Dr. Eldad Tsabary, Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Studies in the Faculty of Fine Arts, leads the SSHRC-funded Reflective Iterative Scenario Enactments (RISE) project, which aims to explore cataclysmic scenarios through mini-operas, fostering interdisciplinary collaboration and critical public discourse. Alongside his work with RISE, Dr. Tsabary is actively engaged with an extensive international network of researchers and artists, particularly within South and Southeast Asia, supported by his eight-year chairmanship of the International Conference on Arts and Humanities.
With a Doctorate in Music Education from Boston University, his scholarly pursuits in improvisation and electroacoustic performance have led to the founding of the Concordia Laptop Orchestra (CLOrk), which has performed at prestigious venues such as the Cambridge Festival 2022 and Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal, among others.
Among other leadership roles, Dr. Tsabary has previously served as Chair of the Music Department, as co-founder/director of the Performing Arts Research Cluster (Le PARC) at the Milieux Institute, and as president of the Canadian Electroacoustic Community (CEC).