The Performing Arts Research Centre Tutke and Doctoral Studies at the Theatre Academy
The internationally networked research centre promotes artistic research in performing arts and their pedagogy.
Introduction
The Performing Arts Research Centre Tutke is responsible for doctoral education and research at Uniarts Helsinki’s Theatre Academy. It promotes artistic research on the performing arts and their pedagogy. Research through and in the arts is academic, multi-disciplinary, and community-based. Tutke is a leading centre for artistic research on the performing arts, and its research community is internationally networked.
Find out more about our research
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What is artistic research?
Art offers a premise and an aim for research: a motive, a terrain, a context and a whole range of methods.
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Our research projects
Learn more about the Theatre Academy’s research projects.
Research centre management and professors
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Hanna Järvinen
- University Lecturer
The Performing Arts Research Centre Tutke
Uniarts Helsinki’s Theatre Academy - +358503233455
- hanna.jarvinen@uniarts.fi
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Laura Gröndahl
- Vice Dean, Research
University Lecturer
Uniarts Helsinki’s Theatre Academy - +358503087727
- laura.grondahl@uniarts.fi
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Tuija Kokkonen
- Professor, Doctoral education Theatre Academy, Theatre Academy
- +358503250708
- tuija.kokkonen@uniarts.fi
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Leena Rouhiainen
- Head of the Research Institute, University of the Arts Helsinki;
Vice Dean and Professor of Artistic Research, Theatre Academy - +358400792093
- leena.rouhiainen@uniarts.fi
Support services
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Riitta Pasanen-Willberg
- Specialist, Education planning services Theatre Academy, Theatre Academy
- +358503243566
- riitta.pasanen-willberg@uniarts.fi
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Tuuli Tahko
- Specialist, Shared development services, University of the Arts Helsinki
- +358505724373
- tuuli.tahko@uniarts.fi
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Elina Raitasalo
- Coordinator, Education planning services Theatre Academy, Theatre Academy
- +358400792045
- elina.raitasalo@uniarts.fi
Get to know us
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Our people
See a list of all employees of the unit.
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Doctoral candidates
See a list of our Doctoral Candidates.
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Performing Arts Research Centre’s Mission and Vision 2021-2030
Learn more about the guiding principles and objectives of Performing Arts Research Centre (Tutke).
Interviewing doctoral candidates
What we offer
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Tutke community
The Performing Arts Research Centre Tutke, which is part of Uniarts Helsinki’s Theatre Academy, is an active community of artist-researchers.
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Doctoral Programme of Artistic Research in Performing Arts
Deepen your expertise and become an artist-researcher at the Theatre Academy.
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Become a researcher at the Performing Arts Research Centre Tutke
At Tutke, you can work as a postdoctoral researcher or, if you have external funding, as a visiting or project researcher.
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Research funding application guide
Read instructions for the research funding application process
Our networks and research events
We are active participants in international research communities, especially in the Nordic countries, as well as domestic research communities. Every other year, our Carpa conference brings together artist-researchers from all over the world.
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Colloquium on Artistic Research in Performing Arts – Carpa
We host an international conference on artistic research every other year.
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Performance Philosophy
The international network organises a conference every other year.
Our publication series
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Acta Scenica
The Acta Scenica series includes doctoral dissertations from the Performing Arts Research Centre Tutke and miscellaneous peer-reviewed research on dance and theatre.
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Nivel
The Nivel publication series promotes discussion related to artistic research on the performing arts.
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Ruukku
Ruukku is a multidisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal on artistic research.
News
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Solved by moving – CARPA8 proceedings now published
CARPA8 took place at Uniarts Helsinki’s Theatre Academy 24-26 August 2023. CARPA8 inquired into what happens to artistic research when it takes a dramaturgical twist.
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Rania Lee Khalil questions the Eurocentrism built into artistic research and ecological thinking
Originally trained in dance, somatic movement and butoh, artist Rania Lee Khalil makes performances and moving image for live audiences. Khalil’s doctoral research The Third World Ecology Trilogy: Postcoloniality, Embodiment and Ecology will be examined on 9 February 2024. Read our interview with Khalil about the themes of her research.
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Laura Gröndahl selected as vice dean for research at the Theatre Academy
A particularly important factor in Gröndahl’s recruitment was her strong track record of academic management.
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The Theatre Academy is looking for new works for the Academy’s publication series
You can suggest a new work for the Academies series, apply for financial support for the work in accordance with the Committees financial policy or present other initiatives relating to publishing.
