Mrs Carine Laughton
Associate Lecturer
School of Humanities, Creative Ind and Social Sci
Career Summary
Biography
PhD Creative and Performing Arts, M Arts, M Ed, Lecoq International School of Theatre, certified micro-phenomenologist.
Lecturer, researcher, and practitioner in theatre and performance studies with expertise in devising, collaborative performance practice, embodiment, creativity, and interdisciplinary methods. For the past five years, I have served as an assistant lecturer at the University of Newcastle (NSW), coordinating courses for the last two years. I bring extensive experience in practice-based teaching and 15 years as an international theatre maker and director, including work in applied theatre.
Qualifications
- FRENCH EQUIVALENT, University of Besancon, France
- Certificate of Professional Drama Studies, International School of Theatre
Keywords
- Applied Theatre
- Devised performance
- Socially engaged practices
- Theatre and Performance studies
- contemporary performance
- creative process
- embodiment
- enactive approach
- inner phenomena, bodily sense felt experience
- intuitive abilities
- micro-phenomenology
- posthumanism
Languages
- English (Fluent)
- French (Mother)
Fields of Research
| Code | Description | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| 360403 | Drama, theatre and performance studies | 100 |
Professional Experience
UON Appointment
| Title | Organisation / Department |
|---|---|
| Associate Lecturer | University of Newcastle School of Humanities, Creative Ind and Social Sci Australia |
Awards
Award
| Year | Award |
|---|---|
| 2020 |
HDR Vice Chancellor Scholarship for Academic Excellence 2019 College of Human and Social Futures | University of Newcastle |
Prize
| Year | Award |
|---|---|
| 2024 |
Winner of the Mental Health Innovation Challenge I2N University of Newcastle I2N University of Newcastle |
Teaching
| Code | Course | Role | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAPA 1001 |
Creative and Performing Arts 1 School of Creative Industries | University of Newcastle A core foundational course providing students with theoretical and practical resources for creating Contemporary Creative and Performing Arts, including Theatre, Performance and Drama. The course introduces an overview of 20th and 21st century practice in live and mediated performance-making. |
Creative and Performative Arts, UON, course CAPA 1001 | 1/8/2018 - 30/6/2024 |
Publications
For publications that are currently unpublished or in-press, details are shown in italics.
Journal article (1 outputs)
| Year | Citation | Altmetrics | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Arrighi G, Joyce B, Irvine C, Laughton C, '"What Do You Mean We Aren't Performing Shakespeare?': A Contemporary, Devised Performance Curriculum at a Regional Australian University."', Australasian Drama Studies, 216-252 (2022) [C1] |
Thesis / Dissertation (1 outputs)
| Year | Citation | Altmetrics | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Laughton CC, 'A microphenomenological approach to eliciting the intuitive and poetic dimensions in the creative agency of Lecoq-trained theatre makers' | Open Research Newcastle |
Mrs Carine Laughton
Position
Associate Lecturer
School of Humanities, Creative Ind and Social Sci
College of Human and Social Futures
Contact Details
| carine.laughton@newcastle.edu.au |