Jonathan Burrows danced for 13 years with the Royal Ballet in London during which time he also performed for experimental choreographer Rosemary Butcher. He has since created an acclaimed body of performance work including The Stop Quartet (1996) and Weak Dance Strong Questions (with Jan Ritsema 2001), as well as his long series of collaborations with composer Matteo Fargion including Both Sitting Duet (2002), The Quiet Dance (2005), Speaking Dance (2006), Cheap Lecture (2009), The Cow Piece (2009), Body Not Fit For Purpose (2014) and Rewriting (2021). Burrows and Fargion are co-produced by PACT Zollverein Essen and Sadler's Wells Theatre London. Burrows is a founder visiting member of faculty at P.A.R.T.S. Brussels and has been Guest Professor at universities in Berlin, Gent, Giessen, Hamburg and London. He is the author of A Choreographer's Handbook (Routledge 2010) and has recently published a new book of talks and fragments of writing called Writing Dance (Varamo Press 2022). Burrows is currently Associate Professor at the Centre for Dance Research, Coventry University.
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