Research

Women and performance, performance protest, practice based research. Quietude in performance.

Biography

Jill Greenhalgh has been a professional theatre maker for 35 years. She has traveled and worked extensively within Europe, Australasia and the Americas in her career as a producer, director, performer, and teacher. In 1986 she founded the Magdalena Project - International Network of Women in Contemporary Theatre and has remained its artistic director since. Her most recent performance projects include The Water[war]s a long term investigation in collaboration with different groups of women performers across the globe, Las Sin Tierra 7 - Attempted Crossings of the Straits of Gibraltar which she directed for Nomad Theatre of Spain, The Acts - Vigia a performance project that explores a response to the murders of hundreds of young women in and around the US Mexico border town of Juarez. The Threat of Silence – as part of an ongoing investigation in Quietude in Performance. She has two teenage daughters and lives on the west coast of rural Wales

Teaching

TP10520 – Performance Workshop

TP 22220 – Performance in Context

TP 21620 – Physical Theatre Vocabularies

TP22120 - Performance Composition

TP34040 - Independent Production Project

TP34340 - Solo Performance Project

TP33940 - Advanced Production Project

TP33120 - Theatre, Gender and Sexuality

TP30220 - Key Theatre Practice

(2012/13) MA Practising Theatre and performance

Publications

Performances

The Threat of Silence: the first in a series of works under the title The Quietude Project. Performances and Lecture presentations across Wales and UK. Cuba, Serbia, Denmark, Mexico. 2010 -

The Acts: Vigia performance investigation on the femicide on the US/Mexico border. Performances Spain, Colombia, Peru, Mexico x 2, Argentina, Cuba, Denmark, Wales. 2006 – 10

Water[war]s : a long term international performance project, being developed in collaboration with Mike Brookes. Initial commission for infant Novi Sad, Yugoslavia 2000 - with subsequent manifestations commissioned for Transit Odin Teatret, Denmark 2001, and the performance and installation work water[war]s: act 3 exhibited Silkeborg, Denmark, May to September 2002. With subsequent versions in Colombia, Belgrade, Australia and NY, Providence New Orleans. 2002 – 2006

Las Sin Tierra - 7 attempted crossings of the straits : a performance devised and directed with Teatro Nomad [ Spain] in collaboration with Mike Brookes. Attempting to use contemporary performance practices to engage and articulate some of the complexities surrounding issues of human migration - as homage to those trying to enter fortress Europe - and specifically to the many nameless young African bodies and small boats washed up on the shores of southern Spain.

Book Chapter

The Magdalena@25 Legacy and Challenge. Chapter. 10,000 words (Now) I Am Waiting. Open Page Publication 2011. ISBN ean 978-87-87292-17-7

Journal articles

2008

The Open Page – Issue 13 . Theatre, Women, Letters. Shorl Journal article Title: Dear Friends. Ed; Open Page Publications: Odin Teatrets Forlag. ISBN 87-87292 -

Journal

2006

The Open Page – Issue 11 . Theatre, Women, Practice. Journal article 3500 words. Title: Practising Proximity. Ed Odin Teatrets Forlag. ISBN 87-87292 -

2005

Tablas : Cuba Theatre Journal..[Trans in Spanish] Article 3000 words. Title: Mujeres en Rojo The Open Page – Issue 10 Theatre, Women, Milestones. Journal article 3500 words. Title A Necklace. Ed Odin Teatrets Forlag. ISBN 87-8729 -11 - 4

2004

The Open Page – Issue 9 . Theatre, Women, Struggle. Journal article 3500 words. Title: Wordy Warfare. Ed Odin Teatrets Forlag. ISBN 87-87292 -

2003

The Open Page: Issue 8. Theatre, Women, Character. Journal article. 3000 words.

