School of Communication and Arts

Dr Jo Loth

Lecturer
School of Communication and Arts
Lecturer in Drama
Affiliate of Research Centre in Creative Arts and Human Flourishing
Research Centre in Creative Arts and Human Flourishing
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Researcher biography

Jo is a passionate educator and performance-maker with expertise in Linklater Voice and the Suzuki actor training method. She has led performance programs for The National Drama School (Melbourne) and UniSC and has also taught for The Queensland Conservatorium, WAAPA, La Trobe University, QUT, The JMC Academy and The Aboriginal Centre for the Performing Arts. She is a Designated Linklater Voice Teacher.

Publications

Journal Articles (6)
Conference Paper (1)

Journal Articles

Loth, Jo and Neideck, Jeremy (2022). The art of experiencing: reflective appreciative actor training towards well-being, artistry, and personal agency. Theatre Dance and Performance Training, 13 (2), 285-299. doi: 10.1080/19443927.2022.2052172
Loth, Jo (2021). Voicing transformation within heightened forms: experiments in breath and imagery in the Suzuki method's 'Standing Statues'. Theatre Dance and Performance Training, 13 (1), 75-91. doi: 10.1080/19443927.2021.1962401
Loth, Jo and King, Tricia (2021). Connections with the earth. Theatre Dance and Performance Training, 12 (3), 334-335. doi: 10.1080/19443927.2021.1957571
Loth, Jo and Pensalfini, Rob (2020). Body. Breath. Text. Freedom: an investigation of concurrent training in Linklater voice and the Suzuki actor training method. Theatre Dance and Performance Training, 12 (1), 80-94. doi: 10.1080/19443927.2020.1725616
Loth, Jo (2020). Resisting the Guru Mentality: An Essay on Pedagogies Towards Personal Empowerment in Actor Training. Social Alternatives, 39 (4), 40-44.
Loth, Jo (2013). The Diva Re-Vamped: Destabilising notions of the diva in the cabaret of Paul Capsis and Meow Meow. Popular Entertainment Studies, 4 (2), 57-73.

Conference Paper

Jo Loth and Pensalfini, Rob (2020). Creative negotiations: combining Suzuki and Linklater actor training techniques. Australasian Drama Studies Association Annual Conference, Online, December 2020.