Publications
Devising in the Twenty-First Century University: Contexts, Constraints and Creative Messiness
Glenn D'Cruz, Rea Dennis, Yoni Prior, Kate Hunter, Louise Morris, Mary Luckhurst
(2023), pp. 119-137, Off Book : Devised Performance and Higher Education, Bristol, Eng., B1
Rea Dennis, Penny Baron, Carolyn Hanna
(2023), pp. 13-47, Australasian Drama Studies, Melbourne, Vic., C1
Kate Hunter, Rea Dennis
(2023), pp. 1-1, Critical Stages/Scènes critiques, [Paris, France], C1
The Myth of the Resilient Artist: Goodwill and In-Kind Contribution in the Performing Arts Sector
Rea Dennis, Katy Maudlin
(2023), pp. 38-66, Australasian Drama Studies, C1
Charamboulos Erica, Rea Dennis, Prior Yoni, Woodland Sarah
(2023), pp. 1-11, Australasian Drama Studies, C1
A Bridge to Meaning: Creating Performance with Neurodiverse Young People
Rea Dennis
(2022), pp. 149-162, Applied Arts and Health: Building Bridges across Arts, Therapy, Health, Education and Community, Bristol, Eng., B1
R Dennis, K Hunter, M Miranda
(2022), Vol. 42, pp. 17-33, Text and Performance Quarterly, C1
Establishing an ecology of practice: a 'Do It Yourself' approach to performer training
R Dennis, K Hunter
(2022), pp. 1-17, Studies in Theatre and Performance, London, Eng., C1
Katy Maudlin, Rea Dennis, Kate Hunter
(2022), pp. 1-12, Text and Performance Quarterly, London, Eng., C1
The Inclusive Drama Studio: Adaptive Strategies in University Actor Training
Rea Dennis
(2021), pp. 1-1, Inclusivity and Equality in Performance Training: Teaching and Learning for Neuro and Physical Diversity, New York, N.Y., B1
Rea Dennis
(2021), Vol. 12, pp. 57-71, Journal of Applied Arts & Health, Bristol, Eng., C1
Our body recognises kindness: Moving, nature and labours unacknowledged
Rea Dennis
(2021), Vol. 16, pp. 251-270, Performance Paradigm, Melbourne, Vic., C1
Rea Dennis
(2020), pp. 358-+, AUSTRALASIAN DRAMA STUDIES, C1
Art meets sport: What can actor training bring to physical literacy programs?
L Barnett, R Dennis, K Hunter, J Cairney, R Keegan, I Essiet, D Dudley
(2020), Vol. 17, pp. 1-12, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Switzerland, C1
Telematic dramaturgy in the time of Covid-19
Glenn D'Cruz, Rea Dennis
(2020), pp. 1-1, Digital culture and education, [Australia], C1
Jondi Keane, Rea Dennis, Meghan Kelly
(2020), Vol. 17, pp. 13-31, idea journal, Perth, W.A., C1
R Dennis
(2020), pp. 358-378, Australasian Drama Studies, C1
Diderot's body and cognitive science: sensation, impulse and action in performer training
R Dennis, L Lewis
(2018), Vol. 38, pp. 36-47, Studies in theatre and performance, Abingdon, Eng., C1
River | Body | Walk: a choreographic of arrival
R Dennis
(2018), Vol. 13, pp. 118-133, Performance Paradigm, Sydney, N.S.W., C1
All that is solid melts into movement
Kaya Barry, Rea Dennis, Jondi Keane
(2018), Brusnwick, Vic., J2
Moving out of door: creative sustainability, moving practices and the artistic labour of women
R Dennis
(2017), Geelong, Vic., J2
Beyond narrative: sound design as dramaturgy in contemporary performance
R Dennis, M Miranda
(2015), Vol. 14, pp. 1-14, Body space technology journal, London, Eng., C1
R Dennis
(2015), Vol. 20, pp. 321-324, Research in drama education : the journal of applied theatre and performance, Abingdon, Eng., C1
Improvised performance: nurturing natural leadership
R Dennis
(2014), Vol. 11, pp. 108-124, Journal of organisational transformation & social change, Leeds, England, C1
Presents//presence: Telematics, performance and embodiment
R Dennis, M Miranda
(2014), Vol. 10, pp. 1-1, Liminalities: a journal of performance studies, Tampa, Florida, C1
P Carr, R Dennis, R Hand
(2014), York, Eng., A6-1
R Dennis
(2013), pp. 279-296, Refugee performance: practical encounters, Bristol, England, B1-1
R Dennis
(2013), pp. 123-139, Theatre and performance in small nations, Bristol, England, B1-1
R Dennis
(2013), Vol. 4, pp. 336-352, Theatre, dance and performance training, Abingdon, England, C1
R Dennis
(2013), Melbourne, Vic., J1-1
Developing creative citizens through experiential learning environments in applied drama
R Dennis
(2012), Vol. 11, pp. 37-58, Asia Pacific journal for arts education, New Territories, Hong Kong, C1-1
Landscapes of making : autobiography, memory & devised performance
R Dennis
(2012), pp. 1-1, ADSA 2012 : Compass Points: Locations, Landscapes and Coordinates of Identities : Proceedings of the Australasian Association for Theatre, Drama and Performance Studies 2012, Brisbane, Qld, E1-1
Intimacy at work: Playback theatre and corporate cultural change in Mercedes Benz, Brazil
R Dennis
(2010), Vol. 7, pp. 301-319, Journal of organisational transformation and social change, London, England, C1-1
Reclaiming the shrew : Beacon for Wales final project evaluation
R Dennis
(2010), Cardiff, Wales, A6-1
Academia de criatividade e inovação : arts approach to creative thinking in business environments
R Dennis, M Sznifer
(2010), Sao Paulo, Brazil, J1-1
Sensing the story: structure and improvisation in writing for performance.
