Liz Cunliffe F.I.Chor. ARAD

Born in South Africa, Liz began her career as a dancer with the Royal Ballet Touring Company. When injury forced her to retire she took up Director John Field's suggestion and enrolled on the Benesh Institute's Professional Notator’s Diploma Course.
Her career in notation has included working with the Royal Ballet, Sadlers Wells Royal Ballet and Rambert Dance Companies, teaching in vocational schools, universities and at the Benesh Institute, and mounting dance works in Europe, the Americas, Canada and The Far East.
In 1997, following its incorporation within the Royal Academy of Dance, Liz became Technical Director of the Benesh Institute and in 2000 she was appointed Director. Since joining the Academy much of her energy has focused on the development of the Benesh Notation Editor computer software and on writing a comprehensive reference work on the Benesh system.

Publications include:

Cunliffe, L (1999) Introducing the Editor in Benesh News 1999

Cunliffe, L (2002) Kenneth MacMillan and Benesh Movement Notation. Abstract in Still, J ed. (2004) Revealing MacMillan Conference Papers, Royal Academy of Dance

Cunliffe, L. Eyles, A, Curry, D (2001) Body Part Identification, Zoning and Surfacing Part I, in BenTech V, The Benesh Institute

Cunliffe, L. (1986) Notating Hans van Manen’s Choreography: Distinctive Features in Adshead, J.ed Choreography Principles and Practice, University of Surrey

Various articles in Benesh News, The Choreologist, Dance Gazette and numerous BMN Syllabi and Resource Publications