Perspectives on creative arts in higher education

Emergence – ARC funded creative practice research project

Led by Dr Felicity Wilcox, Emergence is running from 2023-2026, funded by the Australian Research Council and University of Technology Sydney. The Emergence project investigates:  

  • how the systems of musical practice that have traditionally marginalised women and gender-diverse music creators can be transformed;  
  • how new  approaches to artistic research can include diverse agents in the creation and performance of contemporary opera;  
  • how data about gender in music can be translated into socially engaged art that contributes to cultural change;  
  • and how emerging, global operatic practice is engaging with inclusive, interdisciplinary creative approaches. 

As the key output for this project, Dr Wilcox will create a new work of music theatre with renowned librettist Alana Valentine and a stellar team of singers, instrumentalists, and other creatives. Other outputs include scholarly articles; a symposium on contemporary opera; and a podcast that examines state-of-the-art and gender in contemporary opera, featuring interviews with diverse, leading, global practitioners.

View the project website here: https://emergenceopera.com/

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