XAVIER DE SANTOS

I founded Bath's Creative Playground and have been facilitating these weekly workshops for actors, dancers and any multidisciplinary artists.

More info about this space here.

I have been co-leading movement workshops for professional artists (actors and dancers) alongside Mary Steadman (Artistic Director of Dust Ensemble), supporting the company’s creative and developmental processes.

Associate Lecturer for the BA Hons Dance degree.

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My work at the university ranges in Creative Modules, Performance Projects, and other one-off workshops since 2017.

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Associate Movement Lecturer for the BA Hons Acting degree.

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My work with the acting department at Bath Spa University has included movement facilitating since April 2022.

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Since 2019, I have been regularly facilitating for YAMA Dance Company (dancers over 60). My work ranges from leading technique classes to creative sessions, which have culminated in a few productions for both stage and film.

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My facilitating for adults ranges in dance styles and ages. I aim to create spaces for participants to enjoy movement and explore a connection with their body's dynamics in a playful way. My current adult classes are enabled by Beats Dance, myself and Yama Dance Company.

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Since 2018, my class and workshop facilitating for children vary in age, style, level, and ability across diverse settings. Beats Dance enables my current classes.

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Invited physical theatre artist, since 2018, both as a solo practitioner and as Artistic Director of AllouAqui Dance Theatre Company.

My time with Balleteatro (Porto, Portugal) ranges from week-long physical theatre intensives to masterclasses with the first, second, and third-year students, as part of their professional dance training.