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Marie Hay is a Senior Lecturer in Dance at De Montfort University (DMU), affiliated with the School of Humanities and Performing Arts within the Faculty of Arts, Design and Humanities. She is a key member of the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Dance (CIRID), the Institute of Drama, Dance and Performance Studies, and the Institute of Creative Technologies (IOCT). As Programme Leader for undergraduate dance programmes, she plays a central role in curriculum development, outreach, and advancing decolonising initiatives in dance education.
Her educational background includes a BA (Hons) in Contemporary Dance, an MA in Dance, and a PGCertHE, all from DMU. She was awarded the DMU Teacher Fellow in 2011 and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Marie's research centers on the integration of speech and movement in contemporary dance, exploring themes of being, identity, and self-disclosure through her innovative 'speakingdance' practice. Her work bridges philosophy, performance, and pedagogy, with a strong focus on autonomy, embodiment, and feminist perspectives. She has developed frameworks for autonomous learning and assessment that have been applied across dance and media technology, influencing both higher and secondary education.
The 15 most recent articles reflect a deep engagement with interdisciplinary inquiry, combining dance, philosophy, education, and somatic practices. They reveal consistent exploration of ontology, autobiographical performance, and pedagogical innovation, often grounded in Heideggerian thought and practice-based research methodologies.
- DMU Teacher Fellow (August 2011)
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (2006 – present)
Marie has led multiple internally and externally funded research projects, including those supported by the Centre for Excellence in Performance Arts, Research in Teaching Awards, and PALATINE. She has supervised research students and collaborated with colleagues such as Dr. Lucy Mathers. Her consultancy includes advising Babington College on feedback strategies and serving as an assessor for the BBC Performing Arts Fund. She has also contributed as a reviewer for academic conferences and journals.
She is actively involved in research groups such as CIRID, IOCT, and the Institute of Drama, Dance and Performance Studies, where she contributes to interdisciplinary collaborations, performance events, and knowledge exchange. Her international performances and teaching engagements—in Prague, Croatia, Beijing, and London—demonstrate the global reach of her artistic and scholarly practice.
