Prof Peter Snow - Researcher Profile

Biography

After studying Medicine for three years, I went to Oxford and completed another undergraduate degree, this time in Philosophy and Psychology. I then returned to Medical School, at Oxford, and completed most of fourth year. After abandoning my medical studies I turned to the theatre. I have since worked as a director, writer, theatre-maker and performer, and have helped to create over sixty professional productions in Europe, Asia and Australia.

In 1991 I went to Sydney University and wrote my PhD in the Centre for Performance Studies. Since 1995 I have been at Monash as a theatre and performance academic, and I have also continued my work as a professional theatre artist. My performance research has issued in many new works and directed performances. A recent project, Guilt Frame, created and performed by Tess de Quincey and Peter Snow, was presented at the Sydney Theatre Company in 2008.

I have written research articles on methodologies of making performance, embodiment, contemporary artistic practice, philosophy of performance, and artist-audience relations. I currently supervise twelve PhD and MA research projects. At Monash I have been Director of Theatre and Performance (2004-5) and Head of the School of English, Communications and Performance Studies (2006-9).

Qualifications

PHD

Institution: University of Sydney

Year awarded: 2002

MASTERS BY RESEARCH

Institution: Oxford University

Year awarded: 1994

Unknown

Institution: Oxford University

Year awarded: 1978

Unknown

Institution: Auckland University

Year awarded: 1975

Publications

Book Chapters

Snow, P., 2011, Performing nation: the opening ceremony of the Sydney 2000 olympic games, in The Greatest Shows on Earth: World Theatre from Peter Brook to the Sydney Olympics, eds John Freeman, UK, pp. 105-124.

Snow, P.C., 2009, Thought / action improvisations, in Practice-as-Research: In Performance and Screen, eds Ludivin Allegue, Simon Jones, Baz Kershaw and Angela Piccini, Palgrave Macmillan, United Kingdom, p. 225.

Snow, P.C., 2006, Performing all over the place, in Unstable Ground: Performance and the Politics of Place, eds Gay McAuley, Peter Lang, Brussels Belgium, pp. 227-246.

Journal Articles

Snow, P., 2010, Performing Society, Thesis Eleven: Critical Theory and Historical Sociology [P], vol 103, SAGE Publications, United Kingdom, pp. 78-87.

Snow, P.C., Casey, M., Grant, S., 2009, Do theories and events deliver: A tripartite meditation on social dramaturgy, About Performance [P], vol 9, Department of Performance Studies, The University of Sydney, Sydney NSW Australia, pp. 15-44.

Snow, P.C., 2009, Playing God: A paradoxical dramaturgy, Empedocles: European Journal for The Philosophy of Communication [P], vol 1, issue 2, Intellect Ltd., United Kingdom, pp. 161-174.

Snow, P.C., 2007, Global Dancing, Meanjin: On Globalisation and Postcolonial Culture, vol 66, issue 2, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, pp. 64-68.

Snow, P.C., 2006, Ovid in the Torres Strait: making a performance from the Metamorphoses, About Performance, vol 6, University of Sydney, Sydney NSW Australia, pp. 39-54.

Rosengarten, P., Nestel, D., Snow, P., 2005, Telephone Communication in clinical settings: The use of drama to facilitate effective practice for junior doctors, Focus on Health Professional Education [P], vol 6, issue 3, ANZAME, Adelaide, SA Australia, pp. 24-27.

Snow, P.C., 2003, P4:Performance Making in Alice, About Performance, vol 5, University of Sydney, Sydney NSW Australia, pp. 49-63.

Snow, P.C., 2002, Lines of Flight: Imag(in)ing the Inbetween, Double Dialogues: Lines of Flight, vol 2, Melbourne Vic Australia.

Snow, P., 1999, How Performances Endure Over Time, About Performance, vol 4 issue 4, University of Sydney, Sydney NSW Australia, pp. 25-35.

Conference Proceedings

Snow, P., 1997, Scoring a role, DIS/ORIENTATIONS, 15-19 July 1997, Monash University, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 332-338.

Other

Snow, P.C., Van de Ven, F., 2012, Thought/Action: Hope Springs Eternal, Peter Snow and Frank van de Ven, 40 minutes, 14 February 2012, Fred's, Wellington, New Zealand.

Snow, P.C., Van de Ven, F., 2012, Thought/Action: The Blossom Inside, Peter Snow and Frank van de Ven, 45 minutes, 2 November 2012, Amherst College, MA, USA.

Snow, P.C., Van de Ven, F., 2012, Thought/Action: The Death of Agency, Peter Snow and Frank van de Ven, 60 minutes, 19 February 2012, Aotea Centre, Auckland, New Zealand.

