Kirsi Monni

I am a dance artist, choreographer and dance researcher. My teaching and research interests focus on the theoretical and philosophical issues of dance and choreography. In my artistic doctoral research, I interpreted ontological and paradigmatic changes in 20th century dance art in relation to Martin Heidegger's thinking on art and existence. Instead of aesthetic questions, I highlighted an ontological and epistemological approach to dance, the artist's skill and the pedagogy of art. I think of art and choreography as a material discourse and a context-responsive practice, which means that the concepts and understandings associated with the creation, teaching and interpretation of art and choreography must also be constantly renewed. In this work, I have delved into the speculative philosophy of A. F. Whitehead, among others, which allows us to discover new ways of understanding the creative process, composition and choreography that are related to ecological thinking. I have also long been interested in the dimensions of social choreography and new applications of the artist's knowledge. I have edited the Kinesis series of dance publications and, in recent years, extensive dance history teaching materials. In addition to supervising master's students, I supervise doctoral students, act as a peer reviewer and expert for a number of institutions and contribute to the university community.

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