Janice Parker is an independent dance maker based in Edinburgh, Scotland. She works across art forms, in collaboration, and often outside the mainstream. Her focus is with the bodies natural capacity for movement, and on creating art as public, personal and collective engagement. Janice also regularly teaches, mentors and shares practice.

Theatre credits include: Life Is A Dream, The Hour We Knew Nothing of Each Other, Wind Resistance, Glory On Earth (The Lyceum); Medea (Edinburgh International Festival/National Theatre of Scotland); The View From Castle Rock, Age of Arousal, The Girls of Slender Means (Stellar Quines); Crazy Jane (Birds of Paradise) Endurance (A Moments Peace); The Maw Broon Monologues (Glasgay).

Dance credits include: Not Brittle, Not Rigid, Not Fixed (Edinburgh Art Festival); Small Acts of Hope and Lament (Edinburgh International Festival); Writing The Body (National Galleries of Scotland); Glory, What Would Richard Do?, You Said You Liked The Dancing, Private Dancer (Janice Parker Projects); The Living Room Dances (The Albert Drive Project); Red Berries and Lost Love (Tanz die Toleranz); Under A Clear Blue Sky (Residance).

Awards: Saltire Society Outstanding Woman of Scotland; Herald Angel Award; Creative Scotland Award.

www.janiceparker.co.uk