Ildikó Rippel

Dr Ildikó Rippel is a Lecturer and Course Leader for the BA Theatre, Acting and Performance program at the University of Worcester's School of Arts, Theatre, Film & Media Production. She previously held roles at De Montfort University (Drama and Performing Arts) and Nottingham Trent University International College (Art and Design). Her artistic work includes co-founding and directing Anglo-German performance company Zoo Indigo, which explores themes of gender, cultural identity, displacement, and migration through multimedia performance.

Education:

• PhD Theatre (Practice as Research), Lancaster University (2017)
• PGCert in Teaching, University of Worcester (2014)
• MA Performance Art, Nottingham Trent University (2005)
• BA Theatre, De Montfort University (2001)
• Intermediate Exams in Theatre and Philosophy, Friedrich-Alexander University, Erlangen (1998)

Research Interests:

• Performance with digital media (VR, projection mapping, live cameras)
• Autobiographical performance practices
• Maternal performance and intergenerational collaboration
• Multilingual theatre and migration dramaturgies

Her practice-based research examines maternal performance and family presence in contemporary theatre, extending into Zoo Indigo's investigations of multilingualism and migratory narratives. Teaching focuses include devising physical theatre, European movement-based techniques (e.g., Pina Bausch influences), and innovative uses of technology in performance.

Professional affiliations include roles as a lecturer and creative practitioner, blending academic and artistic work to explore socially engaged performance practices.