ele slade

Dr. Eleanor Slade (Ele) is a university lecturer and researcher, performance designer, and creative facilitator. 

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Ele has designed for over 40 original professional projects in theatre, opera, exhibition and installation design for over a decade. Her design work has won awards, been funded by national bodies, and ranged from small scale fringe theatre, touring, outdoor, and children’s theatre, to large scale intergenerational community projects by international companies. She is an experienced creative facilitator for primary and secondary students, and intergenerational community groups, having worked for many years in Theatre in Education and socially engaged community / professional partnerships. 

 

Ele's PhD (completed 2024) research looked at social aspects and impacts of scenography. She's interested in collaborative and collective processes of scenographic practices, and how design and scenographics can operate with (and through) social, cultural and political processes - both in and beyond theatre and performance. Practice based research explored theory and new methods through realised professional projects and studio explorations.

 

Past project partners and funders include working with Heritage Lottery, UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), Arts Council England, county councils, arts organisations, Creative Partnerships, and educational institutions.