This section of my website provides insights into my ongoing research on the role of touch and closer proximities in performances and beyond.

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The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted my research, as it restricted my ability to meet and physically engage with my performers during rehearsals and performances. While these challenging circumstances have added a valuable perspective to the work, they also required me to adapt and change my research approach.

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To address these changes, I will present two phases of the project:

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Phase 1 focuses on my practical research and performances conducted prior to the pandemic. It explores the effects of touch and closer proximities on both audience members and performers during live performances.

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Phase 2 delves into my research during and after the lockdown period. It explores alternative choreographic tools and methods that evoke touch-like sensations in the absence of close physical contact. This phase investigates how memories of touch can be revisited and valued in new ways.

Throughout this research, I aim to explore the following questions:

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• How do participants experience touch during performances?

• How has our relationship to touch changed during the pandemic?

• Can we experience touch-like sensations in the absence of close physical contact?

• How do memories of touch impact us?

• Can we remember and revalue touch in alternative ways?

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