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
How does performance philosophy collaborate? What kinds of problems does working in the field of performance philosophy lead us to encounter and to articulate, and what tools does it provide to deal with them? We welcome artists, philosophers, scholars, artist-researchers and performance philosophers to join us in June 15-18.
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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).
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Vision statement
Read the fifth biennial conference’s vision statement in full on the Performance Philosophy network’s website.
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Programme
See preliminary programme.
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Key Group Presentations
Read the presentations of the selected six Key Groups.
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Practical Information
Find out about accommodation, local traffic and transportation, and what to do in Helsinki.
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Zoom and Ventla
Information related to the applications used during the conference.
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.
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Theatre Academy main building Kookos
The historic building on the Sörnäinen Campus offers versatile facilities for theatre and dance instruction and student performances.
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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
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Organising team
Riitta Pasanen-Willberg, Conference Manager; Ilpo Heikkinen, Technical Manager; Johanna Rauhaniemi, Coordinator
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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