Performance Studies international is committed to fostering and sustaining dialogues and research projects amongst the global community of performance practitioners and scholars. Aside from our annual conference activities, which may take a particular thematic focus, PSi seeks to support a range of research working groups throughout the year.

Working groups focus on a specific set of concerns in performance practice and/or theory. Their methodologies and outcomes can vary widely from intensive seminar discussions with pre-circulated papers, through publication or presentation projects, to open ended practice-based explorations. Members of working groups meet at the annual PSi conference and pursue research discussions and projects oriented around their subject matter. They may also choose to meet, wherever possible, at other times. Research exchanges also take place over email throughout the year, with findings sometimes posted on the PSi discussion list or website.

Working groups are open to all PSi members. The Chair of the working group takes on the responsibility of co-ordinating discussion and guiding the dynamics of the group's activities.

PSi Supports the following Working Groups:

Performance and Human Rights - Lois Weaver - loloweaver@aol.com
Music as Performance - Philip Auslander - philip.auslander@lcc.gatech.edu
Site-Specific Performance - Laurie Beth Clark - lbclark@education.wisc.edu
History in Performative Paradigms - Tracy C. Davis - tcdavis@northwestern.edu
Black Performance and Biopolitics - Tavia N'yongo - tan205@nyu.edu
Community Performance - Petra Kuppers - petra@umich.edu
Documenting Performance - Gay McAuley & Rachel Fensham -
gay.mcauley@arts.usyd.edu.au / Rachel.Fensham@arts.monash.edu.au
Performance and Philosophy - lkc202@exeter.ac.uk

To find out more about each group click on the links above or email the chair. To participate in a group email the chair.

If you would like to chair or participate in a new working group please contact us with your proposal at psiadmin@roehampton.ac.uk