Thomas Kampe

Qualifications

M Ed (Kassel University)
BA (Hons) Dance and Art (Middlesex University)
PG Cert (Laban Centre)
ITEC Diploma Holistic Massage, Anatomy, Physiology (Kingsway College London)
Feldenkrais Method©, European Training Accreditation; (Lewes2003)

Role

Senior Lecturer

Dance Coordinator

Thomas trained as a visual artist in Germany and subsequently trained in dance at the Laban Centre and at Middlesex University in London. He has worked internationally in theatre for more than twenty-five years, as a choreographer, director, designer and as a performer, including working with Liz Aggiss, Hilde Holger, Rosemary Lee, and Julia Pascal.

He received a British Council Fellowship in 1986, and a Lisa Ullmann Travelling Scholarship in 1994 to study at LIMS, Susan Klein School and at the Erick Hawkins studio in New York City. His previous work has included solo performances in venues such as Moltkerei Cologne, The ICA London and The Purcell Room London, international collaborations with dance and theatre companies, installation work in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and site-specific choreography with a cast of 150 performers in St. Pauli Stadium in Hamburg, Germany, in 2003.

He recently appeared in several dance-for-screen projects for Divas Dance Company, and as part of an internationally toured 3D screen installation. In 2006 he coordinated a reconstruction programme of pre-WW2 dance works by Austrian expressionist dancer Hilde Holger.

Thomas' research interests are in the developing of a contemporary, anatomically informed perspective on dance technique training, as well as in applying choreographic knowledge and methodologies to a wider theatrical context.

He is a practitioner of the Feldenkrais Method ©, which forms a foundation for most of his practical teaching.

Thomas has taught and directed internationally in Higher Education for more than 20 years including work at Limerick University, Ireland, The School for New Dance Development/Theatre School Amsterdam, Central School for Speech and Drama, and Rose Bruford College.

He was a senior lecturer at University College Chichester for nine years before joining the Performing Arts section of London Metropolitan University as Senior Lecturer for Dance and Movement studies in 2002.