1st Edition
Parenthood and Performance Parenthood's Profound Impact on Creativity and Expression
TRIMESTER ONE
1. Conception: Introduction
2. Embryonic Insights: Nurturing the Seed of Creativity
3. The Creative Heartbeat: How to keep a pulse when faced with challenges
TRIMESTER TWO
4. Developing Senses: Experiencing the world through new eyes
5. Shaping and Forming: The Child-Free Artist's Journey
6. Nurturing Life: Unspoken Struggles
TRIMESTER THREE
7. Movement and Growth: Navigating the Social Spotlight
8. Preparing for Arrival: Love, Identity, and Creativity
9. The Birth of Creativity: Parenthood and Performance
Biography
Alice Marshall (Vale) is a Senior Lecturer and Research Academic at the University of Derby, UK, as well as Artistic Director of Adaire to Dance, an Arts Council England- supported company creating work across the UK. Her interdisciplinary practice blends choreography, original music, and digital media to explore unheard social themes. Alice explores this through accessible dance and the emotional resonance of movement. She has presented internationally on her research and solo- authored Entertainment in the Performing Arts (Routledge). She is a dedicated advocate for regional arts, serving on the boards of Arts Derbyshire and Hubbub Theatre, and co- directs the East Midlands Dance Artists Network CIC.
