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Natasha Stott is a Lecturer at the University of Salford's School of Arts, Media and Creative Technologies, with additional lecturing experience at the China Academy of Arts. She is a researcher-practitioner, visualist, choreographer, movement director, and facilitator with over 20 years of national and international experience in movement, facilitation, project management, and practice-led research.
- Founder of MindScape Lab (XR environment for mental well-being)
- Chair and Trustee of Touchdown Dance
- Participant in international residencies including Future Lab at West Bund China
- Participant in Continuum Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Her research centers on intermedial performance and XR environments, specifically developing the Performance Projection Paradigm methodology that explores dialogue between moving bodies and projected images through improvisation. Stott's work bridges dance practice with theories of improvisation and becoming, creating transdisciplinary and cyborgian narratives through immersive technologies. She has developed connective techniques including the Suggestive Spectrum, Shifting Shape System, and Choice Method to facilitate creative pathways between performers and visual elements.
Her recent doctoral work represents the culmination of iterative research waves exploring connectivity between movement practitioners and visualists. Last year, her work was presented as best practice by the Dean of Media & Performance at Salford University at Nanjing University, China.
Natasha Stott's academic credentials include:
- PhD (Part Time) from University of Salford (2014-2025)
- MA in Performance & Live Art from Nottingham Trent University (2004-2005)
- Postgraduate Diploma in Business startup (2007)
- BA (Hons) in Dance & Professional Practice from Coventry University (1999-2001)
Her practice develops strategies to prompt conversational performance-play between moving bodies and projected images, with research informed by moment-to-moment dialogic interplay. Stott's work has been recognized for its innovative approach to combining physical movement with digital projection in ways that enhance both artistic expression and mental well-being.
