Art Song has been the most interesting classical format of singing for me since I arrived at UMich, and I’ve always wanted to make lesser known works more accessible. So with my CWPS Undergraduate funding, I worked with Professor Louise Toppin in a variety of ways surrounding African American and African Diasporic music.
Interviewed by Hohner Porter // Dr. Reginald Jackson is an Associate Professor of Pre-modern Japanese Literature at the University of Michigan, where he also serves on faculty for the Center for World Performance Studies. As a researcher, Dr. Jackson’s work […]
In 2021, Center for World Performance Studies offered summer research grants to individual undergraduate students and teams, to pursue Performance Studies research projects that could be carried out “in place,” virtually or in-person, within guidelines of University travel restrictions. We […]
In this virtual series, Center for World Performance Studies invites performers and scholars from diverse disciplines to reflect on how performance is being used to respond to the political, social, health and environmental crises that we face at this moment. […]
Behind the Scenes: Kalā Sāgara By Akshay Gopinathan When I left home to come to the University of Michigan, I knew I wanted to join a community that was as dedicated and passionate about the Indian Classical Arts as I […]
“The practice of teaching, of actually having to get out of my chair and move my body along with the students, use my body to show them what to do, and then use my body to realize how things flow […]
We have expanded the “Performing the Moment, Performing the Movement” series to include asynchronous content! In this session, CWPS faculty advisory member and Daring Dances curator Clare Croft interviews Gabby McLeod, Queen of Detroit jit. An acclaimed dancer and choreographer, […]
On Thursday, January 28 we hosted a conversation with Chicago-based visual artist, educator, vocalist/musician Damon Locks, moderated by CWPS alumna Traci Lombre. Locks started the session with a short solo performance, demonstrating his use of sound collage and speech sampling, […]
Professor Michael Gould, Director of the Center for World Performance Studies and Professor of Jazz & Contemporary Improvisation (SMTD) and Music (Residential College) discusses his recent work, creating music for the art installation of Oliver Raszewski. // I was approached […]
Interview by Rebecca Hixon // Ashley Lucas is an Associate Professor of Theatre & Drama, the Residential College, the Penny Stamps School of Art & Design, and English Language & Literature at UM. She served as the Director of the […]
