporary Performance Forum Website. [Website]

    Journal

    Dey, Misri and Sarco-Thomas, Malaika (2014) Contact [and] Improvisation. [Journal] Item availability may be restricted.
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    Externally funded research grants information

    Year startingYear endingProject titleFunderCurrencyValueCollaboratorsHESA Category
    2003
    2003
    Bed
    Arts Council England
    GBP
    5000
    No data
    4 UK central government bodies/local authorities, health & hospital authorities
    2006
    2006
    Solo Forum
    HEFCE
    GBP
    6000
    No data
    4 UK central government bodies/local authorities, health & hospital authorities
    2013
    2013
    Solo Forum Lab
    Bristol City Council
    GBP
    4500

    Trinity Arts, Milkbar

    No data
    2014
    2014
    Solo Showcase
    Arts Council England
    GBP
    10000

    Bristol Old Vic, Trinity Arts, MilkBar

    No data
    2017
    2017
    Leave to Remain
    Hall for Cornwall
    GBP
    2000

    Anna Maria Murphy, Aga Blonska

    No data

    Research Students

    Number of research degree examinations

    1

    Teaching

    Areas of teaching

    • Solo performance
    • Devised Theatre
    • contextual studies
    • directing productions
    • Voice
    • contact improvisation

    Courses taught

    • BA Acting
    • BA Theatre and Performance

    Professional engagement

    Independent professional practice

    New solo in development - 'Leave To Remain' - Funded by Creation Space Hall for Cornwall. Due to premiere in Sept 2019.

    Downloads

    • cv_misri_dey_2018_.docx

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