Worldmaking and Contemporaneity – 40 years of higher education in Dance and Choreography

The Theatre Academy will celebrate its 40 years of dance and choreography education with a seminar and an evening party on Friday, Oct 13th.

Marras (working group: Antti Kainulainen, Siiri Kortelainen, Iiris Laakso, Jussi Rusanen, Veera Snellman, premiere 28.3.2019). Photo: Eero Liimatainen

Language of the seminar is English.

Programme

12:00 – 12:30 Sharing of archival material of the three dance education programs at Tori

12.30 – 13:00 Welcome words, Auditorium 1

13:00 – 14.30 Panel discussion, Auditorium 1

  • Zeynep Gündüz, lecturer and researcher, Fontys University, Tilburg
  • Nicolina Pristas, choreographer and lecturer, University of Zagreb, Academy of Dramatic Art
  • Bojana Bauer, dance- and performance dramaturge and theorist, head of Expanded Contemporary Dance education, Amsterdam
  • Maria Ines Villasmil-Prieto, lecturer and researcher, staff member in Expanded Contemporary Dance AHK Amsterdam
  • Andrius Katinas, Head of Dance and Movement Department, Faculty of Theatre and Film, Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre

14.30 – 15.00 Coffee break at Tori 

15.00 – 15.20 Performance by Raphaël Beau, MA Dance Performance alumnus

15:30 – 16:45 Keynote by Professor Gabriele Klein, Hamburg and Amsterdam University, Auditorium 1

17:00 – 17:30 Panel discussion: MA choreography cohort 2023/2025, Auditorium 1

  • Giorgia Lolli
  • Chen Nadler
  • Kadence Neill
  • Estrellx Supernova
  • Avgoustina Triarou 

17:40 – 18:00

Video: hatching out of something by Monia Kimara, student, BA in Dance, Auditorium 1

Closing words, Auditorium 1

19:00 Evening party at Bruket Café

After the seminar evening continues at Bruket Café (Kaikukatu 4B, Leipätehdas) with a celebration. Once you register to the seminar, you can also order and pay for the light dinner served at Bruket. Unfortunately ordering and paying the dinner after the event is not possible.

Time

13.10.2023 at 12:00

Location

Kookos

Haapaniemenkatu 6

00530 Helsinki

Kookos Auditorium 1

Tori

Tickets

The seminar is free of charge, but please register in advance through this link.

 

Through registration you can also order and pay for the light dinner served at Bruket Café. Registration closes on Tue 3.10.

Location on map

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