A new publication coordinated by the School of Performing Arts of the University of Malta
The publication Interdisciplinarity in the Performing Arts: Contemporary Perspectives, edited by School of Performing Arts Lecturers Dr Stefan Aquilina and Dr Malaika Sarco-Thomas, has recently been published by the Malta University Press.
The volume contributes to current discussion about the intrinsic interdisciplinary nature of the performing arts, while also identifying the potential which theatre, dance, and music have in creating bridges with other disciplines like neuroscience, social sciences, philosophy, pedagogy, and therapy. Featuring contributions from KU Leuven, Ghent University, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Belgium), Royal Holloway (London), Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Brazil), Adam Mickiewicz University (Poland), and the University of Malta, this publication explores questions brought forward by approaches to performance that interweave theory and practice, through examples of methodologies, philosophies, interpretations, and applications of interdisciplinarity today. It is of interest to scholars, practitioners, and students engaged in advancing practice and knowledge beyond the safety of segregated and well-trodden academic pathways.
Professor Maria M. Delgado, Director of Research, The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London described the publication as:
A wide-ranging and persuasively argued book that engages with the practices and pedagogies of interdisciplinarity across both creative and academic arenas.
Professor Sarah Whatley, Director of the Centre for Dance Research (C-DaRE), University of Coventry added that:
Aquilina and Sarco-Thomas have selected and carefully structured a diverse range of case studies, rooted in historical, philosophical, and critical discourses, bringing welcomed attention to a broad spectrum of interdisciplinary practices and scholarly enquiries.
The book will be officially launched at the Annual Conference of the School of Performing Arts, which will be held at the Valletta Campus on the 7, 8, 9 March.
The book price is €35 and is available for purchase from the Malta University Press website:
www.um.edu.mt/performingarts/publications.
The two editors can be reached on stefan.aquilina@um.edu.mt and malaika.sarco-thomas@um.edu.mt.