Annual laboratory for artistic research in the performing arts.
The RESEARCH ACADEMY as an annual laboratory for artistic research in the performing arts organized by the Institute for the Performing Arts and Film, Zurich. It reacts to a growing demand for Practice Based Research and strives to develop a form of research that is relevant for practitioners with the participation of artists and researchers. The format is designed as an interdisciplinary platform, fostering dialogue between artists, scientists and the public.
The RESEARCH ACADEMY brings together 12-15 international acknowledged artists at the Zurich University of the Arts to take part in a 6-8 day laboratory dedicated to a specific topic of the performing arts. The participants develop their own pracitce based research project through peer feedback, expert feedback and experimentation, they deal with current questions on artistic research and draft innovative research designs in order to bring forward artistic research in general.