2021 Conference Programme

All conference sessions will be taking place online via Zoom.

A downloadable programme can be found at the bottom of this page.

15:00 – 15:10 Welcome

15:10 – 15:30 Jaime Diaz: Shame in my Scores: Racism, Ableism, and Trauma in my Compositional Process

15:30 – 15:50 Ishaya Yarison: Art Music, Migrants, and Mental Health in “Sanctuary,”

15:50 – 16:10 Hannah Robbins: Reflections on Blackness and Religion in the Musical

16:10 – 16:30 Q&A

16:30 – 16:45 Break

16:45 – 17:25 Panel session: Approaches to Health and Wellbeing in Performing Arts Research (Shiyin Huang, Lauren Nicole Whitter, Ishaya Yarison)

15:00 – 15:10 Welcome

15:10 – 15:30 Dr. Sandie Bourne & Marsha Lowe: Black British Ballet Project

15:30 – 15:50 Shiyin Huang: Musculoskeletal injury and pain in Chinese classical dancing

15:50 – 16:10 Dr. Lopamudra Maitra Bajpai: Narratives of masked dance performances of South Asia

16:10 – 16:30 Q&A

16:30 – 16:45 Break

16:45 – 17:25 Panel session: Reflections on experiences in Higher Education (Roxanna Albayati, Zinah Mangera-Lakew, Shanti Suki Osman, Jasmine Ong)

15:00 – 15:10 Welcome

15:10 – 15:30 Stephanie Lamprea: ‘Vocalising In and Through Nature: Re-Materializing the Classical Voice, with an Analysis and Performance of Jason Eckardt’s Populus tremuloides: “Quaking Aspen”‘

15:30 – 15:50 Gabriel Dharmoo aka Bijuriya: Bijuriya: The Drag Practice of a New Music Composer

15:50 – 16:10 Roxanna Albayati: Māhour for Cello and Live electronics

16:10 –16:30 Q&A

16:30 –16:45 Break

16:45 – 17:25 Panel session: Finding Joy Through Performing Arts Research (Josie Campbell, Jaime Diaz, Marsha Lowe, Haroun Shah)

17:25 Conference close