CLARISSE ROUD

Clarisse Roud is a Swiss-born, London-based choreographer and educator working internationally.

Rooted in modern dance, her artistic and pedagogical practice is shaped by extensive training in the Humphrey/Limón and Graham techniques, refined at the Limón Institute and the Martha Graham School in New York. She holds a First-Class MA in Dance Education from London Studio Centre and is certified by NYU Steinhardt to teach the principles of the Humphrey/Limón technique.

Clarisse is committed to evolving and reshaping contemporary dance education and creation, empowering dancers to cultivate both technical excellence and a profoundly authentic artistic voice.
 

Since 2021, Clarisse has been a sessional lecturer at Canterbury Christ Church University and the University of Roehampton. Her teaching draws upon humanistic, critical, and feminist pedagogies, with a strong emphasis on student-centred learning. She has developed curricula, implemented collaborative grading models, and champions consent-based, holistic approaches to training. Her current research on menstrual cycle-aware dance practices will be presented at the 35th IADMS Conference and is under review for publication.
 

As a choreographer, Clarisse is committed to cross-disciplinary collaboration and embodied storytelling, working independently and through her collective, Clarisse Roud Works (est. 2018). Her choreographies combine expressive physicality with symbolic narrative to create bold, thought-provoking works. She has received commissions from institutions such as the Youth Ensemble of Peridance (USA, 2019 & 2024), Roehampton University (UK, 2023 & 2025), and Loop Dance Company (UK, 2019), with her work presented at venues including the Resolution Dance Festival (UK) and Skirball Theatre (USA).

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Since 2017, Clarisse has been touring nationally with Loop Dance Company, performing works by choreographers including Sivan Rubinstein, Luke Birch, and Nina Atkinson. She is also a certified Mat Pilates Instructor (Pilates Academy International, 2016), incorporating body awareness and dynamic conditioning into her teaching practice.