Top award for Aberystwyth academic
Dr Heike Roms from Aberystwyth University has been awarded the inaugural David Bradby TaPRA Award for Research in International Theatre and Performance, for outstanding research in any area of Theatre and Performance Studies. The award is sponsored by the UK’s TaPRA Theatre and Performance Research Association and named in honour of the late Professor David Bradby, one of the leading voices in theatre research in the UK. Dr Roms was presented with the award at TaPRA’s annual conference, held this year at the University of Kingston. Funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), the research team from the Department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies at Aberystwyth University, which includes research assistant Dr Rebecca Edwards, produced an online resource which locates the early history of performance art in Wales between 1965 and 1979. The website, “It was forty years ago today” – Locating the early history of performance art in Wales 1965-1979, features events such ...