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.
Contact information
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Leena Rouhiainen
+358400792093leena.rouhiainen@uniarts.fi
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.
Who we are
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Our people
Find our experts and graduate students.
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Tutke’s mission and vision 2017-2020
Learn more about the guiding principles and objectives of Performing Arts Research Centre Tutke.
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. Next one will be hosted by Uniarts Helsinki in June 2021.
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.
Contact information
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Leena Rouhiainen
- Professor, T/Esittävien taiteiden tutkimuskeskus, Theatre Academy
- +358400792093
- leena.rouhiainen@uniarts.fi
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Tuija Kokkonen
- Professor, T/Tohtorikoulutus, Theatre Academy
- +358503250708
- tuija.kokkonen@uniarts.fi
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Hanna Westerlund
- Coordinator, T/Opetuksen suunnittelupalvelut, Theatre Academy
- +358504758948
- hanna.westerlund@uniarts.fi
