Artistic research at Royal Conservatory Brussels

Artistic research at the Royal Conservatory Brussels concentrates on the following aspects:  
- acquisition of knowledge and skill, namely the ability to handle intuitive, emotional and spiritual contents  
- integration of these elements in varying proportions, which results in the realization of a work of art that positions itself in a wider social context

a. The research question
The research question within artistic research deals with an artistic problem regarding the research process and the final artistic result.  
For performing artists, one of the fundamental questions is: "How can I make sure my performance is well-founded and embedded in the cultural landscape?"  
For creating artists, the main research question is: "How can I make sure that my creation is well-founded and embedded in the cultural landscape?"  

b. The research process
The research method in the Arts could be described as an individual and intuitive search for a coherent, artistic result.  
To validate this process as proper research, it needs to be explicated in a written research report, which can be supported by other media such as audio fragments, video, et.al. The coherence between the research process, final recital and interview is crucial.

c. The research result
The research result is the realisation of the work of art itself (the recital, the composition, the fugue, the chorale, et. al.)