PRACTICE-RELATED RESEARCH IN CONTEMPORARY CHOREOGRAPHY: A REVIEW OF METHODS

Abstract

Practice-related research, such as practice-led research, practice-based research, and Practice as Research, has become increasingly significant in the academic study of creative practices, including contemporary choreography. Six doctoral research projects presented between 2013-2022 will be studied to demonstrate the implication of practice-related research in contemporary choreography. This textual review analyses the definition of practice-led research, practice-based research, and Practice as Research from the perspectives of their fundamental aims and frameworks. With the review of the doctoral research in contemporary choreography, the research problems, questions, methods, and products will be analysed. This paper will foreground the research in contemporary choreography, focusing on practice-related research as the methodology at the doctoral level.