Title: Women in Red . Ed Odin Teatrets Forlag. ISBN 87-87292-09-2

Ignite – Issue 6. Special edition on Magdalena Australia. Journal article 2500 words. Title: Thoughts from the Otherside. Ed: Theatre Arts Network Queensland ISBN 1441-3191

TEATRO. No 7. “Retos escénicos frente a una época global”

(scenic challenges confronting a global era) Conference Proceedings.

Chapter in edited book. 4000 words. Title: A Personal and Political Reflection on the Magdalena Project. Ed: Laura Borràs. Published by Fundación Autor del Sociedad de Autores de España, SGAE in collaboration with V Encuentro de Mujeres en Las Artes Escenicas & XVI Festival Iberoamericano de Teatro de Cadiz F.I.T.

2002

The Open Page – Issue 6. Theatre, Women, Travel. Open Letter 1000 words . Title: Nomad Teatro. Ed Odin Teatrets Forlag. ISBN 87-87292-07-6

2000

The Open Page – Issue 5. Theatre, Women, Politics. Open Letter 1000 words . Title: The Br/leeding Ground. Ed Odin Teatrets Forlag. ISBN 87-87292-06-8

Links

The Magdalena Project

The Magdalena Project

Jill Greenhalgh is the Founding Artistic Director of the Magdalena Project – International Network of Women in Contemporary Theatre http://www.themagdalenaproject.org/  which celebrated 25 years of continuous global activity in 2011.

The Magdalena Project is a dynamic cross-cultural network of women’s theatre and performance, facilitating critical discussion, support and training. It is a nexus for diverse performance groups and individuals whose common interest lies in a commitment to ensuring the visibility of women’s artistic endeavor.

From humble beginnings in Cardiff this Project has achieved renown across the world with new and established Magdalena Festivals, both local and international, taking place throughout the calendar year. In her capacity as both an artist and founder of the project Jill, as well as organising and producing in Wales, has contributed to the majority of events that have been staged in the 25 year history. Most recently:

 March 2013                     Transit, Holstebro, Denmark

November 2012               Magdalena Chile, Santiago, Chile

September 2012              Solo Ferais, Brasilia, Brasil

July 2012                         Vértice, Florianapolis, Brasil

Mar 2012                         Tantidhatri, Pondicherry and Auroville, India

August 2011                    Legacy & Challenge Cardiff. Wales

Jul 2011                          7 Caminos Teatrales Festival, Guanojuato, Mexico

Jan 2011                         Magdalena Sin Fronteras III, Santa Clara, Cuba

Performances

Jill Greenhalgh has been a director and producer of her own performances which have toured worldwide since 1985: most recently

Daughter/Dohter (working title) in progress. Workshop rehearsals with an international cast Cardiff Sept 2011; Florianapolis Brazil July 2012, Brasilia, Brazil Sept 2012.

The Threat of Silence: the first in a series of works under the title The Quietude Project. Performances and Lecture presentations across Wales and UK. Cuba, Serbia, Denmark, Mexico. 2010 -

The Acts: Vigia performance investigation on the femicide on the US/Mexico border. Performances Spain, Colombia, Peru, Mexico x 2, Argentina, Cuba, Denmark, Wales. 2006 – 10

Water[war]s : a long term international performance project, being developed in collaboration with Mike Brookes. Initial commission for infant Novi Sad, Yugoslavia 2000 - with subsequent manifestations commissioned for Transit Odin Teatret, Denmark 2001, and the performance and installation work water[war]s: act 3 exhibited Silkeborg, Denmark, May to September 2002. With subsequent versions in Colombia, Belgrade, Australia and NY, Providence New Orleans. 2002 – 2006

Las Sin Tierra - 7 attempted crossings of the straits : a performance devised and directed with Teatro Nomad [ Spain] in collaboration with Mike Brookes. Attempting to use contemporary performance practices to engage and articulate some of the complexities surrounding issues of human migration - as homage to those trying to enter fortress Europe - and specifically to the many nameless young African bodies and small boats washed up on the shores of southern Spain.