Lin Snelling, University of Alberta

Research

dance theatre research creation experiential conversational multidisciplinary performance making somatics

Latest funding

The amazing natural; rehearsing with the world, the body and knowledge making in improvisational dance
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$42,887
Rewriting Distance/ Mile Zero Dance/Partnership in Edmonton
SSHRC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$23,500
Re-writing distance
SSHRC · 2011 · Principal investigator
$50,350

The amazing natural; rehearsing with the world, the body and knowledge making in improvisational dance

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Snelling, Lin

Keywords: Dance; research creation; experiential; conversational; multidisciplinary; theatre; performance making; somatics

$42,887

Rewriting Distance/ Mile Zero Dance/Partnership in Edmonton

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Snelling, Lin

Keywords: dance; writing; photography; transdisciplinary arts; theatre; visual art and sculpture; art books

$23,500

Re-writing distance

Principal investigatorSSHRC2011Public Outreach Grant Open Category

Principal investigators: Snelling, Lin A.

Keywords: dance; dramaturgy; writing; collaboration

$50,350

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: dance Dear Professor Snelling, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on dance connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "The amazing natural; rehearsing with the world, the body and knowledge making in improvisational dance" (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]