Jen Malarkey

Movement Director
Location: Purley, England, UK

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J.Malarkey CV

Credits

Year	Job Title Project Type	Project Name Director / Company	Location
2011	Movement Director Theatre	Park Project London Bubble Theatre Company
2011	Chorus Theatre	Amphibians Offstage Theatre	The Bridewell Theatre
2011	Movement Director Theatre	Tis Pity She's a Whore Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts	Sheridon Theatre
2011	Movement Director Theatre	Miller Miller Productions	Etcetera Theatre
2010	Movement Director Theatre	Richard III Love and Madness Productions	UK Touring
2010	Movement Director Theatre	The Gut Girls Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts	Chelsea Theatre
2010	Movement Director Theatre	The Accrington Pals Middlesex University Theatre Arts BA Degree
2010	Movement Support/Direction Theatre	Picnic Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts
2010	Movement Support/Direction Theatre	On the Razzle Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts	Sheridan Theatre
2010	Movement Support/Direction Theatre	Othello Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts	Sheridan Theatre
2009	Movement Director Theatre	Call of the Wild Central School of Speech And Drama	The Accidental Festival
2009	Movement Support/Direction Theatre	Gormenghast Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts

Education

Year	Qualification	Where
2009	MA Movement Studies	Central School of Speech and Drama
2003	BA (Hons) Dance and Theatre Performance	Dartington College of Arts
2000	B Tech National Diploma - Theatre	The BRIT School of Performing Arts

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About me

I am a graduate of Central School of Speech and Drama, gaining an MA with Distinction (2009) in the teaching and directing of movement for the actor.

My Dance theatre work was selected for the National Student Drama Festival, where it work won a commendation for Theatrical Exploration.

I am a trained DanceAbility teacher and teach contact improvisation for people with and without disabilities in London, Bristol and Devon, supported by Arts Council England.

I have trained in:
Contact Improvisation - Kirstie Simson/Alito Alessi
Skinner Releasing Technique
Laban Movement Analysis
Lecoq - Ayse Tashkiran at CSSD
Suzuki Actor Training Method - Frank Theatre/Fran Barbe
Period/Historical Dance - Ian Brenner
Butoh - Marie Gabrielle Rotie/Fran Barbe
Integrated Contemporary - CandoCo Dance Co.

Teaching:

I teach, tutor and movement direct regularly at Middlesex University, Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts and The Poor School.

Recent teaching projects have included:

Beckett and the Body - Middlesex
Laban Efforts - Middlesex

Solo Story: physical skills for solo story telling - Italia Conti

The Burlesque project: devising skills with objects and puppet - Central School of Speech and Drama

Solo Dance Performance: Contact Improvisation and Butoh technique - Central School of Speech and Drama

Further teaching experience:

Physical comedy
Elizabethan etiquette and courtesy
Contact improvisation as a stylised ﬁght vocabulary

I have a particular interest working within an inclusive dimension, young audiences, ensemble and choric work.

Skills

Job Titles	Director, Stunt Coordinator / Stunts, Choreographer, Teacher
Years in industry	3 to 6 years
Work Permits	EU