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First-year student Anna Korolainen Crevier discusses the unique double degree program and her research into how pleasure and playfulness can unlock creativity.

Students Matilda and Yesol explain how the program provides the skills for all the creative, managerial, and entrepreneurial work that happens behind the scenes.

Torstaifoorumi järjestetään pääsääntöisesti Musiikkitalon Sibelius-Akatemian kokoushuoneessa S3101 (Töölönlahdenkatu 16, Helsinki). Torstaifoorumiin on mahdollista osallistua myös etänä Zoomissa (edellyttää ennakkoilmoittautumista), ja tilaisuudet ovat kaikille avoimia.

Doctoral project of Chun Li.

Over the course of the week the participants will share and discuss their individual doctoral research projects.

Professor Mieko Kanno reflects on the bacbground of the new International Prize for Artistic Research in Music

Co-creation with external stakeholders: An example from the creative sectors

This blog post breaks down some of the widespread misconceptions and biases regarding gifted individuals that are firmly held by an excessive number of members within society. Gifted students are often forgotten in conversations that aim to be inclusive. Let’s make sure that inclusion truly means everyone—including the gifted.

I denna bloggtext delar Nina Dahl-Tallgren, projektchef och forskare vid Konstuniversitetets Teaterhögskola, exempel på hur scenkonst kan fungera som ett konstnärligt ämne i sin egen rätt. Genom fantasifull lek i förskolan, improvisation och cirkusövningar i årskurs 4 och historiska gestaltningar i årskurs 7 får eleverna utforska både världen och sig själva – med hela kroppen och alla sinnen.

“Jag har lärt mig att jag faktiskt har bra egenskaper.” I denna bloggtext delar Nina Dahl-Tallgren, projektchef och forskare, med sig av tre exempel på hur scenkonst i undervisningen kan stärka barns och ungas självbild, empati och sociala färdigheter. Genom lek, rolltagande och reflektion blir scenkonsten ett kraftfullt verktyg i skolans värdegrundsarbete.

Tre berättelser från SMIL-undervisningen visar hur scenkonst kan öppna nya vägar till lärande i förskolan och grundskolan. I denna bloggtext delar Nina Dahl-Tallgren, projektchef och forskare, med sig av konkreta exempel där kropp, känsla och samspel integreras med ämnesinnehåll – från skogslek och matematik till litteraturtolkning och geologi i rollspel.

In this blog post, docent Hannah Kaihovirta explores how materiality, space, and artistic practices are not just background to learning, but central to it. Drawing on experiences from the SMIL project, she invites us to rethink schools as dynamic, aesthetic, and ethical environments where matter itself participates in the educational process.

Graduating Theatre Academy Student Ambassador, Sointu Saraste introduces the Uniarts Student Activism movement and reflects back on the student occupation of the Sörnäinen campus lobby ‘Kookos’ in the Autumn of 2023.

Teak student ambassador, George Rallis, shares the details about queer nightlife in Helsinki

Artistic research is generally understood as a form of inquiry carried out by professional artists. It involves artistic processes, such as performances, visual art, music, literary art or site-specific art, as well as linguistic and theoretical reflection on these processes, writes professor Anita Seppä.

Rooted in Research Institute of Uniarts Helsinki, NfAR is open to visual, performative, literary and musical researchers, as well as humanistic art scholars interested in artistic research.

“Det känns som vi lär oss på ett helt annat sätt – med hela kroppen.”
I denna bloggtext sammanfattar forskaren Nina Dahl-Tallgren ett läsår där scenkonst blivit en naturlig del av skolans vardag. Genom samarbete mellan elever, lärare och forskare har kreativa lärmiljöer vuxit fram, där kropp, känslor och samspel står i centrum.

Student Ambassador Siiri shares which student organizations are here to support your well-being, rights and daily life throughout your journey at the University of the Arts Helsinki.

Student ambassador Anna Korolainen Crevier shares her experiences of a week-long course on curating and spectating at Berlin Theatertreffen, a festival that brings together 10 “most remarkable” performances from Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

Musicians can consider themselves as public professionals who make a significant impact on society. In what ways can the professional musician education offered at the Sibelius Academy make space for societal engagement as part of the studies, and make broader connections between social, political, and ecological topics and music professionalism?

Giorgia Lolli, MA Choreography student at Uniarts Helsinki, reflects on her three years of living in Finland and the unexpected lessons learned beyond the classroom – from navigating student life to embracing Finnish winter.

Singer-composer Niki Main participated in a multidisciplinary course to produce a brand-new 20-minute opera. “We ended up with a smooth-sailing and close-knit group whom I’ve trusted with my share of the work from beginning to end, without hesitation.”

Doctoral project by Kaisa Johanna Vähi.

AV Villén käsittelee blogiartikkelissaan sitä, millaista tietoa menneisyydestä ”perinnöllä” tuotetaan ja miksi? Kirjoittajalle ”menneisyys” ei tarkoita täysin samaa kuin ”historia” eikä ”perinne” ole yhtä kuin ”perintö.”

Kuva student ambassador, Snowdrop, interviews Kuva master student, Mari, about their Kuvan Kevät exhibition.

Kuva student ambassador, Snowdrop, interviews Kuva student ambassador, Elle, about their Kuvan Kevät experience.

Getting some fresh air and exploring the surrounding nature is always a good idea for an art student! Student ambassador Snowdrop recommends islands to experience in Helsinki.

Mitä pitää ottaa huomioon kun musiikki kiinnittyy vahvasti yhä kipeisiin historian osiin? Vanhan musiikin opiskelijamme Kerttu Koivukoski osallistui maaliskuussa ainutlaatuiseen seikkailuun Yhdysvalloissa.