You are invited to ScenoLab Australia’s Postgraduate Reading Group event Unpacking the Creative Knowledges Framework for Scenographic Research, February 10th, 10:30am AEST (online).
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| Date Posted: | Fri, 30 Jan 2026 |
You are invited to ScenoLab Australia’s Postgraduate Reading Group event Unpacking the Creative Knowledges Framework for Scenographic Research, February 10th, 10:30am AEST (online).
ScenoLab is a national hub for Australian performance design research and education, with close ties to ADSA through the Scenography and Performance Design working group.
Run by ScenoLab’s Postgraduate Representatives, this reading group will examine Batty & Zalipour’s “creative knowledges framework”, a novel approach for creative practice research, distinguishing “research-enabled practice” and “practice-enabled knowledge.” We’ll explore how this distinction applies to performance design research, where materiality, spatial understanding, and collaborative processes often challenge conventional research classifications.
For: Postgraduate researchers, early career academics, lecturers, and practitioners interested in research methodology and knowledge-making in scenography, performance design, and related creative fields.
We encourage supervisors to share this event with any current or past HDR students who are interested in performance scenography.
Format: Online (Teams) panel discussion with two PhD researchers, followed by open group dialogue.
Preparation: Read Craig Batty & Arezou Zalipour (2024) “Research, practice, knowledge: introducing the creative knowledges enabling framework”. Available open access at https://doi.org/10.1080/25741136.2024.2384686.
Date/Time: 10th February 2026, 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM AEST [8:30 AM to 10:00 AM AWST]
Register here: https://events.humanitix.com/scenolab-post-graduate-reading-group-unpacking-the-creative-knowledges-framework-for-scenographic-research
Queries: meganp@rker.com.au and paulamartinsartista@gmail.com
ScenoLab PG representatives and facilitators:
Paula Martins is a PhD candidate in Performing Arts at the University of São Paulo, currently serving as Postgraduate Representative for ScenoLab. Her research explores performance and ecology intersections. She is currently a Visiting Scholar at Griffith University's Queensland College of Art and Design, working with the Performance + Ecology Research Lab.
Megan Parker works as a costume technician and lecturer at the West Australian Academy of Performing Arts where she teaches pattern drafting and costume design. In 2025 Megan completed a Master of Research at Curtin University studying the representation of the body in costume design for musical theatre and exploring ways in which costuming practices can support a diverse range of bodies. She looks forward to serving as Postgraduate Representative for ScenoLab after Paula Martins.
Guest PG speakers:
Penny Challen is a performance designer and creative producer with over 25 years of experience in Australia and the UK. She is co-director of production company Little Match, specialising in contemporary opera-based theatre. Penny is a PhD candidate and research associate of the Performance and Ecology Research Lab (P+ERL) at Griffith University.
Ashish Kumar Sharma is a PhD researcher at Griffith University whose work sits at the intersection of scenography, and performance lighting. He holds an MA in Performance Design from the University of Leeds (2019- 2020) and an MA in Performance Studies from Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University Delhi (2015- 2017).
ScenoLab is a national hub for Australian performance design research and education, with close ties to ADSA through the Scenography and Performance Design working group.
Run by ScenoLab’s Postgraduate Representatives, this reading group will examine Batty & Zalipour’s “creative knowledges framework”, a novel approach for creative practice research, distinguishing “research-enabled practice” and “practice-enabled knowledge.” We’ll explore how this distinction applies to performance design research, where materiality, spatial understanding, and collaborative processes often challenge conventional research classifications.
For: Postgraduate researchers, early career academics, lecturers, and practitioners interested in research methodology and knowledge-making in scenography, performance design, and related creative fields.
We encourage supervisors to share this event with any current or past HDR students who are interested in performance scenography.
Format: Online (Teams) panel discussion with two PhD researchers, followed by open group dialogue.
Preparation: Read Craig Batty & Arezou Zalipour (2024) “Research, practice, knowledge: introducing the creative knowledges enabling framework”. Available open access at https://doi.org/10.1080/25741136.2024.2384686.
Date/Time: 10th February 2026, 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM AEST [8:30 AM to 10:00 AM AWST]
Register here: https://events.humanitix.com/scenolab-post-graduate-reading-group-unpacking-the-creative-knowledges-framework-for-scenographic-research
Queries: meganp@rker.com.au and paulamartinsartista@gmail.com
ScenoLab PG representatives and facilitators:
Paula Martins is a PhD candidate in Performing Arts at the University of São Paulo, currently serving as Postgraduate Representative for ScenoLab. Her research explores performance and ecology intersections. She is currently a Visiting Scholar at Griffith University's Queensland College of Art and Design, working with the Performance + Ecology Research Lab.
Megan Parker works as a costume technician and lecturer at the West Australian Academy of Performing Arts where she teaches pattern drafting and costume design. In 2025 Megan completed a Master of Research at Curtin University studying the representation of the body in costume design for musical theatre and exploring ways in which costuming practices can support a diverse range of bodies. She looks forward to serving as Postgraduate Representative for ScenoLab after Paula Martins.
Guest PG speakers:
Penny Challen is a performance designer and creative producer with over 25 years of experience in Australia and the UK. She is co-director of production company Little Match, specialising in contemporary opera-based theatre. Penny is a PhD candidate and research associate of the Performance and Ecology Research Lab (P+ERL) at Griffith University.
Ashish Kumar Sharma is a PhD researcher at Griffith University whose work sits at the intersection of scenography, and performance lighting. He holds an MA in Performance Design from the University of Leeds (2019- 2020) and an MA in Performance Studies from Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University Delhi (2015- 2017).
