Other Work

Performance

Reperformer at Marina Abramović’s Solo Retrospective, Royal Academy of Art, London, Sept 2023– Jan 2024.
24 Hope Street Collective, collaboration between Rowena Gander, Stephanie Greer, Noel Jones and Mary Pearson, August 2023.
Movement support for Little Peaches, Cabaret Artist, June 2023.
Movement support for Gemma Bond, Cabaret Artist, June 2023.
Movement director for Dorrie Halliday, DYCP, March – June 2023.
Associate Choreographer for Tmesis Theatre Company’s production of Seal Skin January 2023.
Invasion, Performer for Screen, Directed, Edited and Conceived by Noel Jones and Pete Woodbridge, August 2022.
Behind Closed Doors, Performer, Choreographed by Jen Rees and Taciturn Dance Company July 2022.
Together, Screen Work, Choreographed by Dawn Schultz June 2022.
Chair, Think. Level 1 Dance Students at University of Lincoln, February 2022.
Let’s talk about sexu… but not here, Lincoln Dance Collective, January 2022.
Particles, and immersive digital experience, in collaboration with Noel Jones, March 2021.
The Unspoken Work, Innovations Platform, a Duet Choreographed by Adam John Roberts and Rowena Gander, November 2017.
The Unspoken Work, Sudley Theatre, a Duet Choreographed by Adam John Roberts and Rowena Gander, September 2017.
Empiricist Making Sense, Liverpool MA Platform, a Duet Choreographed by Megan Rainford September 2017.
Subject(s) / Object(s), Liverpool MA Platform, Choreographed by Rowena Gander, May 2017.
Intern Company, Directed by Jen Hale. Leap Festival, International Dance Day, Light Night, Ladies Day, Dance HE Platform and MDI Promotion. February – May 2017.
International Digital Duet with Tanya Calamori between Sudley Theatre, Liverpool, UK and Colgate University, New York City. Choreographed by Dr Pauline Brooks and Dr Luke Kalich, October 2016.
Ongoing Perishable Objects, Tate Liverpool. Choreographed by Alexandra Pirici and Manuel Pelmus. February 2016.
Funky. The Very Big Catwalk at Liverpool Pier Head. Choreographed by Lisi Perry. July 2015.
Movement Research Project. Choreographed by Angie Walton and Lisa Parsons. March 2015.
Unquiet. Cornerstone Festival – Ascension at the Capstone Theatre. Choreographed by Gemma Breed. November 2014.

Public Engagement

Advice for Emerging Dance Artists, Warrington and Vale Royal College, Warrington, 16th April 2024
Negotiating Objectification: Reperforming the Work of Marina Abramović, University of Malta, 20th March 2024
Productivity and Motivation for Artists, Wicked Women Development Course, Liverpool, 15th February 2024
How Do We Create Work? Speaking Contribution, Physical Fest, Liverpool, June 2023
Barely Visible: The Impact of Lesbian Representation on Stage, University of Malta, 24th March 2023
Barely Visible: Lesbian Identity in Dance, Northern School of Contemporary Dance, 13th January 2023
Negotiating Power through Creative Practice with Stigmatised Objects, National Association of Cultural Anthropologists of Greece, 21st October 2022.
Panellist, Panel Discussion: Queer Women on TV and Stage, Diva Magazine and Homotopia, Where are all the lesbians? 7th October 2022.
Top Tips Around Planning and Touring a Solo Show, Metal Culture UK’s New Artist Network, September 29th 2022
Guest Lecture at Edge Hill University, Autoethnography and Creatively Navigating Objects in Solo Performance, March 2022
Podcast, radio and social media interviews with a variety of networks for my solo tour Barely Visible.
IGTV Blog with Metal Culture UK, http://www.metalculture.com/artists-area/erotic-dance-for-self-by-rowena-gander/
Instagram live with Metal Culture UK, discussing process of Pol(e)arity of Self
Online International Doctoral Research Conference in Education, “Online Specific Performance” July 8th 2020
Keynote on Practice-Led Research, LJMU Research Cafe, 13th November 2019
“The Ten Inch Heels”, lecture, Student Symposium: Costume, Scenography and Critical Theory, Arts University Bournemouth, May 2019
Speaker at, “Transformative Effects of Solo Practice: An Autoethnographic & Critical Engagement with Pole Dance”, Our Dance Democracy, Liverpool Hope University, November 2018
Post-Performance Q&A with City of Liverpool College HE Students, October 2017
Guest speaker for HNC City of Liverpool College Graduation Ceremony. June 2017
Speaker / Performance at LJMU Professional Services Conference. June 2017
Speaker on Core Research with Fran Leaver. Dance HE: Sustaining the Discipline, Embedding the Right to Dance in C21st. October 2016