Performance scholar, singer, arts administrator, dramaturg

Megan A. Johnson

I recently completed my PhD in theatre & performance studies from York University in Toronto, Canada, where my dissertation focused on disability performance, infrastructural politics, and expanded dramaturgy. Prior to beginning my doctorate I honed my skills in arts and office administration by working as a Program Coordinator at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity in Banff, Alberta and as a Program Assistant at the Champlain LHIN in Ottawa, Ontario. While completing my PhD I sojourned into a variety of fascinating internships and research projects, including working with Dr. Mary Bunch in York’s Cinema & Media Studies department, for the Ontario Trillium Foundation, and with the disability arts collective Berlinklusion in Berlin, Germany. Currently based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, I am a Research Associate with the Re•Vision Centre for Art and Social Justice at the University of Guelph.

I hold an MA in Theatre & Performance Studies from York University, an MA in musicology from the University of Ottawa, and a BMus in voice from Acadia University. My research interests are diverse, ranging from theories of embodiment, critical disability studies, and new materialism to contemporary vocal music, research-creation methodologies, new work dramaturgy, and eco-performance.

My performing life ranges from traditional canonical works to the wildly theatrical. In recent years I have turned to practice-as-research (PaR) approaches to better serve my interest in both academic inquiry and live performance. When I'm not up to my ears in reading, I like to hike, swim, and take long streetcar rides in search of vegan cinnamon buns.

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