Shantel Ehrenberg
Address: School of Languages, Linguistics and Cultures, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL
Email: Shantel.Ehrenberg@postgrad.manchester.ac.uk
PhD title: The Dancing Self/Other: the interaction and disjuncture between kinaesthesia and self-image
Supervisors: Professor Dee Reynolds and Professor Nick Crossley
Main discipline areas: Dance Studies
Research interests: Dance Practice, Theory, Choreography and Film; Cognitive Science; Neuroscience; Psychology; Phenomenology; Critical Theory; Cultural Theory; Gender Studies
Research specialism
Current doctoral work investigates two aspects of dancer self-knowledge, kinaesthesia and self-image, in Western theatre dance practices. Analysis of specific dance practices and contexts will help explore ways in which dancer experience, specifically related to feeling (kinaesthesia), imagining, and viewing (e.g. on video), might be situated or conceptualised.
Presentations and publications
Selected publications
- Ehrenberg, S. (2010) "Reflections on reflections: mirror use in a university dance training environment". Theatre, Dance and Performance Training, 1(2), 172-184.
- Calvo-Merino, B., Ehrenberg, S., Leung, D., & Haggard, P. (2009). "Experts see it all: configural effects in action observation." Psychological Research, 2009 Oct 25.
- "Perception of Dance Movement Patterns: Self-recognition with expert ballet dancers", Solomon, R. & Solomon J. (eds.), 17th Annual International Association for Dance Medicine & Science (IADMS) Conference Proceedings, Oct 2007.
Selected presentations
- Ehrenberg, S. (2010) "The Dancing Self/Other: a conceptual overview", Paper, Society of Dance History Scholars, University of Surrey, July 2010.
- Ehrenberg, S. (2010) "Kinaesthetic Empathy and Dancer-Choreographer Relations: a case study", Poster, Kinesthetic Empathy: Concepts and Contexts, University of Manchester. 23rd & 24th April 2010.
- "Simulation and Empathy", Mind Brain and Performance Symposium, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation with University College London and Arts Council England, Sadlers Wells, London, UK, November 2006.
- "An example of phantom limb phenomenon and its implications to 21st century western modern dancers' mind/body understanding", University of California's Dance Under Construction Conference, Riverside, CA, April 2004.
Teaching areas
- Contemporary Dance
- Dance Science
- Applied psychology for dance and music
- Applied cognitive science and dance
Professional biography
- MSc Dance Science, with Distinction. Laban, London, UK, 2006. Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Emma Redding and Professor Patrick Haggard.
- MFA, Graduate Fellow, Dance, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA, 2005. Thesis Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Fisher.
- BA, Honors, New York University, Gallatin School of Individualised Study, NY, NY, USA, 1997.
Other information
- 'Watching Dance' Project: part of multidisciplinary team using audience research and neuroscience to explore how dance spectators respond to and identify with movement.