Ben Dunn is visiting lecturer and research associate at the University of Leeds, based at the Centre for Cultural Value. His current work contributes towards a national research project exploring the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on the UK’s cultural sector, working with cultural organisations and policy makers in Greater Manchester to examine impacts and responses within the city-region’s cultural ecology. Informed by a background as a performance practitioner in contemporary and applied settings, his research examines the relationship between theatre practice and social context, with a focus on collectivism, politics, and ontology