Põhjala tehas, Ankru saal (Ankru 10, Tallinn)
Start Date:
15.10.2025
Start Time:
18:00
End Date:
15.10.2025
EMTA, EKA and BFM invite you to the Science Café!
On Wednesday, 15 October at 6 p.m., a discussion evening will take place in AnkruSAAL at Põhjala Factory (Ankru 10, Tallinn). Researchers from the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre (EMTA), the Estonian Academy of Arts (EKA) and Tallinn University’s Baltic Film, Media and Arts School (TLU BFM) will share insights into their creative practice and research, exploring the nature, methods and outcomes of artistic research. The event will be held in Estonian.
This Science Café focuses on “Artistic Research and the Audience.”
Until now, studies of theatre, film, art and concert audiences have largely come from a sociological perspective. Artistic research offers new angles, examining the relationship between performer or creator (musician, conductor, actor, artist and others) and listener/viewer, and how their roles and functions shift in different situations. Some art forms draw the audience directly into the creation of the work—eliciting a wide range of reactions. A good example is co-created or “life-based” theatre. How can an encounter between performer and audience become truly equal within a performance? Such questions provide fertile ground for conversation with Science Café guests: what are their own experiences and expectations?
Moderator: Mihhail Gerts (EMTA)
Panelists: Kadri Noormets (EMTA), Alisson Kruusmaa (EMTA), Sten Kauber (TLU BFM), Joanna Kalm (EKA)
Musical performance: Kristjan Kannukene (EMTA)
The Science Café on 15 October is part of the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre’s flagship festival MÜRIAADfest.
Participation is free of charge, but please register in advance by 9 October HERE.
The event is supported by the Estonian Research Council’s science popularisation programme and is open to everyone interested.
