Intersections of contemporary music

This field of research is not primarily interested in static work structures, but in creative development processes and the social interaction patterns on which these are based. Furthermore, the frequently-discussed questions of ‘worldliness’, of musical autonomy and relationality, of social, economic and political contexts, especially of experimental music theatre and related stage forms, are also discussed.

To record and document contemporary music practices, the field of research utilises proven methods of qualitative field research and ethnography, among others. In addition to explanatory models from genetic studies of performances, theories of action from ritual research in particular are used to interpret processes.