Staff Members

Dr William Farrimond

Role: Convenor of Theatre Studies Qualifications: Cert. Ed. Oxon, Magisterkonferens/PhD Copenhagen Email: williamf@waikato.ac.nz Location: I4.13 Contact: +64 7 838 4466 ext. 6130

Research Interests:

Initially trained in the U.K. as a Drama, Art and English teacher. Theatre-in-Education work with Brian Way’s Theatre Centre in London. University studies include undergraduate and post-graduate degrees from the University of Copenhagen and further studies at the universities of Bristol and Leyden. Lecturer in Theatre Studiers for eight years at the University of New South Wales in Sydney together with on-going practice in experimental theatre. Extensive professional practice in Europe as a Theatre Director includes a long collaboration with Eugenio Barba and Odin Teatret in Denmark and work with Jerzy Grotowski and Dario Fo, among others. Member of the International School of Theatre Anthropology (ISTA). Since returning to New Zealand in 1996, William has worked independently as a theatre director (Journeyman Theatre Company and Le Mata Theatre) and has been the recipient of three Creative New Zealand grants for the development and production of original work.

William's research interests are:

Mask Performance
Theatre Anthropology
The Solo Performer
Performance-as-Research

Research Publications:

You may like to view publications from 1997 onwards for Dr William Farrimond