R Dennis
(2009), Vol. 2, pp. 231-249, Journal of writing in creative practice, Bristol, England, C1-1
Big clumsy feet stomping all over: shame, caution and fear in performance for peace building
R Dennis
(2009), Vol. 29, pp. 53-66, Studies in theatre and performance, Abingdon, England, C1-1
R Dennis
(2009), pp. 354-370, IDEA 2007 : Planting trees of drama with global vision in local knowledge : Proceedings of the International Drama Education Association 2007 biennial conference, Hong Kong, China, E1-1
Refugee performance: aesthetic representation and accountability in playback theatre
R Dennis
(2008), Vol. 13, pp. 211-215, Research in drama education, London, England, C1-1
Nonverbal narratives: listening to people with severe intellectual disability
R Dennis
(2002), Vol. 27, pp. 239-249, Research and practice for persons with severe disabilities, London, Eng., C1-1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Other Public Sector Funding
Move, Make, Play: An intergenerational arts-based approach to community building
A/Prof Rea Dennis
City of Greater Geelong - Creative Communities Grants
- 2018: $5,600
A field trip to the future: Move, Make and Play
A/Prof Rea Dennis
City of Greater Geelong - Creative Communities Grants
- 2022: $112
- 2021: $7,500
Adapting collaboration - A remote art project
A/Prof Rea Dennis
City of Greater Geelong - COVID-19 Quick Response Community Grants
- 2020: $1,600
Industry and Other Funding
Online, real time scenarios as an adult learning (training) context for rapid response workers.
Prof Matthew Delbridge, A/Prof Rea Dennis, Dr Miles O'Neil
Anglicare Victoria
- 2022: $37,900
Expert actors and 'real play' simulations as a site for skill rehearsal for Family Care professionals: A film-based approach.
A/Prof Rea Dennis, Dr Miles O'Neil, Ms Anna Brownfield, Prof Matthew Delbridge
Anglicare Victoria
- 2023: $10,000
- 2022: $40,000
Other Funding Sources
AusStage Phase 7. The AusStage Data Laboratory: immersive interfaces, interoperability, connectivity and customisable visualisation
Prof Maryrose Casey, Dr Mary Cochrane, Prof Rachel Fensham, Prof Stacy Holman Jones, A/Prof Rea Dennis, Dr Bree Hadley, Dr Gillian Arrighi, Dr Jonathan Bollen, Dr Laura Ginters, Dr Jonathan Marshall, Prof Peta Tait, Prof Julian Meyrick, Dr Margaret Hamilton
The Flinders University of South Australia, ARC LIEF - Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities Program
- 2021: $36,000
Supervisions
Katharine Hayley-Jade Maudlin
Thesis entitled: Director | Mother | Outlaw: Counter-narratives in theatre directing and mothering
Doctor of Philosophy, School of Communication and Creative Arts
Erica Charalambous
Thesis entitled: Embodied Approaches in Archiving Dance: Memory, Disappearance, Transformations and the ¿archive-as-body¿
Doctor of Philosophy, School of Communication and Creative Arts
Kirsty Reilly
Thesis entitled: Cultural Alliance and Relationality in Australian First Nations Intercultural Mainstream Theatre Rehearsal Practice
Doctor of Philosophy, School of Communication and Creative Arts
Rohan Jones
Thesis entitled: Preparing for ¿Action!¿: an investigation into actor-direction for the screen
Master of Arts, School of Communication and Creative Arts
Michele McNamara
Thesis entitled: In Plain Sight: Australian Women Directors and their rehearsal room practices in the contemporary theatre context
Master of Arts, School of Communication and Creative Arts
Raffaele Rufo
Thesis entitled: Re-engaging Touch in Tango: An Experiential Framework for Kinesthetic Listening
Doctor of Philosophy, School of Communication and Creative Arts
Daniela Bertol
Thesis entitled: Form Mind Body Space Time : The Geometry of Human Movement
Doctor of Philosophy, School of Communication and Creative Arts
Elizabeth Gibbs
Thesis entitled: How Australian presenters program contemporary dance in performing arts centres
Doctor of Philosophy, School of Communication and Creative Arts
Marc Metzger
Thesis entitled: The Killing Shed: Building Performance from Pieces of Self
Doctor of Philosophy, School of Communication and Creative Arts
John James Parry
Thesis entitled: The Object of Life
Doctor of Philosophy, School of Communication and Creative Arts
Louise Heidi Morris
Thesis entitled: OUT OF THE RUINS- Australian Sites, Inspirited Landscapes and the Social Sacred
Doctor of Philosophy, School of Communication and Creative Arts