Suzy Willson

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Suzy Willson
Born1970 (age 53–54)
Northwood, Middlesex, England
NationalityBritish
Alma materUniversity of Manchester
École internationale de théâtre Jacques Lecoq
OccupationDirector

Suzy Willson (born 1970) is a British director and choreographer. Willson is co-artistic director of London-based performance company Clod Ensemble.

Early life and education

Willson was born in

Manchester University before going on to study at L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq
.

Career

Willson founded London based performance company Clod Ensemble in 1995 with composer Paul Clark and has directed all of their productions to date.

Her body of work ‘defies categorisation’ and crosses the boundaries of theatrical and choreographic practice, working with different combinations of dancers, musicians, actors and independent performers.[1] Her productions take place in traditional theatres and dance houses, but also in found spaces and outdoor locations.[2] Her performance work sometimes takes inspiration from medical themes and explores ways of seeing, thinking about and experiencing the human body.[3]

Recent works include: Placebo

Total Theatre Award for Physical / Visual Theatre in 2009.[8]

Willson’s work is an advocate for role of the arts in healthcare education[9] She is a regular contributor to journals and books on both performance and medicine (see selected journal articles and book chapters below) and an Honorary Professor at Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry.[10]

Willson pioneered the award-winning[11] Performing Medicine programme which encourages people working in healthcare to appreciate the choreographic, non-verbal and spatial dimensions of care.[12][13] Performing Medicine has been cited as an example of best practice in the 2017 report from the All Party Parliamentary Group on Arts, Health and Wellbeing.[14]

Selected journal articles and book chapters

  • Willson, Suzy and P. Jaye (2017), ‘Arts based learning for a Circle of Care’, Lancet 390: 642-643[15]
  • Willson, Suzy (2007) ‘Drama for doctors’, Lancet 369: 1782[16]
  • Willson, Suzy (2006) ‘What can the arts bring to medical training’, Lancet 368: S15-S1[17]
  • Willson, Suzy (2016), ‘Moving Medicine’, in Routledge Companion to Jacques Lecoqedited by Mark Evans and Rick Kemp (Routledge: London).[18]
  • Willson, Suzy (2016), ‘An Anatomie in Four Quarters: Rehearsal Notes’, in Performance and the Medical Body, Edited by Alex Mermikides and Gianna Bouchard, (Bloomsbury Methuen Drama: New York)[19]
  • Willson, Suzy (2014), ‘Clod Ensemble: Performing Medicine’, Performance Research: A Journal of the Performing Arts 19.4: 31-37.[20]

References

  1. ^ McEvoy, William (22 May 2013). Reviews: Brighton Festival: Zero. The Stage.
  2. ^ Powell, Lucy. "The Red Ladies of Clod Ensemble hit the streets of Oxford". The Times. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  3. ^ Mahadevan, Vishy. "Another view on An Anatomie in Four Quartets (sic)". Guardian. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  4. ^ Winship, Lyndsey. "Clod Ensemble: Placebo review – medical science as hypnotic dance". Guardian. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Silver Swan". Tate. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  6. ^ Roy, Sanjoy. "Clod Ensemble: Red Ladies review – dance rendezvous with Grace Kelly style". Guardian. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  7. ^ El Brogy, Mars. "We go behind the scenes with Clod Ensemble". Evening Standard. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  8. ^ Bailey, Pippa. "Total Theatre Awards 2009". Total Theatre. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  9. ^ "Creative Health Conference 2019". Southbank Centre. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  10. ^ "Embodying space: can architecture create a placebo effect?". Royal Academy. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  11. ^ "Excellence and innovation in the arts". Times Higher Education. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  12. ^ Winship, Lyndsey. "The doctor will dance for you now". Guardian. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  13. ^ Massie-Blomfield, Amber. "Will the NHS count the cost if it doesn't harness healing power of the arts?". The Stage. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  14. ^ "All-Party Parliamentary Group on Arts, Health and Wellbeing Inquiry Report" (PDF). National Alliance for Arts Health and Wellbeing. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  15. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(17)31970-0
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  16. PMID 17536239
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  17. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(06)69909-1
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  18. ISBN 978-1138818422
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  19. ISBN 9781472570796
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  20. doi:10.1080/13528165.2014.947141
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