This research project asked the question “What new and interesting performance works can be created when two or more music traditions talk to each other, and can these culturally hybrid artistic forms communicate knowledge about a musical other?” Dr Te Oti Rakena explored new ways of approaching performance practice and studio practice, extending the parameters of the research question beyond music tradition to include dance traditions, and studied Estill Vocal models that include genres beyond the classical. The result was a series of 12 workshops held in 2008 in Auckland.