Charlotte Darbyshire

In the last 10 years Charlotte has directed two award winning dance films, trained and practised as an Integrated Bodyworker and Movement Therapist and co-led an initiative in Northern France for interdisciplinary arts practice, research and performance.

Charlotte was a founder member of Candoco Dance Company, performing and teaching internationally with them for the first 10 years. This inspired her on-going practice and enquiry into inclusive and creative approaches to dance practice for disabled and non-disabled people.

Alongside performing and making, Charlotte was a Dance Lecturer on the BA Degree Programmes at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance and London Contemporary Dance School (2000 – 2011). Her teaching included: Experiential Anatomy into Contemporary Technique, Choreography, Performance and Inclusive Teaching Practice. She was also a supervisor and assessor on the MA dance programmes.

Independently, Charlotte has led integrated projects and facilitated training programmes in the UK, Colombia, Croatia, Bangladesh and Sweden. She is a faculty member on Janet Kaylo’s Laban/Bartenieff Somatic Studies International CMA-SP training programme.