Performance Philosophy Conference 2022

The University of the Arts Helsinki will host the Performance Philosophy network’s fifth biennial conference. Once postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the PPP2021 will be now known as PPP2022 and organized in 15-18 June 2022 in hybrid model at Uniarts Helsinki’s Theatre Academy and in Zoom.

Performance Philosophy Problems

Thank you for participating in the Helsinki Biennal of Performance Philosophy! The aim of the conference was to create circumstances, where every participant could concentrate on and enjoy the things that were the most meaningful to them. We wanted to pull down the hierarchies of visibility as much as possible and make every participant feel important. We did our best to give each one a chance to bring forth their own opinion and view and contribute both to the topic of the conference and the future development of the PP network. The event was also meant to provide people with a chance to meet each other in person and revive the relationships the years of the pandemic had suspended. Finally, our ambition was to rethink the logic of gathering in the post-pandemic era and come up with new solutions regarding the modes of thinking, performing, and collaborating. We hope that during the days we spent together, both on-site and online, some of these goals were realized and that on the basis of this experience we are better capable of approaching them in our future gatherings. The conference will be followed by a series of calls: A call for the publication of presentations in the PP journal and RUUKKU, studies in Artistic Research, a call for new PP core-conveners and a call for the new PP working groups.

  • Performance Philosophy Conference logo

    Key Groups instead of Keynotes

    In addition to individual and panel presentations, the conference organisers invited participants for a new organisational model in which keynote speakers are replaced by collective agencies: key groups (KGs).

  • Vision statement

    Read the fifth biennial conference’s vision statement in full on the Performance Philosophy network’s website.

  • Programme

    See preliminary programme.

  • Key Group Presentations

    Read the presentations of the selected six Key Groups.

  • Practical Information

    Find out about accommodation, local traffic and transportation, and what to do in Helsinki.

  • Zoom and Ventla

    Information related to the applications used during the conference.

Ge­ne­ral safer space gui­de­li­nes for aca­de­mic con­fe­rences

Registration and fees

The registration fee is 145€ and 115€ for students. Three daily lunches and coffees are included in the conference fee and all dietary restrictions will be considered. The registration fee for online participants is 80€ and 50€ for students. The online fee includes participation to all the Key Group sessions and the two daily parallel online sessions. You can attend the event either onsite in Helsinki or online with the Ventla app. The fee must be paid at the same time as you complete your registration. Each group member must register and pay separately.

Venues

The conference is held in Uniarts Helsinki’s Sörnäinen Campus.

  • Teatterikorkeakoulun päärakennus Kookos

    Theatre Academy main building Kookos

    The historic building on the Sörnäinen Campus offers versatile facilities for theatre and dance instruction and student performances.

  • sörnäinen

    Sörnäinen campus

    The Sörnäinen Campus in central Helsinki offers an inspiring learning environment especially for students of fine arts, theatre and dance.

Conference committee

Esa Kirkkopelto, Professor, Lund University (Chair); Tero Heikkinen, Postdoctoral Researcher, Uniarts Helsinki; Maiju Loukola, University Lecturer, Uniarts Helsinki; Tero Nauha, Professor, Uniarts Helsinki; Riku Roihankorpi, University Lecturer, Uniarts Helsinki; Laura Wahlfors, Postdoctoral Researcher, Uniarts Helsinki

  • Organising team

    Riitta Pasanen-Willberg, Conference Manager; Ilpo Heikkinen, Technical Manager; Johanna Rauhaniemi, Coordinator

  • Core conveners of Performance Philosophy network

    Meghan Moe Beitiks, Hilan Bensusan, Laura Cull Ó Maoilearca, Luciana da Costa Dias, Will Daddario, Stuart Grant, Wade Hollingshaus, Einav Katan-Schmid, Esa Kirkkopelto, Alice Koubová, Alice Lagaay, Ramona Mosse, Theron Schmidt, Anna Street, Naomi Woo, Mi You

Contact

In matters about conference content, contact Esa Kirkkopelto: esa.kirkkopelto@uniarts.fi. In practical matters, contact: performance.philosophy@uniarts.fi