Chris Lewis-Smith
- Associate Lecturer - Dance
- Email: c.lewis-smith@bathspa.ac.uk
- School: Bath School of Music and Performing Arts
- Website:
Personal statement
Chris is a dance filmmaker and a Senior Teaching Fellow in Dance at Bath Spa University where he teaches and researches in the area of digital performance practice. His films have been screened around the world and have won multiple awards.
Academic qualifications
- PhD
- MA
- BA (Hons)
Professional memberships
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Areas of expertise
- Screendance
- Site Specific Performance practice
Research and academic outputs
Books
Book chapters or sections
The dancer camera pas de deux
Book chapters or section
Lewis-Smith, C (2016) 'The dancer camera pas de deux.' In: Payri, B and Arnal, R, eds. Proceedings of the International Screendance Meeting: Valencia 2016. Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, pp. 29-37. ISBN 9788490485453
Articles
A brief history of the dancer/camera relationship
Article
Lewis-Smith, C (2016) 'A brief history of the dancer/camera relationship.' Moving Image Review & Art Journal (MIRAJ), 5 (1-2). pp. 142-157. ISSN 2045-6298
Desire of the light sweet crude
Article
Lewis-Smith, C (2004) 'Desire of the light sweet crude.' Animated, Autumn. ISSN 0969-7225
Conference or workshop items
The dancer camera pas de deux
Conference or workshop item
Lewis-Smith, C (2016) The dancer camera pas de deux. In: III International Meeting of Screendance, 9 - 10 September 2016, Polytechnic University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain.
The looking boxes
Conference or workshop item
Lewis-Smith, C (2015) The looking boxes. In: Symposium on Teaching Screendance, 8-10 July 2015, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.
Inside the Looking Glass
Conference or workshop item
Lewis-Smith, C (2012) Inside the Looking Glass. In: 8th Annual TaPRA Conference, 5-7 September 2012, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK.
Artefacts
Exhibitions
Performances
Don't worry, this is England ...
Performance
Lewis-Smith, C (2024) Don't worry, this is England ... In: Embodying Ecocide: Between Hope and Hopelessness, University Theatre, Bath Spa University, Bath, UK, 21 March 2024.
The little look back
Performance
Lewis-Smith, C (2008) The little look back. Pavilion Theatre, Bournemouth, UK, 2011.
Broken free
Performance
Lewis-Smith, C (2005) Broken free. In: TAN Dance, Theatre Taliesin, Swansea, UK, 2005.
Desire of the light sweet crude
Performance
Lewis-Smith, C (2004) Desire of the light sweet crude. In: TAN Dance, Theatre Einon, Swansea, UK, 2004.
Alpha magnifico
Performance
Lewis-Smith, C (2002) Alpha magnifico. In: TAN Dance, Theatre Taliesin, Swansea, UK, 2002.
Gathering of shadows
Performance
Lewis-Smith, C (2001) Gathering of shadows. In: TAN Dance, Hendrefoilan House, University of Wales, Swansea, UK, 2001.
Over to you
Performance
Lewis-Smith, C (2000) Over to you. In: TAN Dance, Theatre Einon, Swansea, UK, 2000.
The mud crawlers
Performance
Lewis-Smith, C (1999) The mud crawlers. In: TAN Dance, Theatre Taliesin, Swansea, UK, 1999.
Paper angels
Performance
Lewis-Smith, C (1998) Paper angels. In: TAN Dance, Theatre Taliesin, Swansea, UK, 1998.
Films/Videos
BURMA by CousteauX
Film/Video
Moor, D, McKahey, W, Lewis-Smith, C and Haughian, E (2017) BURMA by CousteauX.
To be watched while eating an orange
Film/Video
Lewis-Smith, C and Nicoli, C (2015) To be watched while eating an orange.