Dr Nik Wakefield is Senior Lecturer in the School of Film, Media, and Creative Technologies at University of Portsmouth. He is a researcher, artist and writer working in performance as well as dance, theatre and visual art. His research is concerned with theoretical issues of time and ecology in contemporary work. Wakefield’s performance has been shown in UK, USA and Europe. His writing has been published in journals such as TDR, Performance Research, Maska, Choreographic Practices, and Contemporary Theatre Review. Nik Wakefield is Working Group Coordinator in the Theatre and Performance Research Association.