Margot C. Groot

Prof. Margot C. Groot is a Professor in Theater Pedagogy at the Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Management, Culture and Technology, based at the Lingen Campus. She has been teaching Movement and Movement Theater since the 1998 winter semester and became an Honorary Professor in 2001. Her expertise spans movement analysis, body awareness, and Laban-based methodologies.

Education: Studied Dance Expression at Amsterdam’s theaterschool and movement analysis at Laban Institut in London. Further studies in Integrative Movement Therapy and Psychomotorics at the Free University of Amsterdam under Niek Brouw. Professional Experience: Taught for 16 years at the Utrecht School of the Arts (NL), focusing on movement pedagogy and theater. Operates a private practice since 1997 specializing in body awareness and kinesiology (‘stilstaan en bewegen’).

Research Interests: Movement expression, anatomical applications in theater, Laban movement theory, and somatic education. Publications include seminal works on mindful movement training and diagnostic methods rooted in anatomical principles.

Professional Activities: Advises on creative movement pedagogy and collaborates with theater groups. No listed awards, but contributions to applied theater and movement education are widely recognized in academic circles.