{"id":60,"date":"2020-08-11T05:00:43","date_gmt":"2020-08-11T05:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/performct\/?page_id=60"},"modified":"2020-09-21T07:07:30","modified_gmt":"2020-09-21T07:07:30","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/performct\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<h2>About<\/h2>\r\n<p>PerformCT is an open-access, multi-media archive for academic and theatrical works that are related to traditional performance today. It also provides information on traditional performance events that are happening in present day.<\/p>\r\n<p>There are three main sections: \u201c<a href=\"\/performct\/projects\/\">Projects<\/a>\u201d is an archive for events such as conferences and performances with multimedia documentation. Research writings (notes, papers, synopsis) relevant to the specific traditional performance genre can be found in this section. \u201c<a href=\"\/performct\/events\/\">Event Highlights<\/a>\u201d functions like a bulletin board: it presents selected latest news on traditional performance on campuses and educational institutes in Asia and North America. \u201c<a href=\"\/performct\/media-gallery\/\">Media Gallery<\/a>\u201d showcases selected multimedia on the site, with links to the pages that host these media material.<\/p>\r\n<p>Students, teachers, practitioners, researchers, audiences and the general public who are interested in traditional performance and its presence in contemporary world will find this website interesting and relevant.<\/p>\r\n<p>PerformCT is created by Associate Professor Lim Beng Choo (Department of Japanese Studies, NUS) with technical collaborations from Mr Feng Yikang and Mr Richard Ho Cheng Yong\u00a0from Digital Scholarship team, NUS Libraries.<\/p>\r\n<h3>Acknowledgement<\/h3>\r\n<p>PerformCT is supported by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jpf.go.jp\/e\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Japan Foundation<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0<a href=\"\/jps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Department of Japanese Studies<\/a>, NUS. We would like to thank the NUS Libraries; Khasali M; Irene Nai; Tham Wai Fong; Wang Fangyi; Xu Zhiyuan and Yow Wei Chui for their kind assistance.<\/p>\r\n<h3>How to cite<\/h3>\r\n<p>When you cite any material on PerformCT, please include the name of the creator, the details of the event, and PerformCT web link. Eg.,\u00a0<strong>Thomas O\u2019Connor, 2016, \u201cTheatre Nohgaku and an English Voice for Noh,\u201d Contemporary Tradition \u2013 Japanese Performance Genre Today, Session Four. http:\/\/performct.nus.edu.sg.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About PerformCT is an open-access, multi-media archive for academic and theatrical works that are related to traditional performance today. It also provides information on traditional performance events that are happening in present day. There are three main sections: \u201cProjects\u201d is an archive for events such as conferences and performances with multimedia documentation. 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