Nordic Choreographic Platform (NCP)
The platform supports Nordic educational exchange and collaboration in the field of choreography. It is part of the annual studies of the master's programme in choreography. The implementation of the studies varies from year to year.
Introduction
The Danish National School of Performing Arts (DASPA) proposed a Nordic choreographic network for MA studies in 2017. The Nordic Choreographic Platform (NCP) was soon founded and established among the MA Programme in Choreography at the Theatre Academy of the University of the Arts Helsinki, the Danish National School of Performing Arts (DASPA), Oslo National Academy of the Arts (KHiO), and Stockholm University of the Arts. The network is funded by Nordplus based on annual applications.
The platform (NCP) aims to enable an international study environment. It broadens students’ professional network of colleagues and production venues to help the students integrate into the field after their graduation.
Studies associated with the platform include exploring different discourses of pedagogy of choreography and artistic research. In addition to this, the students may take part in Nordic events in the field, such as festivals or seminars, and learn to understand the similarities and differences between discourses and contexts.
Past events in the platform
Copenhagen NCP#11 2025
As previous gatherings in Copenhagen, this one also focused on peer-to-peer sharings, based on a proposal from the Copenhagen students, allowing the students to gain insights into each other’s interests, methods and inspirations. The gathering was facilitated by Copenhagen students and faculty members and was held at the recently opened Dansehallerne. Read more about the Copenhagen meeting.
Helsinki NCP#10 2024
The Helsinki meeting was a context-based encounter built around and in conjunction with the Moving in November festival. The course aimed to deepen the students’ awareness of their multiple roles as audience members, choreographers, performers, peers and colleagues, and how ‘being an audience’ is constitutive of the construction of the performing arts. Read more about the Helsinki meeting.
Oslo NCP#9 2024
The NCP meeting in Oslo in March 2024 consisted of two intertwined aspects for students: a dramaturgy workshop and Oslo international theatre festival. Read more about the Oslo meeting.
Copenhagen NCP#8 2023
The gathering focused on peer-to-peer sharings, giving the students an opportunity to gain insights into each other’s interests, methods and inspirations. Read more about the Copenhagen meeting.
Stockholm NCP#7 2023
The NCP meeting in spring 2023 was held in Stockholm in two different locations, in an anthroposophical centre outside Stockholm in Järnä and a performance space Reaktorhallen in Stockholm. The student-led meeting was organized around the topics of responsiveness and adaptability, in reflection on both the studies and the work life of the contemporary artist. Read more about the Stockholm meeting.
Bergen NCP#6 2022
The NCP network meeting in Autumn 2022 was held in the beautiful city of Bergen, Norway. In total, 29 students with the teaching and administrator staff participated in the International Contemporary Dance Festival Oktoberdans. Read more about the Bergen event.
Helsinki NCP#5 2022
Theatre Academy’s MA programme in Choreography had the pleasure to host the NCP spring 2022 gathering on 14.-18.2.2022. The meeting introduced the students to the broad scope of artistic research in terms of outcome, themes and methods – through a number of presentations by artist-researchers. Read more about the Helsinki meeting.
Kautokeino NCP#4 2021
The fourth Nordic Choreographic Platform meeting took place in Northern Norway in Kautokeino / Guovdageaidny on 18.-22.10.2021. The focus of the meeting was Sámi aesthetic practices and the politics of land and identity and it was organized in collaboration with the Sámi University of Applied Sciences / Sámi Allaskuvla. Read more about the Kautokeino meeting.
Copenhagen NCP#3 2021
The third Nordic Choreographic Platform meeting was organized online from 13th to 17th of June 2021. The Danish National School of Performing Arts in Copenhagen was the host of this meeting. Read more about the Copenhagen event.
Stockholm NCP#2 2020
The Nordic Choreographic Platform took part remotely in the Within Practice Festival in Stockholm on 5.-10.10.2020. The event was organized by Säfsten Production, the Department of Dance at Stockholm University of the Arts, MDT and Dansalliansen. Read more about the Stockholm event.
Helsinki Pedagogical Meeting #1 2020
The Helsinki event was the first pedagogical meeting within the Nordic Choreographic Platform. The programme leaders and lecturers of the participating choreography programmes had a three-day pedagogical seminar with the title How to educate artists for an unknown future? Read more about the first pedagogical meeting.
Kilpisjärvi NCP#1 2019
The first Nordic Choreographic Platform meeting took place in Kilpisjärvi, in Northern Finland in October 2019. Read a choreography student’s blog about the first NCP meeting.
