Futures of Performance

Futures of Performance inspires both current and future artists/academics to reflect on their roles and responsibilities in igniting future-forward thinking and practices for the performing arts in higher education. The book presents a breadth of new perspectives from the disciplines of music, dance, theatre, and mediated performance and from a range of institutional contexts. Chapters from teachers across various contexts of higher education are organized according to the three main areas of responsibilities of performing arts education: to academia, to society, and to the field as a whole. With the intention of illuminating the intricacy of how performing arts are situated and function in higher education, the book addresses key questions including: How are the performing arts valued in higher education? How are programs addressing equity? What responsibilities do performing arts programs have to stakeholders inside and outside of the academy? What are programs' ethical obligations to students and how are those met? Futures of Performance examines these questions and offers models that can give us some of the potential answers. This is a crucial and timely resource for anyone in a decision-making position within the university performing arts sector, from administrators, to educators, to those in leadership positions.

Karen Schupp (MFA) is a Professor of Dance at Arizona State University, USA, and the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Dance Education. Her research examines postsecondary performing arts education, dance competition culture, and equity and ethics in dance education.

Section 1: Responsibilities to Academia - Section I Introduction Karen Schupp - Performance Across the Disciplines: Envisioning Transdisciplinary Performance Pedagogies in Postsecondary Education Jesse Katen - Ethics, Standards, Evaluation, and Support of Creative Research in Academia Ali Duffy, Isabella Gonzales, and Destanie Davidson Preston - Ugly Feelings and Social Justice: Interrupting Inaction in Times of Perpetual Crisis Lauren Kapalka Richerme - Hosting Co(n)fusion: Art Residencies as Invitation-Practices Janaína Moraes - Decolonizing Tertiary Dance Education Through Including Student Voices in a Curricula Change Project Camilla Reppen, Lovisa Lundgren, and Tone Pernille Østern - The Creative Spaces at HBCUs Avis HatcherPuzzo, Soni Martin, Denise Murchison Payton, and Amanda Virelles - Call of the Butterfly: The Tao of GenuineGenerosity Robert Farid Karimi Section 2: Responsibilities to the Fields - Section II Introduction Karen Schupp - The Distance of Education Adesola Akinleye - Performing Hartford: A Community Turns its Head Rebecca K. Pappas - Integrating Disciplines-Disciplining Integration: Opera Curriculum through a Transdisciplinary Counter-Critical Pedagogy Kevin Skelton - Sustainable Futures in Performance Practice, Production, and Distribution Ecologies Max Zara Bernstein - Fighting for Equity With(in) Parasitical Resistance Jessica Rajko - A Tertiary Music Performance Education Through a Lens of Entrepreneurship Deanna Swoboda - "Undervalued, Underpaid, Underappreciated": The Lived Experiences of Adjunct Faculty in the Performing Arts. Karen Schupp, Artemis Preeshl, and Joya Scott Section 3: Responsibilities to Society - Section III Introduction Karen Schupp - Performing Arts Education for Democracies: Are We Cultivating Citizens or Docile Laborers? Robin Raven Prichard - Revitalizing the US Baccalaureate Dance Major: Integrating Values of Diversity and Interdisciplinarity Sherrie Barr and Wendy Oliver - Interrogating the Academy's Role in the Journey from Art Music to Heart Music Fiona Evison - Toward a Pedagogy of Care: Well-being, Grief, and Community-based Theatre's Role in Higher Education Rivka Eckert - Arts Education in Community Colleges: A Critical Connection Amy C. Parks - Pedagogies of Critical Embodiment: Activating Submerged Histories, Moving Toward Anti-Racist Futures Dasha A. Chapman - The Performing Arts in the Next America: Preparing Students for Their Future Peter Witte