Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Biographical details
I am an actor, freelancer educator, and doctoral researcher at the Centre for Education - King's College London. My practice research focuses on Applied Theatre, notions of masculinity and gender embodiment and performativity.
As a practitioner and activist, I am interested in how socially engaged theatre making can advance the potential for social transformation, exploring Theatre-Voice-Body Expression methods with young people directly, including young people with disabilities, young migrants and refugees, Roma community and LGBTIQ+ young people.
Research interests (short)
- Applied and socially engaged theatre-making.
- Applied voice work and public speaking.
- Embodied pedagogies.
- Participatory theatre with young people, with an emphasis on young people with disabilities, LGBTIQ+ and young people with migrant backgrounds.
- Research methodologies and embodied knowledge.
- Theatre, public health and wellbeing.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Master of Arts, Applied Theatre (Drama for the Community and Drama Education), Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
Award Date: 30 Sept 2019
Master of Arts, Artistic, Literary and Cultural Studies, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Award Date: 30 Sept 2016
Bachelor of Arts, Dramatic Art, Superior Dramatic Art School of Castilla & León
Award Date: 1 Jul 2015
Professional acting, voice and body expression training, Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre
Award Date: 30 Apr 2014
External positions
Assistant Editor, RiDE (Research in Drama Education) - The Journal of Applied Theatre and Performance
Jul 2020 → …
Co-artistic Director of the International Online Theatre Festival (IOTF) , The Theatre Times
Jan 2020 → Jun 2021
Freelance Researcher, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
May 2018 → …
Freelancer educator in youth work programmes of the European Commission, Several Youth National Agencies across Europe
Aug 2017 → …
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Bodyliness in European applied theatre projects. Reflecting on the importance of inviting the body to the Workshops’ Room’
Vivas Martinez, G., 2022, The Routledge Companion to Theatre and Young People. Busby, S., Rajendran, C. & Freebody, K. (eds.). Taylor & Francis GroupResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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El teatro como forma de reflexión y transformación
Translated title of the contribution :Theatre for reflection and transformation Research output: Non-textual form › Web publication/site
Open Access -
Ensayando el Despertar: Miradas movilizadoras desde el pluriverso del Teatro del Oprimido, edited by Hjalmar Jorge Joffre-Eichhorn (2019)
Vivas Martinez, G., 2021, In: Applied Theatre Research .Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review › peer-review
Activities
- 1 Editorial activity
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Research in Drama Education: The Journal of Applied Theatre and Performance (Journal)
Gabriel Vivas Martinez (Editor)
Jul 2020 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial activity
Prizes
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British Spanish Society – Fundación Cañada Blanch Scholarship
Vivas Martinez, Gabriel (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
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Civic Scholar Award
Vivas Martinez, Gabriel (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Excellence scholarship for international practices
Vivas Martinez, Gabriel (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
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‘La Caixa’ Foundation European Postgraduate Fellowship
Vivas Martinez, Gabriel (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively