Embodied Knowledge Workshop - Open Call 2026
Seeking participants for a new edition of the workshop! Participation this time involves taking part in a research study in education. The EKW is organized in Helsinki, in person, in the Fall 2026. Registration is open until June 15!
The 9-session workshop brings together movement, sensory practices, conversation, and creative exercises to explore questions of identity, difference, ecology, and coexistence. The EKW has been running since 2019, is open to adults from all backgrounds, and this edition actively welcomes people outside the arts. All sessions are facilitated in English by me, María Villa. I’m an educator, researcher, and art curator.
First meeting will be an individual conversation arranged with you in August.
EKW sessions will be held once a week, from September–November 2026:
- Wednesdays 9.09, 23.09, 7.10, 21.10, 04.11 — from 17.30 to 20.30 (3 hours)
- Saturdays 19.09, 3.10, 17.10, 31.10 — from 10.00 to 16.00 (5 hours, + 1 hour lunch break)
Last meeting will be an individual conversation arranged in November.
Place: ESKUS Performance Art Centre, Suvilahti, Helsinki. The venue and dance studio are largely accessible.
The workshop is open to people of all physical abilities; all exercises are adaptable to your body and what feels right to you.
Participation involves committing to all sessions and two recorded conversations (before and after the workshop, arranged with you personally). Full information on the study is provided before you decide. If you have questions before registering, feel free to contact me at ekw2026@tuni.fi
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This workshop and study are possible thanks to the support of Kone Foundation.