Choreoblog

Cindy Ng is the first Southeast Asian student to study in the MA Choreography programme at the University of the Arts Helsinki. In the Artistic Collaboration Projects (ACO), she is interested in creating a transcultural dance performance that investigates a Malaysian traditional game, Congkak (mental calculation), as a vocabulary/choreographic tool.

MA Choreography student July Weber writes about the contemporary art scene in Bangkok and interviews Jitti Chompee, director of 18 Monkeys Dance Theatre and Unfolding Kafka Festival.

The 13th edition of the Nordic Choreographic Platform held in Oslo in March 2026 focused on the relationship with music, musical thinking and composition.

Henna Raatikainen is the first student in the new theoretical research option of the Choreography MA Programme at Uniarts Helsinki. She is especially interested in formulating playful suggestions for classical ballet to interact with more experimental choreographic practices.

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Choreographer Anna Maria Häkkinen writes about the big stage workshop organized at the Erkko Hall of Dance House Helsinki 15.10.2025.

The 12th meeting of the Nordic Choreographic Platform in Stockholm centred around the theme “Creating within Shifting Cultural Policies”.

The NCP development seminar was held at Hanasaari in August 2025.

Lecturer in Choreography Jana Unmüßig writes about the supervision processes of the MA Choreography graduation processes (written and artistic component) this semester.

As previous gatherings in Copenhagen, the 11th NCP meeting focused on peer-to-peer sharings, based on a proposal from the Copenhagen students.