Prof Scott Thurston's Outputs (12)

Vital Signs: poetry, movement and the writing body (2022)
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This article outlines a collaborative enquiry between a dancer and a poet. It considers some past and present collaborations between poets and dancers before framing the authors’ interest in the traditions of North American Post-modern dance and Eur... Read More about Vital Signs: poetry, movement and the writing body.

READ FIRST: Vital Signs (2020)
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Read first document describing sequence in which to engage with portfolio.

ITEM 7: Wrestling Truth Poem (2020)
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The source text for the performance 'Wrestling Truth', co-composed by Scott Thurston and Sare Mairs Slee.

ITEM 1: 300 word statement (2020)
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300 word statement for REF purposes

ITEM 15: Creative humanities: thinking, making and meaning (2019)
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This Keynote paper for the annual postgraduate conference of the AHRC North West Doctoral Training Partnership describes how Thurston became interested in radical approaches to dance and movement. The paper describes the Vital Signs project, the work... Read More about ITEM 15: Creative humanities: thinking, making and meaning.

ITEM 12: Vital Gestures -- Signs in Motion: a dialogue between Sarie Mairs Slee and Scott Thurston (2019)
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This creative conversation involves a dialogue between poet Scott Thurston and Sarie Mairs Slee, a choreographer and physical performer. The concept of gesture holds a rich resonance for their collaborative work and this essay captures conversation a... Read More about ITEM 12: Vital Gestures -- Signs in Motion: a dialogue between Sarie Mairs Slee and Scott Thurston.

300 word statement DRAFT (2019)
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300 word statement for REF practice as research output

Encounters PHOTOS (2019)
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Photographic documentation of a trio performance by Sarie Mairs Slee, Scott Thurston and Pierre Levy entitled ‘Face-à-Face’ (Encounters) at the Fondation Deutsch de la Meurthe of the Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris (CIUP) on 10 October 201... Read More about Encounters PHOTOS.

Wrestling Truth PHOTOS (2019)
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Dress rehearsal images taken by Roger Bygott ahead of the 29 September premiere.

ITEM 13: Vital Signs: a calling, a gathering, a clearing Ebook (2019)
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This e-book is a collection of works produced by performers and workshop participants at the Vital Signs festival, held at the School of Arts and Media, University of Salford on the 28-30 September 2018, in partnership with the University of Salford,... Read More about ITEM 13: Vital Signs: a calling, a gathering, a clearing Ebook.

ITEM 14: Poetry, Movement, Gesture (2019)
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This paper outlines the author's developing interest in the relationship between radical poetry and movement practices, establishing a theoretical perspective through the work of Carrie Noland on gesture. The presentation then explores the usefulness... Read More about ITEM 14: Poetry, Movement, Gesture.

ITEM 2: Research Timeline (2019)
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Research timeline.