PhD in Practice Research (Dance)

C-DaRE The Centre for Dance Research is a team of international researchers and postgraduate researchers based in the Institute for Creative Cultures building at the Coventry University Technology Park, Coventry.

Our research moves between theory and practice and applies body-centred understandings across disciplinary boundaries. In our projects we explore a broad range of themes including cultural heritage, computing and AI, intellectual property, practice research, performance philosophy, documentation, archives, health and well-being, digital performance, somatic practices and critical disability studies. We maintain close connections with professional practice and engage in research networks and policy level interventions that aim to sustain and develop movement, dance, and performing arts.

C-DaRE hosts a variety of conferences, symposia and other research events that attract delegates from across the UK and internationally. Our biennial Dance and Somatic Practices conference is an international gathering for scholars and practitioners to share new work through curated panels, papers, workshops and performative sharings. We also run a unique events series, C-DaRE Invites Each event is An Invitation to a unique occurrence developed in collaboration with staff and a guest(s) proposer. Events include but are not limited to: presentations, talks, discussions, sharing of practice, performances and film screenings. These are free and open for all to attend (unless otherwise stated). Presenters include C-DaRE members, postgraduate researchers and invited external researchers, artists and organisations. Each event is focused on a topic related to the invitee's current research and interests and is also curated, when possible, to take place during a particular meal of the day, i.e breakfast, lunch or afternoon tea. We believe that sharing food can be a gateway to conversation and developing relationships and collaboration. So, we prepare food and drink for the invitee and the audience to share during the course of the event.

A minimum of a 2-1 first degree in a relevant discipline subject area with a minimum 60 percent mark in the project element or equivalent with a minimum 60 percent overall module average.
In the event of a first degree classification of less than 2-1 a Masters Degree in a relevant subject area will be considered as an equivalent.
The Masters must have been attained with minimum overall marks at merit level 60 percent In addition the dissertation or equivalent element in the Masters must also have been attained with a minimum mark of merit level 60 percent.
Or higher where stipulated against a specific opportunity.
At the point of application international applicants are required to demonstrate their English language proficiency through the attainment of or booking of an approved English language test The tests accepted for admission to a research degree at Coventry University are.
IELTS Academic IELTS for UKVI Academic demonstrating an overall score of 7.0 or above with a minimum of 6.5 in each of the four sections.
TOEFL iBT TOEFL iBT Special Home Edition Online demonstrating an overall score of 95 or higher with no section below 21.