Dr. Sabatini holds a PhD from the Department of Performance Studies, New York University. Courses in his areas of specialization include: Verbal Art and Performance, The Avant-Garde and Experimental Art, 20t/21st Century Theory and Aesthetic Research. Dr. Sabatini has published extensively on the new music, performance, arts research and theater. He has written on John Cage, Robert Ashley, Armand Schwerner and others. His current work focuses on art and epistemology and how contemporary artists pursue research. Relevant papers include: “Approaching knowledge, research, performance, and the arts” Mapping Landscapes in Performance as Research: Scholarly Acts and Creative Cartographies. UK: Palgrave, 2009. (forthcoming); and “Avital Ronell's The Test Drive and Performance" MOFA (2007) http://arts2.tau.ac.il/mofa/article.php?id=162