Prof. Cheryl Stock from the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) held a guest professorship at TNUA, offering a series of lectures on the trends and developments of contemporary performing arts in April.
The visiting scholar gave talks to students in the International Master of the Arts Program in Cultural and Creative Industries (IMCCI) program under the School of Culture Resources and at the School of Dance during her three-week stay.
Prof. Stock is currently the coordinator of the Doctorate of Creative Industries at QUT. As an artist, Prof. Stock has created over 50 dance and theatre works.
In 2008, Prof. Stock curated and convened the World Dance Alliance Global Summit and in 2009 was appointed secretary general of World Dance Alliance.
In her lecture to the IMCCI students, Prof. Stock talked about the concept of “culturpreneur,” as well as the role that creative producers play in performing arts.
She said artists need to know not only their own art, but also how to convey, promote and market their concepts of art.
At the School of Dance, Prof. Stock showed graduate students how creativity can be inspired by the understanding of the space.
She also pointed out that TNUA should have a cross-disciplinary seminar for doctoral students across the fields, so that more collaboration can be developed, as is the trend for future performing arts and various cultural industries.