Sound, Space, and Creativity in Performing Arts
A special issue of Arts (ISSN 2076-0752).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 October 2025 | Viewed by 1046
Special Issue Editor
Interests: musical acoustics; electroacoustic; sound engineering; music production; digital composition and orchestration; computer music composition; digital audio workstation; sound design; dubbing; digital technologies in music education; auditory image analysis; cognitive science; perception, listening; psychoacoustics
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue of the Arts journal is dedicated to an in-depth exploration of sound and sonic space as fundamental creative elements in contemporary performing arts. This Issue encompasses a wide range of themes related to the diverse ways artists from various disciplines—including musicians, actors, dancers, theatre directors, choreographers, visual arts performers, and multimedia creators—conceive, interpret, and utilise sound and sonic space in their artistic projects. The articles proposed for this Issue treat sonic space broadly, as a dynamic aesthetic, emotional, social, and interpretative category reflecting individual artistic visions and serving as a means of communication and interaction with audiences.
The primary aim of this Issue is to showcase the diverse approaches and strategies contemporary artists employ to shape and redefine audience experiences through the intentional use of sonic and spatial elements. Particular interest will be placed on topics exploring the creative potential of sound, its impact on aesthetic perception, emotional resonance, narrative construction, artistic identity, and the relationship between artist, artwork, and audience within contemporary performative practices. Additionally, contributions addressing new sound production technologies and techniques, significantly influencing audience reception and the interpretation of performances, are encouraged.
We invite submissions encompassing a wide array of theoretical and practical perspectives, including case studies, empirical research, philosophical reflections, and artistic interpretations offering fresh insights into the role of sound and spatiality in performing arts. Submissions exploring interactions between sound and other artistic media (such as movement, visuals, digital technologies, or text), highlighting the interdisciplinary nature of contemporary creative practices, are particularly welcomed. Articles addressing the influence of sound and sonic space on audience perceptual and cognitive processes, as well as analyses of historical and contemporary contexts of sound utilisation in performing arts, are also of interest.
We warmly invite contributions from practising artists, as well as scholars representing diverse academic disciplines, including musicology, composition, music theory, sound engineering, sound design, theatre studies, philosophy, psychology of art, cultural anthropology, media studies, cultural studies, and interdisciplinary artistic practice. Our goal is to foster interdisciplinary dialogue and encourage collaborative exploration of contemporary opportunities and challenges related to sound and sonic space as creative media within the performing arts of the 21st century.
Dr. Adam Rosiński
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- musical acoustics
- electroacoustic
- sound engineering
- music production
- digital composition and orchestration
- computer music composition
- digital audio workstation
- sound design
- dubbing
- digital technologies in music education
- auditory image analysis
- cognitive science
- perception
- listening
- psychoacoustics
- music theory
- composition
- AI in music
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