Dr
Olivia MillardProfile page
(she/her)
Associate Head of School, Teaching and Learning
Faculty of Arts and Education/School of Communication and Creative Arts
Orcid identifier0000-0002-6494-7004
- Associate Head of School, Teaching and LearningFaculty of Arts and Education/School of Communication and Creative Arts
- +61 3 924 45138 (Work)
- Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125
BIO
For the past 25 years, Olivia has worked as a performer, maker and lecturer of
dance. After graduating from the Victorian College of the Arts in 1992, Olivia
performed with companies and independent choreographers/directors in Australia
and overseas including Rosalind Crisp, Sue Peacock, and Peter Sellars
(Salzburg Festival). Olivia has created over 20 dance works, both funded and
commissioned, including for the Asian Young Choreographers Project in
Kaohsuing, Taiwan, and was the recipient of a Creative Development Fellowship
from Arts WA in 2003. Olivia taught at WAAPA, Perth from 1999-2006 and has
taught dance at Deakin University since 2007. Olivia's PhD, from Deakin
University was conferred in April 2013. Research interests include
improvisation in dance performance, site based performance and dance
installation. Olivia leads the AllPlay Dance
program which is undertaking research into the benefits of dance for children
with disability.
dance. After graduating from the Victorian College of the Arts in 1992, Olivia
performed with companies and independent choreographers/directors in Australia
and overseas including Rosalind Crisp, Sue Peacock, and Peter Sellars
(Salzburg Festival). Olivia has created over 20 dance works, both funded and
commissioned, including for the Asian Young Choreographers Project in
Kaohsuing, Taiwan, and was the recipient of a Creative Development Fellowship
from Arts WA in 2003. Olivia taught at WAAPA, Perth from 1999-2006 and has
taught dance at Deakin University since 2007. Olivia's PhD, from Deakin
University was conferred in April 2013. Research interests include
improvisation in dance performance, site based performance and dance
installation. Olivia leads the AllPlay Dance
program which is undertaking research into the benefits of dance for children
with disability.
DEAKIN UNIVERSITY CURRENT APPOINTMENT
- Associate Head of School, Teaching and LearningDeakin University, School of Communication and Creative Arts
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Senior Lecturer in Art and PerformanceDeakin University, School of Communication and Creative Arts, Australia1 Jul 2014 - present
DEGREES
- Doctor of PhilosophyDeakin University
- Bachelor of Arts (Honours)Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia12 Mar 2008 - 31 Oct 2008
- Bachelor Of Arts (Dance)University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia1 Feb 1990 - 24 Dec 1992
FIELDS OF RESEARCH (2020)
- Performing arts
- Screen and digital media
- Art history, theory and criticism
- Visual arts
- Other creative arts and writing
AVAILABILITY FOR SUPERVISION
- Masters by Research and PhD supervision
AREA/FACULTY
- Faculty of Arts and Education
DEPARTMENT/SCHOOL/INSTITUTE
- School of Communication and Creative Arts