KATE MARSH BIO
WELLY O’BRIEN BIO
Kate Marsh is a dance artist whose practice
Welly O’brien started dancing after losing
includes teaching in a range of settings,
her leg in 1994, training formally with
on-going research and performance. In
Candoco Dance Company in 1998 on an
2009, Kate completed a Masters in Dance
Arts Council England bursary. In 2000,
by Independent study at DeMontfort
Welly joined the company full time and
University (Improvisation and Widening
toured for 4 years. After starting a family,
Participation in Dance). This sparked an
she returned to dance as a freelance
interest in dance research, which has in-
dancer and teacher. In addition to working
formed her teaching and choreographic
as a Candoco, Associate Artist, Welly has
projects. Kate undertook a fulltime PhD
worked with Graeae Theatre Company,
studentship at Coventry University, which
Frontline Dance, Scarebeus, la Aerial
she completed May 2016. Kate’s doctoral
Theatre, Fura Dels Baus and Wired Aerial.
research examines the shifting role of
She is currently touring with Caroline
the disabled dance artist with a focus
Bowditch’s, ‘Falling in Love with Frida’ and
on the development of dancers with an
performing and working in collaboration
impairment undertaking leading roles in
with Kate Marsh’s research and duet
the sector. Kate’s current performance/
called ‘Famuli’. Welly loves every aspect
research project is an on-going coll-
of performing, whether it is theatre
aboration with Welly O’Brien, including
based, site-specific or outdoor, as each
their duet ‘Famuli’.
experience brings different textures and qualities into her work.
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