Research-creation

What is research-creation?

Research-creation is a practice-based approach to research in which artistic creation serves as a primary method of inquiry. By combining creative practice with critical reflection and scholarly analysis, it bridges artistic and academic disciplines, fosters interdisciplinary collaboration, and drives innovation in the arts and culture.

Fine Arts research-creation

Research centres & labs

Students benefit from a range of research centres and labs led by faculty that undertake exploration in cutting-edge projects.

Fine Arts Research Centres

Explore the full scope of research in the Faculty of Fine Arts, from internationally recognized centres and labs to studios that connect local communities with national and global conversations.

Performative Urbanism Lab for Spatial, Social, and Scenographic Experimentation (PULSE)

This research explores how immersive aesthetics are shaped by ethical and critical considerations in site-responsive mixed reality environments.

The Acts of Listening Lab

This research explores the transformative role of listening in oral history performance, bringing together artists, communities, and activists to develop creative, cross-cultural approaches to making life stories resonate in the public sphere.

Milieux: Institute for Arts, Culture and Technology

Drawing on a legacy of media arts research-creation, Milieux aims to mess with the boundaries of creative experimentation, graduate research and training, and progressive critical thought and practice.

The Performing Arts Research Cluster (LePARC)

LePARC is a cluster focused of transdisciplinary research-creation in the performing arts, including but not limited to sound, music, performance, storytelling, dance, intermedia, publishing.