Helen Calcutt to Deliver Keynote at International Embodied Aesthetics Conference

Helen Calcutt, Artistic Director of Beyond Words Dance Theatre, will deliver a keynote presentation at the London Arts-Based Research Centre's international conference Embodied Aesthetics: The Body and Embodiment in the Arts and Arts-Based Research on 20–21 June.

The conference brings together artists, researchers and practitioners working across performance, dance, medical humanities, disability studies, literature, somatic practice and arts-based research to explore the body as a site of creativity, inquiry and knowledge.

Calcutt's keynote will draw on her interdisciplinary work as a choreographer, poet and researcher, exploring the body as a site of language and communication. The presentation will also share insights from her ongoing development of the Hypha Method, a groundbreaking movement vocabulary for embodying and articulating text.

The invitation reflects growing recognition of dance-led research methodologies within interdisciplinary arts and academic contexts, and highlights the contribution of dance artists to contemporary conversations around embodied practice, creativity and knowledge exchange. 

You can read more about the event here: https://labrc.co.uk/2026/01/25/body-and-embodiment/

And more on the Hypha Method here: https://www.beyondwordsdancetheatre.com/hyphamethod