About IPCCR
The International Program for Creative Collaboration & Research (IPPCR) is:
-A 10-year program funded by the Robert H. Smith Family Foundation
-Part of a $10 million gift for “Defining the Future of the Performing Arts”
-A partner in the Global UMD initiative
The purpose of the IPCCR is to facilitate the wide range of existing collaborative activities within the School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, to initiate new collaborations and to seek grant funding for the continued support of such projects. As scholar-artists, we treasure direct live human interaction and will be reinstituting our International Collaborations Initiative Grants under the direction of the IPCCR to facilitate such interactions. But we also recognize that in the 21st century, live interactions can be enhanced with long-term digital collaborations. To that end, we created a World Outreach Classroom, a World Outreach Seminar Room and a World Outreach Studio to allow us to research best practices for such collaborations in the performing arts and to serve as prototypes for future classroom renovations.
-Franklin J. Hildy, Founding Director
For More Information
To learn more about IPCCR’s leadership, review the list of Committee Members. IPCCR offers a number of events, including information for prospective applicants and project presents from our grantees. You can also learn more about our state-of-the-art World Outreach Classrooms, one of IPCCR’s signature achievements.