Spirituality

This area is engaged in the exploration of the relationship between the spiritual experience and the artistic experience.

It is concerned with:

  • Interrogating definitions of spirituality and the interface between artistic practice and people’s spiritual experience
  • Investigating the placing of performances in venues with a spiritual history
  • Examining the place of aspects of ritual practice in performance events

Socialist areas:

  • Spirituality and liminality in the musical experience
  • Hymn-writing
  • Liturgical music with particular reference to gender issues