Kathleen Delaney is an adjunct professor at the Conservatory of Music of Catania, Italy. She teaches Alexander Technique, Postural Aspects of Music playing and the effect of physicality on Rhythm and Sound Production.
She is also co-director and Alexander Technique Teacher at the Italian Accordion Academy in Amsterdam.
She gives private Alexander Technique lessons and Movement Classes for children.
She has been a dance performer since 2000, curating choreographies and directing new pieces of music and dance.
WORK EXPERIENCE
BACHELOR AND MASTER COURSES
2020-2021
Istituto Musicale Pareggiato “Vecchi Tonelli", Modena, Italy
Istituto Musicale Pareggiato “V. Bellini”, Catania, Italy
2019-2020
Conservatory of Music “B. Martini”, Bologna, Italy
Istituto Musicale Pareggiato “V. Bellini”, Catania, Italy
2018-2019
Conservatory of Music “B. Martini”, Bologna, Italy
Istituto Musicale Pareggiato “V. Bellini”, Catania, Italy
2017-2018
Conservatory of Music, "L.Boccherini", Lucca, Italy
Istituto Musicale Pareggiato “V. Bellini”, Catania, Italy
Conservatory of Music “B. Maderna”, Cesena, Italy
2016- 2017
Conservatory of Music “B. Maderna”, Cesena, Italy
Istituto Musicale Pareggiato “V. Bellini”, Catania, Italy
Conservatory of Music “C. Monteverdi”, Bolzano, Italy
2015-16
Conservatory of Music “B. Maderna”, Cesena, Italy
Istituto Musicale Pareggiato “V. Bellini”, Catania, Italy
Conservatory of Music “C. Monteverdi”, Bolzano, Italy
2014-2015
Conservatory of Music “L. D’Annunzio”, Pescara, Italy
Conservatory of Music “B. Martini”, Bologna, Italy
Conservatory of Music “B. Maderna”, Cesena, Italy
Istituto Musicale Pareggiato “V. Bellini”, Catania, Italy
Conservatory of Music “C. Monteverdi”, Bolzano, Italy
2013-2014
Istituto Musicale Pareggiato “V. Bellini”, Catania, Italy
2012-2013
Istituto Musicale Pareggiato “V. Bellini”, Catania, Italy
2011-2012
Conservatory of Music “N.Rota”, Monopoli, Italy
2009- current
Private Practice as Alexander Technique Teacher in Amsterdam
EVENTS MANAGMENT
Together with Claudio Jacomucci, Kathleen is the manager and co-director of the Italian Accordion Academy. She has been teaching Alexander Technique for the Master Students and organizing their concerts.
Italian Accodion Academy Concerts
2015- Il Fiore delle Mille e una Nota
Splendor, Amsterdam
Oratorio di S. Giovanni, Urbino, Italy
2014 - Il Fiore delle Mille e una Nota
Bimhuis Amsterdam, NL
IIC, Amsterdam, NL
Teatro Sanzio, Urbino, Italy
2013- Il Fiore delle Mille e Una Nota
Barco Ducale, Urbania
IIC, Amsterdam
2012 - Il Fiore delle Mille e una Nota
Barco Ducale, Urbania, Italy
Vondelkerk, Amsterdam
IIC Amsterdam
2011- Il Fiore delle Mille e Una Nota
Farm concerts in Le Marche Region, Italy
2008- International Congress ‘Live Dance, Video Dance and Trans-media practices’
Istituto Internazionale di Studi Linguistica e Semiotica
University of Urbino, Italy
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DANCER AND CHOREOGRAPHER
Kathleen Delaney has been performing as a dance-maker for international venues and festivals. She has been collaborating with contemporary/classical music composers and musicians through out her career.
