Episode 9, Dr. Campbell Edinborough - Somatics in Theatre

In this episode I talked to my lecturer Dr. Campbell Edinborough, from the time I was studying theatre in UK. Through his somatic practices used in movement and Stanislavski method  lectures, Campbell is somebody who allowed me to experience the body in space, but from the inside, through that inner awareness that expands to the outer space. That was that moment when I intuitively felt drawn to the somatic experience of life, understanding the space we are in both through our bodies (the inner perception) and our minds. That connection was something that created the shared intimacy with the character and, so crucially, with the audience. Since then, both in my stage work, Yoga and somatic work, I'm looking for the emergence of that inner experience which can be expanded and shared with the space around me.

Dr. Campbell Edinborough was appointed as Lecturer in Writing for Performance in the School of Performance and Cultural Industries in the summer of 2020. Before coming to Leeds, he was Lecturer in Drama and Theatre Practice at the University of Hull.

His creative practice as a writer and theatre-maker spans the fields of theatre, live art, dance and installation - exploring narrative and text as means for shaping the audience’s imaginative engagement with space, place and the performing body. He's particularly interested in how the ever-expanding fields of contemporary performance practice and digital media provide new ways of conceptualizing the writer’s work. His recent work has explored the role of the writer within the context of interactive and immersive performance. His most recent play, Walking Towards Ithaca, was presented at Hull Truck Theatre and Soho Theatre in 2019. Both his creative practice and teaching are informed by his research into theatre and performance as relational and embodied practices. In 2016, Cambell's monograph, Theatrical Reality: Space, Embodiment and Empathy in Performance was published by Intellect. In 2018, he edited a special issue of Theatre, Dance and Performance Training, devoted to training for immersive, interactive and participatory performance. Campbell's current research is interested in the role of arts and culture within physical education.

More on his website: Campbell Edinborough

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Episode created by Živilė Virkutytė

Editing by Donatas Kaikaris

Music by Irmantas Kašėta

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