Futures of Performance

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.

"What is most meaningful about Futures of Performance is the focus on what individual and collectives of college and university faculty can (and should) do to insure a vibrant and impactful future for the performing arts. Futures of Performance explores the intersection of the vitality of the performing arts in society with the profound potential tertiary education has on preparing vocational professional artists and avocational arts lovers to make and love even more art. The extent to which the volume investigates the socio-political, economic, media, and cultural systems inherent in both the making of art and its consumption, as well as upon the entire educational enterprise, is significant."Tayloe Harding, Dean, School of Music, University of South Carolina, USA "Futures of Performance is distinct in that it places the performing arts in dialogue with each other through an interactive set of responsibilities–to the field, society, and academe–that continually influence and impact each other. One of the strengths of this volume is the personal journeys of the authors as they respond to devising new modes of interaction, the cultural history of their students, unanticipated historical events as well as the politics of the academy, the professional field, and society. Other strengths include the volume’s focus on DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion). Throughout there is an emphasis on wholistic student centered approaches, responsiveness to unique cultural histories, and an open attitude toward an ever-evolving historical context. The essays in this volume are successful in providing this discursive dialogue and therefore provide an important contribution to a consideration of the future of performance in higher education."Barbara Sellers-Young, Professor Emerita, York University, Toronto, Canada

• Section 1: Responsibilities to Academia Section I IntroductionKaren Schupp Performance Across the Disciplines: Envisioning Transdisciplinary Performance Pedagogies in Postsecondary EducationJesse Katen Ethics, Standards, Evaluation, and Support of Creative Research in AcademiaAli Duffy, Isabella Gonzales, and Destanie Davidson Preston Ugly Feelings and Social Justice: Interrupting Inaction in Times of Perpetual CrisisLauren Kapalka Richerme Hosting Co(n)fusion: Art Residencies as Invitation-PracticesJanaína Moraes Decolonizing Tertiary Dance Education Through Including Student Voices in a Curricula Change ProjectCamilla Reppen, Lovisa Lundgren, and Tone Pernille Østern The Creative Spaces at HBCUsAvis HatcherPuzzo, Soni Martin, Denise Murchison Payton, and Amanda Virelles Call of the Butterfly: The Tao of GenuineGenerosityRobert Farid KarimiSection 2: Responsibilities to the Fields Section II IntroductionKaren Schupp The Distance of Education Adesola Akinleye Performing Hartford: A Community Turns its HeadRebecca K. Pappas Integrating Disciplines–Disciplining Integration: Opera Curriculum through a Transdisciplinary Counter-Critical PedagogyKevin Skelton Sustainable Futures in Performance Practice, Production, and Distribution EcologiesMax Zara Bernstein Fighting for Equity With(in) Parasitical ResistanceJessica Rajko A Tertiary Music Performance Education Through a Lens of EntrepreneurshipDeanna Swoboda "Undervalued, Underpaid, Underappreciated": The Lived Experiences of Adjunct Faculty in the Performing Arts.Karen Schupp, Artemis Preeshl, and Joya ScottSection 3: Responsibilities to Society Section III IntroductionKaren 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 EducationRivka Eckert Arts Education in Community Colleges: A Critical Connection Amy C. Parks Pedagogies of Critical Embodiment: Activating Submerged Histories, Moving Toward Anti-Racist FuturesDasha A. Chapman The Performing Arts in the Next America: Preparing Students for Their FuturePeter Witte