Key research themes
1. How are measurement validity and reliability established and ensured in performance-related research?
This research theme focuses on the methods and best practices for developing, testing, and confirming the validity and reliability of measurement instruments used to study performance. It is critical to ensure that data collected in performance studies are accurate, consistent, and meaningful to support valid interpretations and conclusions.
2. What are effective methodological approaches for studying performance phenomena through empirical and observational research?
This theme investigates the use of various research methods including surveys, interviews, experimental designs, and observational studies to capture authentic performance behaviors and outcomes. It emphasizes strategies to reduce bias, enhance validity, and select appropriate designs tailored to specific performance inquiry questions, thus strengthening the empirical basis of performance studies.
3. How is choreography explored and analyzed as a mode of performance, particularly through innovative and emergent practices involving technology and embodiment?
This theme highlights research that conceptualizes choreography not only as artistic expression but also as a research method and sociopolitical inquiry. It emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches that foreground the body as knowledge, the interaction of choreographers with technology such as AI, and documentary modes that engage with social realities through embodied performance.