"Hearing Voices", Forum Neues Musiktheater, Stuttgart, July 2006
Director Nicholas Till, Performer Frances Lynch, Photo A.T Schaeffer
The Centre for Research in Opera and Music Theatre (CROMT) is a national and international centre for research and development in the practice and theory of contemporary opera, music-based theatre and other forms of musical multi-media performance. The Centre promotes innovative artistic and critical practices across a range of forms through academic programmes, creative and theoretical research projects, and research collaborations with relevant professional and educational partners.
The Centre also aims to further knowledge and understanding of recent and contemporary practice in opera and music theatre, and of historical precursors for such work, and to extend critical and theoretical understanding of new forms of music-based theatre by situating these practices within broader socio-cultural debates and discourses.
The Centre recognises an expanded field of music-based practices that might include, e.g., multi-media installation, site-specific work or community projects as well as theatre-based work.
We welcome enquiries about potential project collaborations from professional bodies and artists involved in opera and music theatre. Please contact Nick Till: n.till@sussex.ac.uk