Leeds Beckett University - City Campus,
Woodhouse Lane,
LS1 3HE
LARC STUDENT PROFILES
sophie dixon
Sophie Dixon is a performer, lecturer, theatre-maker, artist and mother. Her work is concerned with the experience of motherhood. Situated within the field of maternal performance her work has examined subjects including maternal ambivalence, the home as a site for creative expression, pregnancy, pregnancy loss and the occupation of liminal or enclosed spaces.
Sophie’s PhD study focuses on creative collaborations with her son to examine how the lived experiences of mothering autistic children and being an autistic child might be articulated through performance works. The purpose of the study is to develop methodological and creative approaches which address some of the ethical and agentic issues which might arise when working with one's own autistic child, and explore how the dyad of mother and child within a creative collaborative process might highlight, contribute to or impact on these issues. Fundamentally, her practice-research focuses on the mother-child creative process through the development of a methodology which is inclusive, care-based and shared.
Recent publication:
Dixon, S., & Fred. (2025) Digital souvenirs: artist-mother and autistic-child pluri-disciplinary collaborations. International Journal of Performance Arts and Digital Media, 1–22. https://doi.org/10.1080/14794713.2025.2454596
