Researcher as performer
Positioning the researcher’s presence and voice as part of the method.
Prato Academy / ARCHIVE · 2025 · THIRD EDITION
ARCHIVE · 2025 · THIRD EDITION
Performative Research
Researcher as performer, researching as performing — a dramaturgical take on method with Akademie für Theater und Digitalität.
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15–17 July 2025 · Prato, Italy
About the edition
The third Prato Academy took place at the Monash University Prato Centre from 15–17 July 2025, bringing together an interdisciplinary community to explore Performative Research. The programme was developed with the Institute for Digital Culture at the University of Leicester, the Monash University European Research Foundation (MUERF), Centro Pecci and the Akademie für Theater und Digitalität in Dortmund.
Three nomadic activities shaped the workshop: 15 July in collaboration with MUERF, 16 July with the Akademie für Theater und Digitalität, and 17 July with Centro Pecci. An optional programme extension to the Venice Architecture Biennale was scheduled for 19–20 July, following a travel day on 18 July.
Monash University × University of Leicester
Research strands
How the 2025 programme was structured.
Dramaturgical method
Using the tools of theatre to structure, sequence and stage inquiry.
Performative interplay
Research conversations — including with machines — as improvised, co-authored scenes.
Led by
Stefania Zardini Lacedelli, Anglia Ruskin University · Katie Hawthorne, Akademie für Theater und Digitalität
Event photos · 2025
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