At the performance turn, this book takes a fresh 'how to' approach to Practice as Research, arguing that old prejudices should be abandoned and a PaR methodology fully accepted in the academy. Nelson and his contributors address the questions students, professional practitioner-researchers, regulators and examiners have posed in this domain.

Annette Arlander Professor of Performance Art and Theory, Theatre Academy, Helsinki, Finland Veronica Baxter independent researcher Dieter Lisage Professor of Philosophy and Art Criticism at the Department of Audiovisual and Performing Arts, Erasmus University College Brussels, Belgium Suzanne Little Lecturer in Theatre Studies and Performing Arts Studies, University of Otago, New Zealand Shannon Rose Riley Associate Professor of Humanities, San José State University, California, USA Julie Robson independent researcher