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Expressions of the body represent an ongoing focus in Oatley´s dance practice and writings, the latter in the form of essays, criticism and poetry published in a wide range of newspapers, periodicals and anthologies in Norway, USA and Great Britain. Recent projects take this focus into the theme of cultural hybridity, in explorations through poetry, dance and other visual media of boundaries and migrations between artistic genres, cultures and identities.
She began working in a cross-disciplinary fashion immediately subsequent to the completion of her studies – applying feminist literary theory on the body and writing to dance and the performing arts. She began writing texts, experimenting with voices and exploring the boundaries between literary and performance genres, sound vs. sense, body vs. mind, movement vs. language. In conjunction with this work Ms. Oatley developed a dance practice within the field of Oriental (Middle Eastern/North African) Dance, based on the need to ground dance and movement theory in practice in such a way as to allow practice to reveal unexpected theoretic openings and connections. This coupling has been of enormous significance to the ongoing development of her academic work, and her poetry and prose voice.
She taught and performed Oriental Dance for eight years, and currently spends half the year in Jerez de la Frontera where she is studying Flamenco dance.
Ongoing writing projects include:
Dance theory:
Forthcoming, spring 2010, ”Å ta til seg definisjonsmakt gjennom dansekunst. Det performative i flamenco dans og norsk samtidsdans”.(Claiming the power of definitioin through dance. The performative in Flamenco dance and Norwegian contemporary dance”)
See under "Testmonials" for complete list of non-fiction publications
Poetry
The Migrant Body
Poetry book publications:
Fragments of a body in movement (E-book) www.Authorme.com
Swoon. This used to be called a swoon, can I sit down now. Cyberwit. 2006. Available through www.Amazon.co.uk, or by direct contact with the author: dianeoatley@c2i.net
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