Miranda Laurence is a dance dramaturg and cultural producer, currently PhD Researcher in the “Mobilizing Dramaturgy” programme at Centre for Dance Research, Coventry University and Department of Dramaturgy and Musicology, Aarhus University. Her work often focuses on generating and facilitating surprising meetings between academic researchers, artist practitioners, and lay experts, including as founder-director of Oxford-based academic and practice exchange programme “Dance & Academia: Moving the Boundaries” and as Arts Development Officer at the University of Reading. She has published on dance dramaturgy practice in The Theatre Times and Oxford Dance Writers. mirandalaurence.co.uk