Venue: Theatre Academy, Uniarts Helsinki

Time: Week 21, Monday-Friday from 10am-17pm, 100% percent attendance required

Teachers: Satu Herrala, Eva Neklayeva

ECTS: 2

Number of available places for Norteas students: 2

Level: Bachelor

Requirements: Only degree seeking BA students from Norteas institutions are eligible to apply.

Application deadline: 16.03.2020

How to apply: Send a motivation letter before 16.03.2020 to planning officer Jyri Äärilä: jyri.aarila@uniarts.fi

Course description:

This course is developed as a dialogue between two practicing curators, in response to a need of further reflection and training on curating in performing arts. The course will offer an introduction to curating of festivals, venues, residencies and artistic development centres, as well as some kind of an overview of the current conversations on the international performing arts field. We speak about curating from a very hands-on perspective, weaving together everyday practices and poetics, theoretical approaches and the actual realities of producing complex projects and different site and situation responsive formats; working with limited means, in constantly shifting environments. What is the responsibility and position of a curator today, in the process of de-colonising, queering and feminising art institutions?

This is the first course of its kind in Finland, with a specific focus on curatorial strategies in transdisciplinary performance. We welcome any art students and art practitioners such as curators, artists, producers and researchers who are interested in curatorial processes and practices in performing arts.