BECAUSE OF GRAVITY
BECAUSE OF GRAVITY

Teaching & Facilitation

Youth & Community Projects
Theatre / Film / Digital /Music
TEACHING & FACILITATION
TEACHING & FACILITATION
Performance & Research
Mentoring
2024: 'Hip Hop Pathways' as part of Face Festival. (Elevate Young Minds, UK)
Role: Lead mentor, on a two-week project for emerging Hip Hop Dance Artists, resulting in a sharing of new solo works
2022 & 2024: Phluxus2 Dance Collective. 'IndepenDANCE', (AUS)
Role: Mentor, on an annual project supporting independent Choreographers to create and present new works
2019: ATOM Choreographic Series, (BG)
Role: Mentor
2017: Dance Consortia North West Mentoring Scheme, (UK)
Role: Mentor
2011: 'Unaccompanied Pilots' as part of Z-arts artist development programme, (UK)
Role: Mentor, supporting independent Dance Artists on the development of new solo works
Artist training and development design, and delivery: classes, workshops, and masterclasses
Various years, Company Class
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 Pearl Fishers
2023: '30 Minutes'
Online workshops series. Produced by Project Auske
2022: 'Expanding Flow. Empowering Technique' Masterclass
With MAD Dance House, and produced by Project Auske
2022: 'The Compassionate and Resourceful Body: a one-day integrative yoga and movement retreat'
Co-delivered with Chanthalah Webster-Tight, Nathan Tight, and Joseph Lau
2022: 'Split-Second' (MAD Dance House)
Co-delivered with Joseph Lau, and produced by Project Auske
2021-2023: 'Ojas' (Upasana Arts)
A training and development project for Bharatanātyam teachers, and students
2020: MDI Talent Hub Masterclass
Improvisation, devising and composition practices
2019: 'They Gather masterclass: Part 1, The Personal is Political'
HWY Festival - La Boite Theatre Company
2019: 'They Gather masterclass: Part 1, The People is Political'
Supercell Festival Of Contemporary Dance. Co-delivered with Joseph Lau, Stelios Manousakis, and Stephanie Pan
2019: Dance Manchester
Delivery of day-long workshop for community dance group leaders supporting choreographic skill development
2017: Pro-Active
Dance Manchester's professional class programme
2013: Dare Dance
Delivery of a weekend intensive for dance, music and digital artists in Cumbria, to introduce skills in using the dance and interactive software Isadora. Delivered in collaboration with Andrew Crofts
2011 & 2012: The Place Summerhouse
Week-long workshops series in dance and interactive environments. Co-delivered with Andrew Crofts, and Joseph Lau
2005: Zen Zen Zo Physical Theatre
A week-long summer intensive: ‘Creating new movement for physical theatre'
2012-2019: Belarus Free Theatre
As Choreographic, Movement & Rehearsal Director on various works, Bridget has been responsible for delivering regular training for the ensemble in ways that responds to the demands of the work being created , and that supports the wellbeing of the ensemble members
2010-2012: Out of the Blue Productions
Workshop facilitation including, co-delivery of two days of physical ensemble awareness and physical improvisation development workshops with Manchester Camerata, and the co-delivery of workshop with music students and staff at University of Salford
Higher Education
2025: 'Emergence' MA Dance Students at University of Salford
Role: Guest workshop delivery on creative processes from works in development 'Agnes' and 'Elephants'
2024: Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, Edith Cowan University
Role: Guest delivery of dance technique, creative practices, and discussions on professional practice
2018-2022: University Of Central Lancashire
Role: Sessional lecturer in the unit 'Borders and Boundaries' questioning the edges of artistic form and exploring interdisciplinary practices
Role: Sessional lecturer in the unit 'Performance Technique'
2016-2017: Manchester Metropolitan University
Role: Visiting Lecturer in creative devising practices
2013: Roehampton University
Role: Visiting Lecturer delivering and assessing ‘Creating Event Spaces’ for MA Choreography students
2010-onwards: University of Salford
Role: Sessional Lecturer in Contemporary Dance Technique
Role: Guest delivery of lectures and workshops with undergraduate and post-graduate students in the areas of Career Development, Choreographic Practices, Politics in Dance, Dance in Australia and Digital Dance Practices
2000 & 2005-2006: Queensland University of Technology
Role: Delivery of ‘Arts Foundation Studies’, and ‘Visual and Performing Arts Curriculum’ units for Primary Education students on the integration of dance into the classroom currciulum
Role: Mentoring international MFA students on thesis writing
Role: Sessional marking and assessment for 'Dance History and Analysis'
2001-2002, 2007-2008: The Aboriginal Centre for the Performing Arts
Role: Delivery of Contemporary technique, Jazz, Fitness for dance, and World dance studies
Role: Tutor in academic writing skills
Role: Acting Head of Dance (2001)
Role: Writing of accredited curriculum
Centre's for Advanced Training
2009-current: Lowry Centre of Advanced Training in Dance
Role: Regular delivery of Contemporary Technique, Creative and Choreographic Practices, Contextual and Appreciation studies, Classical Ballet Technique, and Conditioning and Wellbeing practices
Role: Mentoring students during creative project processes
Role: Tutorial facilitation
Role: Outreach delivery
2016: Yuva Gati (South Asian Centre for Advanced Dance Training)
Role: Guest delivery of Contemporary Dance Technique
2015-2019: National Centre for Circus Arts - Centre for Advanced Training
Role: Delivery of a weekly contemporary technique dance class in Manchester
Youth, community and in-education
2025: 'Gather, Eat & Move' with Heart & Parcel. An ESOL project for participants over the age of 50 years
Role: Movement activity design, facilitation, and evaluation in response to learning, health and well-being needs
2024: Ausdance Victoria, LIFT Dance Industry Days
Role Design and delivery of Contemporary dance technique and phrases for year 9 to 12 dance students
2016-2017: Dance sessions for Home Educated youth ages 4 to 14 run by Dance Manchester
Role: Design and delivery of weekly sessions
2005-2008: Expressions Dance Company
Role: Design and delivery of Intermediate/Advanced community classes
Role: Design and delivery of in-schools workshop delivery
2005-2008: Rio Rhythmics Latin Dance Academy
Role: Development Facilitator of ‘Rio Jam’ a unique program for children combining Latin and Contemporary Dance genres
Role: Design and delivery of workshops in Classical, Contemporary, and Partnering techniques for Latin and Tango dancers
Various years, design and delivery of adult and youth dance classes for:
MAD Dance House
River City Dance
2Ballerinas
Various years, Festival workshop design and delivery:
UDance NW at The Lowry (4 editions since 2012 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 (2005, 'Pulling Faces – Making Dance' and 'ShuffleIt')
The Out of the Box Festival (2000 'The Dance Tent')
Various years, Workshop design and delivery for early years to secondary learning institutions including:
Cledford Primary School for Lowry
Corinda State High School
St Aidan’s Anglican Girl’s School
Indooroopilly Montessori Kindergarten