Conference report: Experience as a research method in performing arts. Where conference style makes strides?

Abstract

The Theatre Faculty of the Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts in Brno has been organising international doctoral conferences since 2003. The founders of the tradition were Professor Josef Kovalčuk, Professor Petr Oslzlý, and Professor Pentii Paavolainen of Helsinki Theatre Academy. The conference was originally established as a discussion forum for the doctoral students of various theatre schools and has continued the tradition of being a discussion forum for the open-minded ever since. Since 2015, the Conference has been embracing interdisciplinary approaches to the study of dramaturgy with the emphasis on problem-oriented papers. The topic of 2015 Conference was Artistic Research, and in 2017 it was dedicated to Political Issues. In 2019, the Conference organizers focused on the experience as a research method employed in the Performing Arts. Traditionally, the speakers came from the Czech and Slovak Republics, as well as from Germany, Finland, Romania, Greece, Sweden, Poland and the Philippines. An interesting highlight of the 2019 Conference was the experimenting with the forms of the papers and the ways of their presentation to the audience, obviously stipulated by the topic of discussion. Conference Report: Experience as a Research Method in Performing Arts. Where does conference style make strides?