Drama Boreale 2026
Drama Boreale is a triennial conference on drama and theatre pedagogy. The 2026 conference’s theme will be ”Forces and F(r)ictions.”
Since 1994, Nordic agents in the field of drama and theatre pedagogy have taken turns organising the summer conference Drama Boreale every three years. The conference consists of presentations, workshops and combinations of these held by professionals.
The conference is aimed at creators, teachers, artists and researchers. We welcome colleagues from a wide scale of different education levels.
The Drama Boreale 2026 conference will be organised by Uniarts Helsinki’s Theatre Academy in cooperation with FIDEA, Arts Academy of Turku University of Applied Sciences, the City of Helsinki Education Division and Laajasalo Institute.
Save the date
The conference will take place from August 6–8, 2026, in Helsinki.
Vision statement
The 2026 conference’s theme will be ”Forces and F(r)ictions.”
Forces
Drama and theatre pedagogy has educational force and prowess. Being seen, collaborating with others, belonging to a community and engaging in invigorating interaction are basic human rights. Drama and theatre pedagogy promotes the participant’s functional capacity, both in the arts and in other areas of life, and it has major social significance. It also creates space for aesthetic experiences and the ability to see and do things differently. Artistic activities support a dynamic relationship with the world.
F(r)ictions
The position of drama and theatre pedagogy as part of the education system is diverse and multifaceted. During the conference, we view our artistic field mainly through the lens of its ability to reinforce the power of community. We welcome all forms of performing arts to join us to represent as many kinds of operational contexts as possible. We will get to together and share our views and practices that bring the relevance of artistic activities into sharp focus. We will also reflect on experiences of friction-filled processes, risk-taking and failures.
Diversity is a resource that also challenges the development of structures. The multi-voiced network of drama and theatre pedagogues promotes the social status of theatre and the self-understanding of the field.
Call for papers
The call for papers for Drama Boreale 2026 will open on this page in September 2025.
Registration
Registration will open on this page in May 2026.
Since 1994, Nordic agents in the field of drama and theatre pedagogy have taken turns organising the summer conference Drama Boreale every three years. The conference consists of presentations, workshops and combinations of these held by professionals.
The conference is aimed at creators, teachers, artists and researchers. We welcome colleagues from a wide scale of different education levels.
The Drama Boreale 2026 conference will be organised by Uniarts Helsinki’s Theatre Academy in cooperation with FIDEA, Arts Academy of Turku University of Applied Sciences, the City of Helsinki Education Division and Laajasalo Institute.
Save the date
The conference will take place from August 6–8, 2026, in Helsinki.
Vision statement
The 2026 conference’s theme will be ”Forces and F(r)ictions.”
Forces
Drama and theatre pedagogy has educational force and prowess. Being seen, collaborating with others, belonging to a community and engaging in invigorating interaction are basic human rights. Drama and theatre pedagogy promotes the participant’s functional capacity, both in the arts and in other areas of life, and it has major social significance. It also creates space for aesthetic experiences and the ability to see and do things differently. Artistic activities support a dynamic relationship with the world.
F(r)ictions
The position of drama and theatre pedagogy as part of the education system is diverse and multifaceted. During the conference, we view our artistic field mainly through the lens of its ability to reinforce the power of community. We welcome all forms of performing arts to join us to represent as many kinds of operational contexts as possible. We will get to together and share our views and practices that bring the relevance of artistic activities into sharp focus. We will also reflect on experiences of friction-filled processes, risk-taking and failures.
Diversity is a resource that also challenges the development of structures. The multi-voiced network of drama and theatre pedagogues promotes the social status of theatre and the self-understanding of the field.
Call for papers
The call for papers for Drama Boreale 2026 will open on this page in September 2025.
Registration
Registration will open on this page in May 2026.