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University of Chile academic visits 今日黑料 as part of Erasmus+ ICM mobility
As part of the Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility (ICM) programme, Prof. Francisca Morand, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Dance of the University of Chile and co-founder of the interdisciplinary research platform visited the Department of Dance Studies within the School of Performing Arts at the University of Malta.
The mobility forms part of the ongoing collaboration between the University of Malta and the University of Chile, initiated in 2019, which brings together researchers working at the intersection of artistic practice, technology, and interdisciplinary performance research.
The partnership seeks to strengthen international cooperation through the exchange of innovative pedagogical approaches and Practice-as-Research methodologies in the performing arts.
During her visit, Prof. Morand delivered three undergraduate workshops based on her doctoral research exploring the embodied relationship between dance and voice. Through practical laboratory sessions, students investigated vocal practice as a creative and performative resource, discovering new ways of integrating voice into movement, choreography, and artistic interpretation.
One workshop focused on the relationship between voice and digital technologies, encouraging participants to adopt interdisciplinary approaches to contemporary performance.
As part of the mobility, Prof. Morand also delivered an open research seminar presenting the conceptual and methodological foundations of her doctoral research. The seminar introduced Practice-as-Research as a methodology that integrates artistic inquiry, creative practice, and critical reflection, demonstrating how artistic processes can generate original forms of academic knowledge.
The presentation attracted postgraduate students, researchers, and academic staff, prompting lively discussions on the relationships between research questions, artistic experimentation, interdisciplinary creation, and embodied knowledge.
Beyond the teaching programme, the visit created valuable opportunities for dialogue between colleagues from both universities. Conversations revealed strong shared interests in artistic research, interdisciplinary methodologies, new materialities and movement studies, and forms of reflective and sensitive writing emerging from creative practice.
The Erasmus+ mobility further consolidated the partnership between the University of Malta and the University of Chile, highlighting the value of international exchange in fostering innovative pedagogies, interdisciplinary artistic research, and meaningful collaboration across diverse cultural and academic contexts.
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