Per/Forming Futures Investigating Artistic Doctorates in Dance and Performance
Per/Forming Futures
Investigating Artistic Doctorates in Dance and Performance
April 11th-13th, 2019
Middlesex University, London, UK
curated by ADiE
“Artistic Research is a crucial part of the future of academia… if the university is going to serve the next stages of human society, we need to continue to develop robust and transformative practices.”
“Practice as Research is the major channel for arts to be topical, radical, progressive and truly creative.”
“The relationship between the cultural sector and education sector is vital.” (ADiE Doctoral Survey respondents)
Join us in creative dream spaces, performance and debate as we gather to shape the future of doctoral studies via artistic research.
As an established qualification in some contexts, yet just emerging in others, the artistic PhD acknowledges creative practice as a form of knowledge. Whether called ‘practice-as-research’, ‘artistic research’, amongst other terms, there are few established guidelines for the field and artistic researchers are constantly (re-)forming the path even as they travel upon it. Indeed, little attention has been paid to the real complexities that this mode of research engenders in terms of its facilitation, support and outcomes. Further, the intersection with, and potential impact of, the Artistic PhD to the arts sector, and on audiences more widely, goes untested. This is both the promise and challenge of artistic research.
Per/Forming Futures is an opportunity to share, investigate and re-envision the doctorate with keynotes and performances from leading figures in the field.
Participation is free and booking can be for the full event or per day. The two evening events are also booked separately.
Particular highlights include:
Thursday 11th April - a keynote by Annette Arlander (FI) and an evening buffet in which we celebrate doctoral practice and consider documentation practices.
Friday 12th April - opens with a keynote by Robin Nelson (UK) and a panel with Carol Brown, Alys Longley and Mark Harvey (NZ).
The afternoon will include a roundtable with representatives of the cultural sector and funders in which we will consider cross-sector collaboration and the impact of PaR on the future of the profession. This will be followed by an evening performance by Matthias Sperling (UK), leading into a debate with Paul Russ (Dance4) and artists.
Saturday 13th April will be of particular interest to those supporting research projects, with panels on ‘publishing’ (including Ben Spatz/Journal of Embodied Research), ‘supervisory practices’ and ‘rethinking models for doctoral study’ convened by Jane Bacon (UK) and Lee Miller (UK).
Plus
Performance sharings including work by
Rita Marcalo, Helen Kindred and Paula Kramer amongst many others
Workshops and Screening rooms
Working group debates
Intellect will be available throughout to discuss publishing opportunities.
Intellect is an independent academic publisher in the arts and humanities, publishing scholarly books and journals that exemplify our mission as publishers of original thinking. Intellect have 21 Performing Arts focused, peer reviewed journals to include Choreographic Practises, Journal of Dance & Somatic Practise and Performing Ethos: An International Journal of Ethics in Theatre & Performance. Intellect’s rep James Campbell will be onsite to discuss publishing opportunities throughout the event. Please email james@intellectbooks.com if you would like to arrange a meeting.
Intellect will be selling their books and journals throughout Per/Forming Futures with up to 50% discount.
Venue, Travel and accommodation details can be found at: www.artisticdoctorates.com
The schedule will on our website and facebook pages by early Feb 2019
This event is for researchers, artists, candidates, supervisors, university research officers, arts organisations, funders and policymakers. We invite you to come to together and debate the future of artistic doctoral education, whilst reflecting on the impact of the Artistic Doctorate within the University as it interfaces with the cultural arts sector and with the public.
