Explore everything about student life in Finland! In this podcast, student ambassadors from Uniarts share their experiences of living in Finland as art students. Topics include language learning, everyday living, and more.
Internationally acclaimed musician and artist, Tarek Atoui (https://www.google.com/search?q=Tarek+Atoui&oq=Tarek+Atoui&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyDggAEEUYJxg5GIAEGIoFMgcIARAuGIAEMgcIAhAAGIAEMgcIAxAAGIAEMgcIBBAAGIAEMgcIBRAAGIAEMgcIBhAAGIAEMgcIBxAAGIAEMgcICBAAGIAEMgcICRAAGIAE0gEIMTIxOGowajeoAgCwAgA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8) speaks about his practice at the intersection of music and visual arts. Atoui, who is based in Paris and originally from Lebanon, makes unique sculptural instruments and views architecture as a sounding body. Listen for profound advice on patience, failure, and the necessity of playfulness. He also advocates for the power of human encounter and experiencing art in the present moment, rather than through social media. (Blog summary version. (https://blogit.uniarts.fi/en/post/%f0%9f%8e%b6-sound-sculpture-and-the-art-of-the-present-moment-an-interview-with-tarek-atoui/))
Timestamps
(0:10) - Introduction and Tarek's talk on "Learnings from Improvisation"(1:33) - Defining his work: Music, visual arts, and inventive instruments(4:55) - From digital music to analog techniques(6:14) - All materials and sounds are equal(10:15) - Architecture as a sounding body(12:40) - Instructions for instrument making(16:15) - Playfulness in the creative process(17:24) - What is sound? (18:58) - The work must be experienced live (no social media)
Hosted by Elle (@studiomokii (https://www.instagram.com/studiomokii/), website (https://studiomokii.com/)).
7 Oct 2025
Comparative Dramaturgy MA: Anatomy and Paris: Miniseries Episode 8
Anna Korolainen Crevier (@annakorolainencrevier (annakorolainencrevier)) from @spindrifttheatre (https://www.instagram.com/spindrifttheatre/)discusses the Master’s in Comparative Dramaturgy and Performance Research (CDPR) (https://www.uniarts.fi/en/study-programmes/comparative-dramaturgy-and-performance-research-cdpr-master/). The unique double-degree program, which she experienced in both Helsinki and Paris, provides an in-depth understanding of dramaturgy as the "anatomy of a performance." Anna shares details about the program's focus on artistic research and her personal exploration of creativity, pleasure, and playfulness.
Timestamps
(0:43) - Introduction
(3:17) - The double-degree structure and partner schools
(10:59) - Application process
(26:21) - Advice for applicants
(32:33) - Work-life balance as a parent
(36:50) - Where to find Anna's work
Hosted by Ellenor Rose Nish (@studiomokii (https://www.instagram.com/studiomokii/), studiomokii.com (https://studiomokii.com/)).
30 Sept 2025
Cultural Study of Music BA: Books and Language: Miniseries Episode 7
In this episode, Siiri (https://www.instagram.com/seer.ee/) discusses the Cultural Study of Music program at the Sibelius Academy, a degree that focuses on music from the perspective of cultural studies. Why does Siiri value a broad education, who are the forgotten female Finnish composers and how did she land in the Seinäjoki unit of the Academy? You will find out, and more, in this weeks interview.
Or read all about it in the blogpost (https://blogit.uniarts.fi/en/post/exploring-the-bachelor-of-cultural-study-of-music/).
Book recommendations:
Stuart Hall: Essential Essays, Volume 1 & 2 (2019)
Janet Wolff: The Social Production of Art (1981)
Sini Mononen ja Susanna Välimäki (toim.): Muusiikki muutosvoimana: Aktivistisen musiikintutkimuksen manifesti (2018)
Timestamps
(0:08) Meet Siiri
(1:17) What is Seinäjoki like?
(3:39) What do you study there?
(5:18) About the bachelor
(7:40) Study path
(10:05) Siiri's journey
(11:07) Application process
(12:32) New trends in the cultural field
(13:43) Internship
(15:56) After graduation
(17:20) Thesis
(18:35) Advice for applicants
(21:07) Wellbeing
Hosted by Elle (studiomokii.com (studiomokii.com))
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