Róisín regularly writes about contemporary dance, ballet and physical theatre for The Guardian, Fjord ReviewSpringback Magazine, SeeingDance and The Skinny.

She has also been commissioned in Digital Theatre+, Film Stories & The Modernist Review and has written programme notes for Scottish Ballet, Scottish Dance Theatre and Elisabeth Schilling.

Her collaborations with Aerowaves and Springback Magazine have included researching and editing a series of articles celebrating 25 years of Aerowaves (2021), a role as co-ordinating editor for ReThink Festival with Springback Magazine and Norrlandsoperan in Umea, Sweden in Summer 2021 and overseeing Europe wide listings of emerging contemporary dance for Springback Go. She was mentored as part of the Scottish Review of Books Emerging Critics Scheme in 2018.

Róisín has taught dance writing workshops for the University of Glasgow, Screen.dance festival, DanceLive and dance art journal, and has experience in leading post-show Q&As.

For written commissions, please use the contact form.

Selection of Articles

Edinburgh by numbers: Springback Magazine, 2022

Text for ‘Invisible Dances’ by Elisabeth Schilling

Working relationship: Errol White and Davina Givan on art, life, work, and “Worn”: Fjord Review, 2020

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