Dr Kurt Rudolf Schatz
- School of Film and Performing Arts
Biography
Dr Kurt R. Schatz is a Lecturer in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at ºìÐÓÊÓƵ University. An ethnomusicologist, he focuses on Balinese performing arts, computational ethnomusicology, and improvisation. His PhD at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz produced the thesis Kendang Tunggal in Practice: Ethnographic, Collaborative, and Computational Perspectives on Balinese Solo Drum Improvisation. He has presented at international forums including ICTM/ICTMD PASEA, SoMoS, SEM, and ESEM. His recent publications address Balinese solo drum practices, music–dance relations, and computational methods, alongside editorial contributions to volumes on dance and performance studies.
Academic & Professional Qualifications
Research Interests
- Balinese Performing Arts, Computational Ethnomusicology, Improvisation
Teaching Areas
- Ethnomusicology, World Music, Popular Music
Courses Taught
- Music Cultures of the World Malaysian Music Popular Music Appreciation
Notable Publications
Schatz, K.
2025. Kendang Tunggal in Practice: Ethnographic, Collaborative, and Computational Perspectives on Balinese Solo Drum Improvisation (PhD dissertation). Graz: University of Music and Performing Arts, Institute 13 Ethnomusicology.
Schatz, K.
2025. "Rhythmic Sentences in Balinese Kendang Tunggal: A Collaborative Computational Analysis", in Proceedings of the 7th Symposium of the ICTMD Study Group on Performing Arts of Southeast Asia. Iloilo City: University of the Philippines Diliman.
Schatz, K.
2023. "Grammatical Synthesis of Kendang Tunggal: Computer-Aided Ethnography of Improvisatory Balinese Solo Drumming", in F. Bonini Baraldi (ed.), Proceedings of the Second Symposium of the ICTM Study Group on Sound, Movement, and the Sciences (SoMoS). Lisbon: Instituto de Etnomusicologia (INET-md), NOVA University, pp. 32–36.
Schatz, K.
2020. "Transforming Movement into Sound: Music-Movement Relationships in the Balinese Mask Dance Jauk keras" (online paper presentation). Music Pours over the Sense: Experimenting with Relationships between Body and Sound as a Transformative Practice (online symposium).
Available at: http://musicpoursoverthesense.net/transformingmovementintosound/
Schatz, K.
2019. "Following the Whims of the Demon: The Function and Usage of Angsel/Ngopak in Jauk Keras (Lightning Paper)", in P. Matusky and W. Quintero (eds.), Proceedings of the 5th Symposium of the ICTM Study Group on Performing Arts of Southeast Asia. Kota Kinabalu: Department of Sabah Museum, pp. 161–64.
Achievements & Accolades
June 2021 KUG Institute 13 MA Prize
October 2020 – September 2021 KUG-Dissertation Grant (Doctoral School)
Winter Semester 2020/21 and Summer Semester 2021
July 2018 Best Student Presentation (Lightning Paper)
Malaysia, 5th Symposium of the ICTM Study Group on Performing Arts of Southeast Asia (PASEA)
September 2017 – August 2018 DARMASISWA Scholarship Program 2017/2018
Indonesia, Universitas Udayana Denpasar
Professional Associations
Member of ICTMD Study Group on Performing Arts of Southeast Asia