Snow, P.C., Van de Ven, F., Fraser, P., 2012, to break your heart, Peter Snow, 40 minutes, 20 April 2012, Monash University, Victoria, Australia.

Snow, P., Van de Ven, F., 2011, Mapping, Peter Snow and Frankvan de Ven, 15 min, 20/11/2011, Melaka, Malaysia.

Snow, P., Van de Ven, F., 2011, Thought/Action: The Death of Agency, Peter Snow and Frankvan de Ven, 30 mins, 24/03/2011, Monash University.

Van de Ven, F., Snow, P., 2011, Thought/Action: The Straits of Time, Frankvan de Ven and Peter Snow, 30 min, 19/11/2011, Melaka, Malaysia.

Snow, P., Van de Ven, F., Fraser, P., 2010, Ibis:Toaster, Strands of Movement and Language, To Break your Heart, Peter Snow, Frank van de Ven and Peter Fraser, 25 mins, 18/03/2010, Monash University.

de Quincey, T., Snow, P.C., 2009, Guilt Frame (fourth version, revised), Tess de Quincey and Peter Snow, 40 minute performance; 50 minute discussion, 3 December 2009, La Mama, Carlton Courthouse Vic, Australia.

Van de Ven, F.H.M., Snow, P.C., 2009, Thoughts and Actions on Bodies and Landscapes, Frank van de Ven and Peter Snow, 60 minutes, 30 August 2009, Kunsthuset (Art Gallery), Kabuso, Norway.

Davies, P.M., Stow, R., Coe, M.P., Snow, C.J., Snow, P.C., McIlwain, P.A., Reiner, T., Northey, B., 2008, Eight Songs for a Mad King, Peter Maxwell-Davies, 45 mins, 21/09/2008, Melbourne.

de Quincey, T., Snow, P.C., 2008, Guilt Frame (third version, revised and extended), Tess de Quincey and Peter Snow, 40 minute performance; 50 minute discussion, 29 February 2008, Sydney Theatre Company, NSW, Australia.

Leavesley, C.A., Rolfe, P., Snow, P.C., 2007, OT: Chronicles of the Old Testament, Christian Leavesley and Phil Rolfe, 90 minutes, 9 May 2007, Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne Vic, Australia.

Snow, P.C., de Quincey, T., 2006, Embrace: guilt frame, Peter Snow and Tess de Quincey, 20 minutes, 6 July 2007, Sydney NSW Australia.

Snow, P.C., de Quincey, T., Bose, S., 2006, Portrait Shift, Tess de Quincey, Peter Snow & Santanu Bose, 20 minutes, February 2006, Calcutta University, Kolkata.

Snow, P.C., Van de Ven, F., 2005, Living on the Docks, ADM, Amsterdam.

Snow, P.C., Van de Ven, F., 2005, Performing All Over The Place, Peter Snow, 20 min, 2005, Leeds University, UK.

Snow, P.C., Van de Ven, F., Lynch, S., Schorno, D., 2005, Thought/ Action Jazz, Peter Snow, Frank van de Ven, Stuart Lynch & Daniel Schorno, 20 minutes, 2005, De Waag, Amsterdam.

Snow, P.C., Van de Ven, F., 2005, Thought/ Action Riff, Peter Snow, 20 minutes, 2005, Overtoon 301, Amsterdam.

Snow, P.C., Van de Ven, F., 2004, A Day at the Prom, Wilson's Promontory, Victoria.

Snow, P.C., Fraser, P., Snow, C.J., Van de Ven, F., 2004, Four Grand Narratives, Peter Snow, 40 minutes, 2004, Dance Works, Melbourne, and on tour to Wollongong and Sydney.

Snow, P.C., 2004, The City Library Thought/ Action Manual, Peter Snow, Frank van de Ven, 1 hour, 1/2/2004, Melbourne Vic Australia.

Snow, P.C., 2004, The Midas Touch (adapted from Ovid's Metamorphoses), Peter Snow, 60 minutes, 14/7/2002, Dresden, Germany (2002), Queensland Aust tour (2002-2003).

Snow, P.C., 2003, Embrace: a silent thread, Peter Snow, 60 minutes, 6/12/2003, Sangeet Academy, Kolkata, India.

Snow, P.C., 2002, Thought/ Action: Suite 3, Peter Snow, Frank van de Ven, 20 minutes, 15/6/2002, Amsterdam Netherlands.

Snow, P.C., 2002, Thought/Action: Suite 2, Peter Snow and Frank van de Ven, 20 minutes, 15/6/2002, European Centre for Dance Development, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Snow, P., 1999, Go! Walk!, Kinetic Energy Theatre Company, Sydney NSW Australia.

