The Performing Arts Research Centre Tutke and Doctoral Studies at the Theatre Academy
The internationally networked research centre promotes artistic research in performing arts and their pedagogy.
Introduction
The Performing Arts Research Centre Tutke is responsible for doctoral education and research at Uniarts Helsinki’s Theatre Academy. It promotes artistic research on the performing arts and their pedagogy. Research through and in the arts is academic, multi-disciplinary, and community-based. Tutke is a leading centre for artistic research on the performing arts, and its research community is internationally networked.
Find out more about our research
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What is artistic research?
Art offers a premise and an aim for research: a motive, a terrain, a context and a whole range of methods.
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Our research projects
Learn more about the Theatre Academy’s research projects.
Research centre management and professors
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Hanna Järvinen
- University Lecturer
The Performing Arts Research Centre Tutke
Uniarts Helsinki’s Theatre Academy - +358503233455
- hanna.jarvinen@uniarts.fi
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Laura Gröndahl
- Vice Dean, Research
University Lecturer
Uniarts Helsinki’s Theatre Academy - +358503087727
- laura.grondahl@uniarts.fi
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Tuija Kokkonen
- Professor, Doctoral education Theatre Academy, Theatre Academy
- +358503250708
- tuija.kokkonen@uniarts.fi
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Leena Rouhiainen
- Head of the Research Institute, University of the Arts Helsinki;
Professor of Artistic Research, Theatre Academy - +358400792093
- leena.rouhiainen@uniarts.fi
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Maryam Bagheri Nesami
- Professor, Doctoral education Theatre Academy, Theatre Academy
- +358504385128
- maryam.bagheri.nesami@uniarts.fi
Support services
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Riitta Pasanen-Willberg
- Specialist, Education planning services Theatre Academy, Theatre Academy
- +358503243566
- riitta.pasanen-willberg@uniarts.fi
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Elina Raitasalo
- Coordinator, Education planning services Theatre Academy, Theatre Academy
- +358400792045
- elina.raitasalo@uniarts.fi
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Anniina Nurminen
- Coordinator, Education coordination services Theatre Academy, Theatre Academy
- +358503425984
- anniina.nurminen@uniarts.fi
Get to know us
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Our people
See a list of all employees of the unit.
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Doctoral candidates
See a list of our Doctoral Candidates.
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Performing Arts Research Centre’s mission and vision 2021-2030
Learn more about the guiding principles and objectives of Performing Arts Research Centre (Tutke).
Interviewing doctoral candidates
What we offer
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Tutke community
The Performing Arts Research Centre Tutke, which is part of Uniarts Helsinki’s Theatre Academy, is an active community of artist-researchers.
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Doctoral Programme of Artistic Research in Performing Arts
Deepen your expertise and become an artist-researcher at the Theatre Academy.
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Become a researcher at the Performing Arts Research Centre Tutke
At Tutke, you can work as a postdoctoral researcher or, if you have external funding, as a visiting or project researcher.
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Research funding application guide
Read instructions for the research funding application process
Our networks and research events
We are active participants in international research communities, especially in the Nordic countries, as well as domestic research communities. Every other year, our Carpa conference brings together artist-researchers from all over the world.
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Colloquium on Artistic Research in Performing Arts – Carpa
We host an international conference on artistic research every other year.
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Performance Philosophy
The international network organises a conference every other year.
Our publication series
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Acta Scenica
The Acta Scenica series includes doctoral dissertations from the Performing Arts Research Centre Tutke and miscellaneous peer-reviewed research on dance and theatre.
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Nivel
The Nivel publication series promotes discussion related to artistic research on the performing arts.
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Ruukku
Ruukku is a multidisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal on artistic research.
News
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“Mother, curator, dance writer” – Professor Maryam Bagheri Nesami sees artistic research as a potential site for practising freedom
Originally from Iran, Maryam Bagheri Nesami has lived as a migrant over a decade. Now she works as a professor of artistic research at Uniarts Helsinki’s Theatre Academy, specialising in dance, curatorial practices and choreo-writing around them.
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Professor Rouhiainen appointed as a member of the Scientific Council for Social Sciences and Humanities
Head of the Uniarts Helsinki’s Research Institute, Leena Rouhiainen, has been appointed to the Scientific Council for Social Sciences and Humanities of the Research Council of Finland for the term 2025–2027.
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CARPA 9 conference in 2025: Call for Presentations
The theme for the ninth international conference on artistic research is Ecological Design and Performance Pedagogies: Sustainable Practices and Interdisciplinary Acts in a Climate Changed World.