Aims and Scope
Journal of FineArts: Performing Arts & Music is a peer-reviewed, open access, quarterly journal which publishes theoretically and empirically research on all facets of theatre, drama, cinema, radio, classical and contemporary music, traditional Persian music, performing arts, new media, aesthetics, art philosophy and pedagogy. Aimed at a diverse readership, this journal draws upon the research of leading scholars in the aforementioned subjects. Its aim for its selective publication is to encourage and promote topics that are relevant to theatre, music, cinema, radio, television, and all forms of performing arts (recorded and live). A particular perspective that is common in the selected articles is the discussion of interpretation, thus opening the discourse among scholars, researchers and artists for further studies. By raising awareness in these performing arts topics, the art communities are one step closer to amending and adjusting public polices in order to promote artistic endeavors.
Major Topics
Journal of Fine Arts: Performing Arts & Music welcomes theoretical, analytical, quantitative, qualitative, empirical and field work-related research on topics that are related to the performing arts. A particular focus is on topics that are within the region of Iran and its neighboring countries, but it is not limited to these boundaries and may include the following subjects but again not limited to them.
Theatre
Analysis of dramaturgy both Iranian and international
Analysis and interpretation of selected works
Comparative studies with selected works both Iranian and international
Aesthetics and philosophy of selected theatrical works
Narratology as related to the subjects of the magazine
New discoveries
Audience participation
Stage and audience interaction and the aesthetic appeal
Public policy for theatre and arts organizations
Western Classical Music
Performing issues such as: stage fright and anxiety, practice methods, memorization methods and other such topics
Interpretation of selected pieces: Compositionally, theoretically, and performing perspective
Historical analysis of selected repertoire
Pedagogy topics related to classical music performance
Traditional Persian Music
Topics related to research in ethnomusicology (field work in regional music)
Theoretical discussions of Persian traditional musical structure
Traditional musical instruments within the region
Historical analysis for texts related to music theory, music performance of the region
Cinema
Comparative studies with Iranian films and internationally acclaimed productions
New finding in cinema history
Animation and related issues Directing and filmmaking issues
that influence aesthetics and audience experience
Narratology as related to the subject matter
Historical films and their importance for today’s understanding of filmmaking
Audience studies
Radio and Television
The art of storytelling without visual cues for radio
Gender and vocal and character identity in both radio and television productions
Musical collaboration for both radio and television productions
Comparative and analytical studies with selected productions for both radio and television
Aesthetics and Performing Art Philosophy
Historical and comparative discussions
Analysis of leading figures in art philosophy and aesthetics both Iranian and International