Snow, P., 1999, Mad Foret by Caryl Churchill, Director, 2 hours, 13 October, Performed: Melbourne Vic Australia.

Snow, P., 1999, Stories from Everywhere, Curator, DIrector, 1 hour 30 min, 2 June, Performance held in Melbourne Vic Australia.

Snow, P., 1997, Critical incident management, Video recording (performer), 10 mins, 22 September 1997.

Snow, P., 1997, Dogg's Hamlet, Cahoot's Macbeth, Theatre production (director), 2 hours, 9 October 1997.

Snow, P., 1997, Forgetting Schneider - Imagining another, New theatre work (writer, director, performer), 30 mins, 5 December 1997.

Snow, P., 1997, Pauline Hanson's Othello, New theatre work (writer and director), 30 min, 9 October 1997.

Snow, P., 1997, White Paper Flowers, Theatre production (performer), 1 hour 40 mins, 23 April 1997.

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Current Supervision

Program of Study:

(MASTER'S BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Adaptation and the dramatic form.

Supervisors:

Casey, M (Main), Snow, P (Associate).

Program of Study:

(MASTER'S BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Application of directorial methodologies in the rehearsal of non-naturalistic performance.

Supervisors:

Griffiths, J (Main), Snow, P (Associate).

Program of Study:

(MASTER'S BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Being moved - the transformative power of Butoh: towards an articulation of an aesthetics of Butoh.

Supervisors:

Grant, S (Main), Snow, P (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Blocks to the Creative Process in Deviloping Theatre Performace: A Phenomenological Investigation.

Supervisors:

Snow, P (Main), Casey, M (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Recovering Jelinek for the English-speaking stage: problems of inter-cultural transfer in Elfriede Jelinek's plays and theatrical strategies to fill the 'gap of translation'.

Supervisors:

Snow, P (Main), Weller, C (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Rethiking theatre and performance and its digital double.

Supervisors:

Snow, P (Main), Hutchins, B (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

The theatre of articulation project: theatre-based training methodologies and students with intellectual disabilities.

Supervisors:

Casey, M (Joint), Snow, P (Joint-co).

Program of Study:

(MASTER'S BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Transgressive 'infants', precarious subjects - the anthropomorphic impulse in adult puppet theatre.

Supervisors:

Snow, P (Main), Grant, S (Associate).

Completed Supervision

Student:

Creely, E.

Program of Study:

A phenomenological study of actors' experiences of performing in theatre. (PHD) 2011.

Supervisors:

Snow, P (Main), Peterson, W (Associate).

Student:

De Bittencourt, A.

Program of Study:

Anthropophagous Actors - A Polyphonic Acting Rehearsal Practice. (Masters) 2010.

Supervisors:

Snow, P (Main), Peterson, W (Associate).

Student:

Dobson, A.

Program of Study:

Bitches, bunnies and BFFs (best friends forever): a feminist analysis of young women's performance of contemporary popular femininities on MySpace. (PHD) 2010.

Supervisors:

Cuthbert, D (Main), Snow, P (Associate).

Student:

Hadley, B.

Program of Study:

HABIT IN THEATRE: HENRI BERGSON, GILLES DELEUZE, AND PERFORMANCE, WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE PHYSICAL THEATRE OF YUMI UMIUMARE AND DAVID PLEDGER. (PHD) 2004.

Supervisors:

Worth, C (Main), Snow, P (Associate).

Student:

Maloney, N.

Program of Study:

LOCATING PLOT: AN ANALYSIS OF PLACE IN DRAMATIC NARRATIVE. (Masters) 2009.

Supervisors:

Casey, M (Joint), Snow, P (Joint-Co).

Student:

Nobis, F.

Program of Study:

The presence of the storyteller in contemporary practice and a lost tradition. (PHD) 2011.

Supervisors:

Snow, P (Main), Worth, C (Associate).

Student:

Searle, T.

Program of Study:

Reading the Leaves: Live Art Aesthetics. (Masters) 2011.

Supervisors:

Snow, P (Main), Griffiths, J (Associate).

Student:

Stewart, J.

Program of Study:

Moments of the everyday: opening to the possibility of making. (PHD) 2012.

Supervisors:

Grant, S (Main), Snow, P (Associate).

Student:

Veerapen, M.

Program of Study:

Leading a symbembodied life: a phenomenological investigation of Second Life. (PHD) 2012.

Supervisors:

Grant, S (Main), Snow, P (Associate), Hutchins, B (Associate).