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University of Arts Helsinki | Colloquium on Artistic Research in Performing Arts

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Call for Contributions
Due Date
Su 3.11.2024

The Performing Arts Research Centre of the Theatre Academy of the University of the Arts, Helsinki, together with Master´s Degree Programmes in Scenography, Lighting Design, Sound Design, Theatre Pedagogy and Dance Pedagogy, and the Performance + Ecology Research Lab (P+ERL) of the Creative Arts Research Institute (CARI) of Griffith University, Australia, are announcing the ninth international conference on artistic research.

CARPA9 Conference in 2025: Ecological Design and Performance Pedagogies: Sustainable Practices and Interdisciplinary Acts in a Climate Changed World

Dates: 28–30 August 2025

Venue: Theatre Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki, Finland

The global ecological crisis calls for the exploration of new practices in performance production across all areas. The colloquium explores pedagogical approaches to, in, and for performance making in a climate changed world. We look for diverse presentations on perspectives and concerns around understanding and enacting climate justice in performing arts training and research. For this colloquium, we invite presentations on how researchers, practitioners, educators, and mentors have integrated sustainability and ecological thinking into their performance making processes.

The Call for Presentations is open until 3 November 2024.

 Please, read first the Vision Statement and the full Call for Presentations and find the link to the submission form here: CARPA9