draama.boreale@uniarts.fi

DRAMA BOREALE CONFERENCE 2026 CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS IS OPEN UNTIL 30 DECEMBER 2025

Please, read first the full call here where you can find the link to the submission form

Name: Drama Boreale - forces and f(r)ictions
Dates: 6.-8.8. 2026
Venue: Theatre Academy, University of the Arts, Helsinki, Finland

                                                                              

The Drama Boreale2026 conference is organised by Uniarts Helsinki’s Theatre Academy in cooperation with FIDEA, Arts Academy of Turku University of Applied Sciences, the City of Helsinki Education Division and Laajasalo Institute. 

Since 1994, Nordic agents in the field of drama and theatre pedagogy have taken turns organising the summer conference Drama Boreale every three years. The position of drama and theatre pedagogy as part of the education system is diverse and multifaceted. During the conference, we view our artistic field mainly through the lens of its ability to reinforce the power of community

We welcome all forms of performing arts consisting of presentations, workshops and combinations of these to join us to represent as many kinds of operational contexts as possible. We will get to together and share our views and practices that bring the relevance of artistic activities and research into sharp focus. We will also reflect on experiences of friction-filled processes, risk-taking and failures. 

Themes and questions

Drama Boreale’s conference committee invites presentation proposals that relate to or engage with one of the conference themes and questions:

• Theatre Pedagogy in the Process of Creating a Performance
• Performance Processes in Drama and Theatre Pedagogy
• Agencies in Drama and Theatre Pedagogy
• Theatre Pedagogy and Social Change
• Emerging Practices in Drama and Theatre Pedagogy
• Collaborative Learning in Drama and Theatre Pedagogy
• Drama and Theatre Pedagogy as a Source of Empowerment
• The Advocacy of Drama and Theatre Pedagogy

Invited Keynotes
Katariina Numminen, Director, playwright, dramaturg, doctoral researcher in artistic research, teacher of dramaturgy and writing
Nina Dahl-Tallgren, Doctor of Education, theatre pedagogue, and post-doc researcher
SMIL-projektet

The Call for Presentations is open until 30 November 2025. Please, read first the full call here where you can find the link to the submission form.

Email: draama.boreale@uniarts.fi

Drama Boreale Conference Committee

• Riku Saastamoinen (Chair)
• Irene Kajo
• Annemari Untamala
• Ullariikka Koskela
• Minna Haapasalo
• Riitta Pasanen-Willberg (Practical Management)