Originally from Oxford, Tom is an established lecturer, dance scientist and artistic director working internationally at the intersection of movement, dance and the behavioural sciences. He is the founder of movement research collective Ferus Animi // Terra Nova and director of digital media production company Artes et Artifica, and a former Associate Director for immersive theatre giants Punchdrunk and AR gaming company Niantic.
Over a varied multidisciplinary career as a performer, teacher, and director Tom has collaborated with companies such as Ultima Vez, AΦE, English National Ballet, Rambert Dance Company, The National Theatre London, Shakespeare’s Globe, DV8 Physical Theatre and Protein Dance, with musicians such as Kymara, Florence Welsh, Jack White, Penguin Café and Roland Van Campenhout, and with directors and movement directors such as Joe Wright, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Wim Vandekeybus, Felix Barrett, Marc Munden, Xavier Dolan, Tom Hooper, Wayne McGregor, Alexandra Reynolds and James Cousins. He is a regular teacher on the European festival circuit, including at b12 festival in Berlin, Impulstanz festival in Vienna and Deltebre Dansa festival in Catalonia. He has worked as a movement and casting consultant for the TV and Film industries for the likes of Netflix, Warner Bros. Pictures, Universal Pictures and Working Title Films.
Tom is an alumnus of Rambert (Foundation Degree), London Contemporary Dance School (BA Hons in Contemporary Dance) and Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance (MSc Dance Science). He holds academic certifications in Neuroscience and Sports Performance from Barça Universitas and is a current Master of Studies student at the University of Oxford, studying Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy. He has shared his research on ‘Neuroplastic Principles for Interdisciplinary Movers’ and ‘The Relationships between Mindfulness-based Training and Flow States’ at institutions including P.A.R.T.S., The Northern School of Contemporary Dance, The Embodiment Conference and The European School of Osteopathy. Building on this research, he designed a body of curriculum on ‘Performance Psychology and Physiology’ for The Oxford School of Drama. Tom joined the LCDS faculty in 2022 to oversee the design, validation, and delivery of the MA Dance: Performance programme alongside Dr Martin Hargreaves and Dr Efrosini Protopapa, before taking up the Course Leader role upon launch of the programme in 2023.