[CP]3 is an online academy for the development of critical praxes in contemporary choreography and performance making. The main aim of the 5-month programme is to help artists articulate and develop their own artistic practices.

In [CP]3, artistic praxis is seen as a holistic process of defining one’s research questions, outlining responses to one’s socio-political context, designing heuristic methods for artistic creation, proposing encounters with the public(s), and forwarding choreography as a vital discipline in the production of cultural knowledge. As a study programme, [CP]3 caters to dance and performance makers in the Asia-Pacific with several years of experience in choreographic creation and production, and who wish to deepen their experimental approaches to art making.

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Participants of [CP]3 are artists working in the field of dance and performance who are committed to criticality in/through art and who seek to discover new strategies for themselves as creators. The programme serves to complement the on-going creation and production projects of the participants. A strong focus of the course is placed on the participants’ documentation of ideas, articulation of their lines of enquiry, employment of new methodologies, and as such, formulation of their own practice as authors of art.

The participants group will consist of about 14 artists from the Asia-Pacific. Through a sustained period of dynamic encounters and learning together, the participants of [CP]3 form collegiate bonds and build their own network for intercultural exchange. The curriculum consists of 8 key modules covering a broad range of topics and concerns that are highly relevant to performing artists working in the Asian context today.

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Each module is led by an established artist who takes on the role of guest mentor. The 8 mentors will host their modules from the different Asian and international milieux that they are based in, bringing with them a spectrum of perspectives and experience. Each mentor is invited to unpack and share information about their current projects. They each design their own pedagogic process, in which different artists - regardless of their levels of experience - assemble to think, discuss and work together collaboratively. In this way, [CP]3 is also a platform for mutual support for the development of independent praxis in experimental and contemporary performance.