Kathleen Delaney graduated MA cum laude at the Dept of Music, Performing and Visual Arts of the University of Bologna, Italy. She is a Certified Alexander Technique Teacher (ATCA, Amsterdam) and a Certified FaceYoga Teacher (Danielle Collins Training Course).
She is full time Professor of Bodily Awareness Techniques at the Conservatory of Music in Bolzano, South Tyrol, Italy. Tutor at the Design Academy Eindhoven, The Netherlands, Kathleen is immersed in intercultural practice, where embodiment and disembodiment are displayed in the intermedial-digital space and/or in an eco-critical context. Kathleen's analytical skills, paired with her empathetic nature, foster strong connections with both colleagues and students, providing insights that enhance the learning experience.
Kathleen has taught Masterclasses and has been giving lectures at the Hogeschool voor de kunsten, SNDO in Amsterdam, National Academy of Music and Dance in Vilnius, Middlesex University in London, ArtEz Arnhem, Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, IADMS, Den Haag, International Symposium for System Research in Baden-Baden, Germany, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Centro Internazionale di Studi Semiotici di Urbino, to name a few. Her research about musician's health was scheduled during the PAMA symposium at the Weil Cornell Medical Center in New York in 2016.
Kathleen trained as a dancer in Bologna and in Florence in the innovative style of post-modern dance, and refined her skills traveling to New York to study at the Trisha Brown Dance Company. She has been creating crossover performances and performing internationally since 2000. A creative and curious mind, Kathleen is at ease exploring and blending different artistic disciplines into original, high-quality products, paying meticulous attention every detail. She appeared at renowned festivals such as: Biennale di Venezia / Festival de Music Electro-acoustique Synthèse, Bourges, France / Festival de danse Antilope, La Chaux-des-Fondes / Màntica, Societas Raffaello Sanzio, Cesena / Odin Teatret Denmark/ Bimhuis, Amsterdam / Soundscape Projection Ambisonic Control Engine LEMS, Conservatory of Pesaro/ Splendor, Amsterdam / HangartFest, Pesaro / P.A.R.T.S. Summer Studios, Bruxelles / Stoa, Helsinki /Academy of Music, Krakow, Poland / Philarmonic Hall, Samara, Russia / Festival La Via Lattea, Switzerland / Voss Accordion Festival, Norway / Gallery W139 Amsterdam / Angelica Festival, Bologna / 22 Rassegna di Nuova Musica, Macerata / Il Suono dei Soli, Palermo, etc.
She was selected for residencies at ICK Amsterdam, Fondazione Cini Venezia, Biennale Danza, Hangart Fest, ALDES Roberto Castello. In 2009 she was finalist at Palio Ermo Colle in Parma and at Presente/Futuro Prize at Teatro Libero in Palermo, Italy.
In 2020, Kathleen started making performances for children. In her view establishing meaningful connections with children ensures that every performance is unique and filled with wonder.