BECAUSE OF GRAVITY
BECAUSE OF GRAVITY
Teaching & Facilitation
Youth & Community Projects
Theatre / Film / Digital /Music
TEACHING & FACILITATION
TEACHING & FACILITATION
Performance & Research
Bridget Fiske
Facilitation & Mentoring Portfolio
Mentoring
Ongoing / UK & AUS
With Independent Artists / Mentor
Supporting independent Artists at various stages of career and practice development via one-to-one mentoring.
2025 & 2024 / UK
Face Festival / Mentor
Working with artists developing new methods for creating with communities, and Hip Hop Dance Artists creating new performance works.
2022, 2024 & 2025 / AUS
'IndepenDANCE' / Mentor
An annual project supporting independent Choreographers to create and present new works.
2020 / UK
Project Auske / Mentor
A pilot project supporting emerging UK artists.
2019 / BG
ATOM Choreographic Series / Mentor
An annual international choreographic and dance development project.
2019 / AUS
Dance Consortia North West Mentoring Scheme / Mentor
An initiative supporting North West based Dance Artists.
2011 / UK
Unaccompanied Pilots / Mentor
Supporting independent Dance Artists on the development of new solo works.
Artist Training & Development
Various years / UK & AUS
Company Class Design & Delivery
Regular: Expressions Dance Company (now Australasian Dance Collective).
Guest: Bangarra Dance Theatre, Tasdance, Dancenorth Australia, Phluxus2, Ludus Dance Company, and the cast of Opera Queensland's 'Pearl Fishers'.
2020 - ongoing / UK & AUS
Project Auske / Workshop Design & Delivery
Workshops include: 'Collective Movement Improvisation'; 'Making Participatory Performance'; '30 Minutes'; 'Expanding Flow. Empowering Technique'; 'Split Second'; 'The Resourceful and Compassionate Body' with Chanthalah Webster-Tight, Nathan Tight, and Joseph Lau.
2021 - 2023 / UK
'Ojas' / Workshop Design & Delivery
A training and development project for Bharatanātyam teachers, and students produced by Upasana Arts. Workshops were co-designed and delivered with Anusha Subramanyam.
2020 / UK
MDI Talent Hub / Masterclass Design & Delivery
Improvisation, devising and composition practices.
2019 / UK, AUS, IT & BG
'They Gather' at La Boite & Supercell Festival Of Contemporary Dance / Masterclass Design & Delivery
'They Gather masterclass: Part 1, The Personal is Political' - HWY Festival - La Boite; 'They Gather masterclass: Part 2, The People is Political' - Supercell Festival Of Contemporary Dance - co-designed and delivered with Joseph Lau, Stelios Manousakis and Stephanie Pan
2017 - 2019 / UK
Dance Manchester / Workshop Design & Delivery
Various development and training workshops for professional dancers and community dance group leaders.
2013 / UK
Dare Dance / Workshop Design & Delivery
A weekend intensive for Dance, Music and Digital Artists in Cumbria, to introduce skills in using the dance and interactive software Isadora. Co-designed and delivered with Andrew Crofts.
2011 & 2012 / UK
The Place 'Summerhouse' / Workshop Design & Delivery
A week-long workshops series in dance and interactive digital environments. Co-designed and delivered with Andrew Crofts and Joseph Lau.
2010 - 2012 / UK
Out Of The Blue Productions / Workshop Design & Delivery
Manchester Camerata: a two day workshop in physical ensemble awareness and physical improvisation co-designed and delivered with Joseph Lau; A workshop with music students and staff at University of Salford, co-designed and delivered with Joseph Lau and Gavin Wayte.
2005 / AUS
Zen Zen Zo Physical Theatre / Workshop Design & Delivery
A week-long summer intensive: ‘Creating new movement for physical theatre'.
Higher Education & Prevocational Training
2024 / AUS
Western Australia Academy of Performing Arts, Edith Cowan University / Guest Workshop Design & Delivery
Delivering dance technique and creative practice workshops, and discussions on professional practice
2024 / AUS
Ausdance Victoria, LIFT Dance Industry Days / Workshop Design & Delivery
Contemporary Dance for year 9 to 12 high school dance students.
2018 - 2022
University Of Central Lancashire / Sessional Lecturer
Delivery on the unit 'Borders and Boundaries' questioning the edges of artistic form and exploring interdisciplinary practices.
Delivery on the unit 'Performance Technique'.
2016 - 2017
Manchester Metropolitan University / Visiting Artist
Delivering sessions on improvisation, devising, and choreographic practices and processes.
2013
Roehampton University / Visiting Lecturer
Delivering the MA Choreography unit ‘Creating Event Spaces’.
2010 - current
University of Salford / Sessional and Guest Delivery
Delivering Contemporary Dance technique classes.
Delivering guest lectures, seminars, and workshops with undergraduate and post-graduate students in the areas of Career Development, Choreographic, Improvisation, and Devising Practices, Politics in Dance, Dance in Australia, and Digital Dance Practices.
2010 - 2019
Centers For Advanced Training / Class Design & Delivery
Guest: Yuva Gati ; The Place.
Regular National Centre for Circus Arts - Manchester.
2009 - current
Lowry Center For Advanced Training / Core Tutor
Delivery of Contemporary Dance, Creative, Choreographic, Classical Ballet, Conditioning and Wellbeing practices, Contextual and Appreciation Studies.
Mentoring students during creative project processes.
Tutorial facilitation.
Outreach delivery.
2000 & 2005 - 2006
Queensland University Of Technology / Sessional Lecturer & Mentor
Delivery of ‘Arts Foundation Studies’ and ‘Visual and Performing Arts Curriculum’ units for Primary Education students.
Mentoring international MFA students on thesis writing.
Sessional marking and assessment.
2001 - 2002, and 2007 - 2008
The Aboriginal Center For The Performing Arts / Tutor
Delivering Contemporary Dance technique, Fitness For Dance, and Jazz Dance classes.
Tutor in academic writing skills.
Acting Head of Dance (2001).
Writing of accredited curriculum.
Community & Education
2025
Heart & Parcel / Session Design & Delivery
Delivery as part of informal ESOL sessions for adults.
2016 - 2017
Dance Manchester's Sessions For Home Educated Young People / Workshop Design & Delivery
Contemporary and Creative Dance sessions for ages 4 to 14 years.
2005 - 2008
Expressions Dance Company / Class and Workshop Design & Delivery
Intermediate / Advanced weekly adult Contemporary Dance classes.
In-schools workshops.
2005 - 2008
Rio Rhythmics / Workshop and Class Design & Delivery
‘Rio Jam’ is a program for children combining Latin and Contemporary Dance styles
Classical, Contemporary, and Partnering Dance Techniques for Latin and Tango Dancers.
Various years
Dance Studios / Regular and Guest Class Design & Delivery
MAD Dance House.
River City Dance.
2Ballerinas.
Various years
Festivals / Workshop Design & Delivery
UDance NW at The Lowry: four editions including facilitating 'The Body Of Us' workshops, Dance in Interactive Digital Environments, Dance in Site, and on Wayne McGregor / Random Dance 'Mind and Movement'.
Powerkidz at the Brisbane Powerhouse: 'Pulling Faces – Making Dances' and 'ShuffleIt'.
The Out of the Box Festival: 'The Dance Tent'.
Various years
In Education Extended Projects / Workshop Design & Delivery
Cledford Primary School for Lowry.
Corinda State High School.
St Aidan’s Anglican Girl’s School,
Indooroopilly Montessori Kindergarten.