Julie-Anne Long

Julie-Anne Long is a Senior Lecturer in Dance Performance at the School of Humanities, Macquarie University. Holding a PhD from UNSW (2010) and an MA (Hons) from UWS Nepean (1999), she has over three decades of experience as a dance artist, academic, and arts organizer. Her work spans performance creation, academic supervision, and community engagement initiatives.

Education

• PhD, UNSW (2010) - 'Walking in Sydney Looking for Dancing: An Auto-Ethnographic Mapping of the Place of Independent Dance'
• MA (Hons), University of Western Sydney Nepean (1999) - 'The Leisure Mistress Dances: An Investigation of a Practice Where Fact and Fiction Collide'

Research Interests

Her research focuses on identity and representation of the performing female body, art and the everyday, participatory and site-specific performance practices, and the potential of dance to lead interdisciplinary collaborations. She explores embodied learning, choreographic methodologies, and the animation of historical and spatial contexts through performance.

Scientific Awards

• 2020 Australian Dance Award - Outstanding Achievement in Independent Dance
• 2020 MAAS Visiting Research Fellowship (Powerhouse Museum)
• 2020 Fishers Ghost Art Award Finalist
• 2019 Australia Council for the Arts Grant ($16,455)

Academic Leadership

She has supervised numerous PhD/MRes students including Vicki Van Hout and Kate Maguire-Rossier. Her 2014-2017 role as Chair of Readymade Work Inc. and ongoing Board Member position at FORM Dance Projects highlight her commitment to expanding dance opportunities in Western Sydney.