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🎶 Sound, Sculpture, and the Art of the Present Moment: An Interview with Tarek Atoui
Internationally acclaimed artist Tarek Atoui shares his profound philosophy on sound and details his practice of inventing sculptural instruments.
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Dansen som en väg in i språk
Hur kan man arbeta med dans i språkundervisningen i grundskolans årskurs 1–2? Kaisa Korpinen, universitetslektor i pedagogik vid Helsingfors universitet, delar med sig resultat från sin doktorsavhandling.
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Weaving Connective Threads: Doctors in Performance 2025 Reflections
Doctoral researcher Jussi Reijonen reflects on his experiences of the Doctors in Performance conference, organised in Helsinki in September 2025
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Sirja Puurtinen: My journey at the pre-incubator programme
In the spring of 2025, I decided to start my own company. My vision was clear, and for me, entrepreneurship has always been a way of living — it doesn’t feel foreign or forced. But turning a vision into action is always a different story. Already navigating society as an artist, and then adding all of society’s demands — structures bureaucracy, tax authorities, and the unwritten rules of the business world— on an entrepreneur, it felt almost laughably absurd.
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Caring Institutions, Thriving Children: Rethinking Gifted Music Education
In a groundbreaking global study, 81 leaders from specialised youth music programmes across 25 countries reveal a central tension in gifted music education: institutions are designed to produce musical excellence, yet they carry a profound responsibility to nurture the whole child. How can we balance the pursuit of prestige and future professionalism in music with the moral duty to support gifted children as full human beings? This blog post explores the study’s key insights and considers what they mean for instrumental pedagogy today, inviting us to rethink success in music education.
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Music as a Signifier of the Past in the Works of Jean Sibelius and in their Cultural Context
Doctoral project of Janne Kivistö
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Re-Envisioning Finnish Cultural Policy: A Decolonial Approach for Systemic Equity and Implications for Arts Management Practices
Doctoral project of Laura Valoma
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Thoughts on Collaborating: Turku New Performance Biennale
Taking part in the Turku New Performance Biennale 2025 and showcasing my work at Tehdas Teatteri was a challenge to say the least. Different city, different scene, different production team. Two months after my graduation show “Savanoma”, I thought it was time to share some thoughts on leaving TeaK and finding external collaborations.