Welcome to the Centre for Innovative Performance Practice and Research (CiPPR).

CiPPR is a new international research centre based at the School of Performance and Literature, Swansea Metropolitan University. The Centre is vital to the University’s research strategy which works to encourage research outputs that are of an applied nature and/or comprising professional practice.

The Centre’s primary concern is with theatre and performance practice and research however, its focus on innovative practice means that much of the work it undertakes will be interdisciplinary in nature, incorporating perspectives from other disciplines and practices. The Centre promotes research across a range of innovative performance practices on the regional, national and international arena. It also operates as a support structure for research and researchers of all levels in the School of Performance and Literature and beyond.

CiPPR Coordinators:

Dr. Kene Igweonu

Dr. Richard Knapp

UPCOMING EVENT → CiPPR will host the 2011 International Conference of the African Theatre Association (21-23 July 2011) titled, 'Performative Trans-Actions: Innovation, Creativity & Enterprise in African Theatre'. For more information about the conference CLICK HERE (opens in a new window).

The Centre aims to:

• Commission, produce and facilitate innovative performance work

• Collaborate and partner with practitioners, industry and other relevant sectors at regional, national and international levels

• Organise and promote workshops, symposia, conferences, lectures and master classes with a focus on innovative performance practice and research

• Publish and distribute performance journals, books and related materials

• Work to bring new and innovative performance practices and practitioners to the attention of Welsh, UK and international audiences.

• Facilitate links and exchange of practice and research with international research and practitioner communities and their Wales/UK equivalents.