Contact information for the project
-
Kirsi Monni
- Professor, Master’s Degree Programme in Choreography, Theatre Academy
- +358405456350
- kirsi.monni@uniarts.fi
Project name
Nordic Choreographic Platform
Collaborators
- University of the Arts Helsinki
- Danish National School of Performing Arts (DASPA)
- Oslo National Academy of the Arts (KHiO)
- Stockholm University of the Arts
Introduction
The Danish National School of Performing Arts (DASPA) proposed a Nordic choreographic network for MA studies in 2017. The Nordic Choreographic Platform (NCP) was soon founded and established among the MA Programme in Choreography at the Theatre Academy of the University of the Arts Helsinki, the Danish National School of Performing Arts (DASPA), Oslo National Academy of the Arts (KHiO), and Stockholm University of the Arts. The network is funded by Nordplus based on annual applications.
The platform (NCP) aims to enable an international study environment. It broadens students’ professional network of colleagues and production venues to help the students integrate into the field after their graduation.
Studies associated with the platform include exploring different discourses of pedagogy of choreography and artistic research. In addition to this, the students may take part in Nordic events in the field, such as festivals or seminars, and learn to understand the similarities and differences between discourses and contexts.
Past events in the platform
Copenhagen NCP#11 2025
As previous gatherings in Copenhagen, this one also focused on peer-to-peer sharings, based on a proposal from the Copenhagen students, allowing the students to gain insights into each other’s interests, methods and inspirations. The gathering was facilitated by Copenhagen students and faculty members and was held at the recently opened Dansehallerne. Read more about the Copenhagen meeting.
Helsinki NCP#10 2024
The Helsinki meeting was a context-based encounter built around and in conjunction with the Moving in November festival. The course aimed to deepen the students’ awareness of their multiple roles as audience members, choreographers, performers, peers and colleagues, and how ‘being an audience’ is constitutive of the construction of the performing arts. Read more about the Helsinki meeting.
Oslo NCP#9 2024
The NCP meeting in Oslo in March 2024 consisted of two intertwined aspects for students: a dramaturgy workshop and Oslo international theatre festival. Read more about the Oslo meeting.
Copenhagen NCP#8 2023
The gathering focused on peer-to-peer sharings, giving the students an opportunity to gain insights into each other’s interests, methods and inspirations. Read more about the Copenhagen meeting.
Stockholm NCP#7 2023
The NCP meeting in spring 2023 was held in Stockholm in two different locations, in an anthroposophical centre outside Stockholm in Järnä and a performance space Reaktorhallen in Stockholm. The student-led meeting was organized around the topics of responsiveness and adaptability, in reflection on both the studies and the work life of the contemporary artist. Read more about the Stockholm meeting.
Bergen NCP#6 2022
The NCP network meeting in Autumn 2022 was held in the beautiful city of Bergen, Norway. In total, 29 students with the teaching and administrator staff participated in the International Contemporary Dance Festival Oktoberdans. Read more about the Bergen event.
Helsinki NCP#5 2022
Theatre Academy’s MA programme in Choreography had the pleasure to host the NCP spring 2022 gathering on 14.-18.2.2022. The meeting introduced the students to the broad scope of artistic research in terms of outcome, themes and methods – through a number of presentations by artist-researchers. Read more about the Helsinki meeting.
Kautokeino NCP#4 2021
The fourth Nordic Choreographic Platform meeting took place in Northern Norway in Kautokeino / Guovdageaidny on 18.-22.10.2021. The focus of the meeting was Sámi aesthetic practices and the politics of land and identity and it was organized in collaboration with the Sámi University of Applied Sciences / Sámi Allaskuvla. Read more about the Kautokeino meeting.
Copenhagen NCP#3 2021
The third Nordic Choreographic Platform meeting was organized online from 13th to 17th of June 2021. The Danish National School of Performing Arts in Copenhagen was the host of this meeting. Read more about the Copenhagen event.
Stockholm NCP#2 2020
The Nordic Choreographic Platform took part remotely in the Within Practice Festival in Stockholm on 5.-10.10.2020. The event was organized by Säfsten Production, the Department of Dance at Stockholm University of the Arts, MDT and Dansalliansen. Read more about the Stockholm event.
Helsinki Pedagogical Meeting #1 2020
The Helsinki event was the first pedagogical meeting within the Nordic Choreographic Platform. The programme leaders and lecturers of the participating choreography programmes had a three-day pedagogical seminar with the title How to educate artists for an unknown future? Read more about the first pedagogical meeting.
Kilpisjärvi NCP#1 2019
The first Nordic Choreographic Platform meeting took place in Kilpisjärvi, in Northern Finland in October 2019. Read a choreography student’s blog about the first NCP meeting.
Contact information for the project
-
Kirsi Monni
- Professor, Master’s Degree Programme in Choreography, Theatre Academy
- +358405456350
- kirsi.monni@uniarts.fi