Daisy Thompson

Daisy Thompson is a dance artist and scholar affiliated with Simon Fraser University (SFU) as a Limited Term-Lecturer in the School for the Contemporary Arts (SCA). She holds an MFA (2013) and a PhD (2024, Special Arrangement) from SFU’s SCA, focusing on interdisciplinary research at the intersection of dance, ethics, and politics. Her work explores kinesthetic strike—a concept examining dance as resistance against societal constraints and a catalyst for joyful, communal relationships.

Education:

• PhD in Contemporary Arts, SFU (2024)
• MFA in Contemporary Arts, SFU (2013)

Research & Teaching: Thompson’s practice merges choreography, performance, and theory. She teaches release-based dance techniques emphasizing bodily awareness and collaborative accountability. Her publications in Canadian Theatre Review and Performance Matters Journal reflect her focus on embodied politics and artistic collectivity.

Future Work: She is developing a symposium on kinesthetic strike and creating new dance works like Hug and And Everything in Between, which explore intimacy, persistence, and cultural resistance.