the many practices of practice research

On the 26th of May 2023 I presented a paper to the Dance Research Institute of the Chinese National Arts Academy, Beijing. The paper was designed to introduce the audience to some key philosophical issues in practice research.

Here is the PDF of the full presentation.

Supported by C-DaRE — the Centre for Dance Research — at Coventry University.

slide from presentation

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