SOAS, University of London (The School of Oriental and African Studies)

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AHRC Research Centre for Cross-Cultural Music and Dance Performance

The AHRC Research Centre has undertaken seven interrelated projects supported by a twice-yearly newsletter, a dedicated Centre website, a postgraduate training programme, and a seminar and workshop series. Each project will result in specific published outputs designed to reach a wide and diverse audience, including articles, books, audio CDs and CD-Roms. An Academic Advisory Board monitors research progress and a Management Committee ensures that targets are met.

Project 1, Project 2, Project 3 and project 6 are coordinated at SOAS. Project 5 and parts of Project 7 are coordinated at UniS. Parts of project 7 are coordinated at Roehampton. Project 4 is coordinated at Roehampton but its performer-researchers for year one and two are in residence at SOAS.

PROJECTS:

1. Resident Performer - Researchers
2. Documentation
3. Analysis Of Asian Music Traditions
4. Interpreting And (Re)Constructing Indonesian Dance and Music Heritage
5. Transformation In African Music And Dance Performance
6. The Performance Of Ritual In Asian Music And Dance
7. New Directions In South Asian Dance: Postcolonial Identity Construction

• Resident Performer-Researchers
• Documentation
• Analysis Of Asian Music Traditions
• Interpreting And (Re)Constructing Dance And Music Heritage
• Transformation In African Music And Dance Performance
• The Performance Of Ritual In Asian Music And Dance
• New Directions In South Asian Dance: Postcolonial Identity Construction