Biennale di Venezia (IT);
Bimhuis, Amsterdam (NL);
Festival des Artes Electro-Acoustique "Synthese", Bourges (FR);
Festival de Danse Antilope, La Chaux-des-Fondes, (CH);
Màntica Festival Societas Raffaello Sanzio (ITA);
Academy of Music in Krakow (PL);
Sibelius Academy, Helsinki (FI);
PARTS Summer Studio Brussels (B);
Middlesex University, London (UK);
National Academy of Dance in Vilnius (LT);
SNDO Hogeschool voor de Kunsten, Amsterdam (NL);
Angelica Festival in Bologna (ITA);
Curva Minore, Palermo (ITA)
Philharmonic Hall Samara (Russia);
Conservatory of Grenoble (FR);
Italian Cultural Institute in Amsterdam and Copenhagen;
Odin Teatret, Holstebro (DK);
Apollon Theater, Syros (GR);
Teatro Sanzio, Urbino (ITA);
LEMS, Conservatory of Pesaro (ITA);
Het Accordeon, Deventer (NL);
Danze D'Inverno, Sesto Fiorentino (ITA);
HangartFest, Pesaro (IT);
La Via Lattea, Mendrisio (CH);
Ceresio Estate (CH);
XXII Rassegna di Nuova Musica, Macerata (ITA);
etc.
MASTERCLASS
Kathleen Delaney has been giving lectures and Masterclasses as a Guest Teacher all over Europe.
Conservatorio N. Piccinni, Bari, Italy
“La Alexander Technique e le sue applicazioni alla prassi performativa”, October 2018 and October 2019. Kathleen Delaney.
Sibelius Academy, Helsinki, Finland
“The Integrated Self. Alexander Technique and Its Applications in Music Playing”, January 2014. Kathleen Delaney, Claudio Jacomucci.
Royal Academy of Music, Copenhagen, Denmark
“The Integrated Self. Alexander Technique and Its Applications in Music Playing”, January 2014. Kathleen Delaney, Claudio Jacomucci.
ArtEz, Arnhem, The Netherlands
Talk: “The Integrated Self. Alexander Technique and Its Applications in Music Playing”, April 2013. Kathleen Delaney, Claudio Jacomucci.
Middlesex University, London, UK
Talk: “Rhythmical Structures and Expressive Performance”, March 2010. Kathleen Delaney.
National Academy of Music and Dance, Vilnius, Lithuania
Laboratory: “Double Spiral Arrangement of the Muscles in the Human Body”, November 2010.Kathleen Delaney.
Academy of Music and Theatre, Herentals, Belgium
Laboratory: “Breathing and Sound Production, Posture and Ergonomy of the Instrumental Practice”, October 2009 and February 2010.
Kathleen Delaney, Claudio Jacomucci.
Hogeschool voor de Kunsten, SNDO, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Talk:“Dynamic of the Spirit. A Semiotic Approach to Performance Analysis”, January 2008.Kathleen Delaney.
Hogeschool voor de Kunsten, SNDO, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Video-Dance Laboratory, Spring 2008.Kathleen Delaney
The Art of Movement Festival, Yaroslavl, Russia.
Laboratory: “Double Spiral Arrangement of the Muscles in the Human Body”, August 2008.Kathleen Delaney.
CONFERENCES
PAMA, Performing Arts Medicine Association, Annual Meeting held at The W. Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY. June 2016.
Congress Title: Make it! Not Break it! Creating the Resilient Performing Artist and Athlete. Conference Title: “Ergonomics and Postural Aspects in Accordion Playing”. Scheduled, but presentation was cancelled due to personal circumstances.
IADMS, International Association for Dance Medicine and Science, Annual Meeting held in Den Haag, The Netherlands, October 2009.
Poster presentation: “The Alexander Technique in relation to dancers’ pain and injury”.
IIAS, International Institute for Systems Research and Cybernetics, Baden-Baden, Germany. July 2008. Lecture: “The Role of the Observer in the Arts and Sciences”.
Hogeschool voor de Kunsten, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. January 2008. Lecture: “Dynamic of the Spirit, a semiotic approach to choreography”.
Centro Internazionale di Studi Linguistici e Semiotici, Urbino, Italy. September 2008. Congress title: “Dance Research and Transmedia Practices”
Conference title: “Live dance, Video-dance and Transmedia Practices”.
Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italy. May, 2006. Congress title: La Performance delle Arti.
Conference title: “Improvisation as Instant Composition”.
CONGRESS ORGANIZATION
Centro Internazionale di Linguistica e Semiotica di Urbino, Italy. Septemeber 2008. International Congress Dance Research and Transmedia Practices.
Organization by Prof. Nicola Dusi, Kathleen Delaney, Cristina Righi.
PUBLICATIONS
C. Jacomucci, K. Delaney. “Mastering Accordion Technique. A guide for students and teachers based on the Alexander Technique”. (Ed Youcanprint ISBN | 978-88-91108-37-1), March 2013. Translated in Serbian in 2017.
Chapter in books:
K. Delaney. “Contemporaneo in Danza” in Bruno Marcucci (ed.) CONTEMPORANEO, 99 definizioni. E. Paleani Editore, Cagli, 2006. ISBN 887658150-2
Article in Peer-Reviewed Journal:
K. Delaney. “Live Dance, Video Dance and Transmedial Practices” in Degrés, REVUE DE SYNTHESE A ORIENTATION SEMIOLOGIQUE, 2009. ASBL Bruxelles - ISSN: 0376-8163
Conference Papers & Presentations (Selection):
N. Dusi, C. Righi, K. Delaney, A. Pontremoli, V. Di Bernardi, S. Rubidge. “Il senso della danza. Dance re- search e pratiche transmediali”. Centro Internazionale di Studi Linguistici e Semiotici, Urbino. (383-384- 385/F), Semiotica. Atti del Convegno, 2009.
K. Delaney. “The Alexander Technique in Relation to Dancers’ pain and injury”, in Abstract Book, 19th An- nual Meeting, IADMS International Association for Dance Medicine and Sciences. New York, October 2009, 185 pages. Edited by Ruth Solomon and John Solomon. ISBN 9781897233094
E. Vaccari, K. Delaney.”The Role of the Observer in Arts and Sciences”, in Systems Research in the Arts & Humanities, Vol. II: On Interaction / Interactivity in Music, Design, Visual & Performative Arts, by G. E. Lasker et al (Eds.) 130 p/ 2008 IIAS-247- 2008
Online Publications:
K. Delaney, “New York for New Dancers”, in Mappamondo, eJournal Proartis, Pesaro, Italy, 2004.
K. Delaney, “Nouvelle danse francaise”, in Mappamondo, eJournal Proartis, Pesaro, Italy, 2004.
K. Delaney, “Mirabassi e Guinga”, in Mappamondo, eJournal Proartis, Pesaro, Italy, 2004.
EDUCATION
Alexander Techniek Centrum Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Graduation as Alexander Technique Teacher (1600h course)
July 2009
Field: Education Studies
Focus on Proprioception, Awareness, Sensory Appreciation.
University of Bologna, Italy
MASTER'S DEGREE cum Laude
Dept. of Visual Arts, Music and Performing Arts
November 2005
RESIDENCIES
Fondazione G. CINI, Venezia, Italy. Residency, October 2015.
Bharata Natyam on the UK Contemporary Dance scene. Practical lab led by Shobana Keyasingh.
Biennale di Venezia, Venezia, Italy.
Residency in Contemporary Dance, June 2013.
Production of ‘Agorà’ by choreographer and director Virgilio Sieni.
A performance based on the interaction among professional dancers, elderly people and children.
ICK, International Choreographic Arts Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
November 2011.
Residency in Dance and New Technologies ‘Beyond’.
Sound-Space Interaction (Chris Ziegler - ZKM, Germany)
Multimedia Performance (Prof. Johannes Birringer - Brunel University, UK)
Bharata Natyam (Saskia Kersenboom)
Hangart Pesaro, Italy
2004
Residency for a dance production titled Egos.
With her performance "Cool Memories, homage to Jean Baudrillard" was among the finalists at the Palio Ermo Colle di Parma in 2009 and Performance Art Award Present / Future at Teatro Libero, Palermo in 2013.