Dance performance
Learn about our MA programme in Dance Performance's activities, content of studies, current events and latest publications.
Introduction
The master’s degree programme in dance performance offers their students an opportunity to develop their artistic practices as dancers and performers in a diverse educational community. The education is build on an expanded understanding of the role of a dance artist and is in active relation to the current issues in the field.
The studies broaden the student’s understanding of the history, theory and practices of dance art and provides a platform for artistic experimenting, deepening one’s own performance practices and creative collaboration with students in other degree programs. Through optional studies and personal study planning, the studies provide an opportunity to delve into self-interesting working methods, roles and traditions.
Location
Contact information
Jan-Peter Kaiku
Manager, dance, dance performance, choreography, Education planning services Theatre Academy, Theatre Academy
+358400792041 jan-peter.kaiku@uniarts.fiNews and events
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Meaningful and Memorable: a Dance Performance MA Exchange Experience
Read an interview with Hyunbean Jeon who spent the spring 2026 semester at the Dance Performance MA programme at Uniarts Helsinki.
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Dance performance alum: I enjoy learning and growing in supported group processes
Surrounded by the surreal conditions of the Finnish winter, Australian Jacqueline Aylward applied to the Theatre Academy. Read about Jacqueline’s experience of the master’s programme in dance performance and her perception of Finland after living here for almost five years.
Studies
Read about the studies of dance performance in Theatre Academy.
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Dance performance (Master's programme)
Read about applying and find the study guide for degree structure and course descriptions.
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Theatre Academy Dance Collective TADaC
A collective of second year master’s students in dance performance and a platform for their thesis projects.
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Artistic projects in the studies of dance performance
Read about the projects that are part of the studies of dance performance in Theatre Academy.
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Written MA theses online
Browse and read written MA theses in the institutional repository Taju.
Perspectives and writings about dance
Students and the most recent alumni
Artistic research and publications
Theatre Academy is a pioneer in artistic research. Read doctoral dissertations and MA thesis.
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Research
The special nature of our research is based on direct and rich interaction between research and art.
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Kinesis publications series
Read research publications on dance.
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Acta Senica publications series on artists research
Browse and read online doctoral dissertation from Theatre Academy.
Staff
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Eeva Muilu
Professor, Master's Degree Programme in Dance Performance, Theatre Academy
+358456349704 eeva.muilu@uniarts.fi -
Sanna Myllylahti
Lecturer, Degree programme in Dance, Theatre Academy
+358440504722 sanna.myllylahti@uniarts.fi -
Maria Saivosalmi
Lecturer, Degree programme in Dance, Theatre Academy
maria.saivosalmi@uniarts.fi -
Simo Kellokumpu
Lecturer, Master's Degree Programme in Dance Performance, Theatre Academy
+358504727421 simo.kellokumpu@uniarts.fi -
Jan-Peter Kaiku
Manager, dance, dance performance, choreography, Education planning services Theatre Academy, Theatre Academy
+358400792041 jan-peter.kaiku@uniarts.fi


