Teacher

I have worked as a teacher, lecturer and advisor at different performing art educations in Denmark (and abroad) since 1999.

My professional career began as a part-time teacher of dramaturgy and theatre history at the schools of acting and playwriting (Aarhus Theater) in 1999. From 2003-2005, I was responsible for planning and developing the content of the acting department’s theory courses, which mainly focused on reading classical and modern drama texts from a historical, philosophical, and sociological perspective. I enjoy the challenge of exploring difficult concepts in accessible, interesting, and engaging ways.

From 2003 to 2009, I held a position at The Institute of Aesthetic Science (University of Aarhus), where I taught and mentored BA and MA students in Dramaturgy, Performance Analysis, Applied Theatre, Aesthetics of Theatre, and more.

Most of my subsequent work as a teacher, researcher, and educational leader has been focusing on the way in which dramaturgical theory and theatre practice can inform each other and have a strong impact on our understanding of art education and its relations to the professional field of the theatre.

References

The School of Acting, Aarhus Theater (teacher, 1999-2005).

The Danish National School of Playwriting (teacher, 2003-2009)

Institute of Aesthetic Science (University of Aarhus, research assistant and PhD 2003-2009).

Norwegian Theatre Academy (visiting lecturer, 2006-2008)

The Danish National School of Playwriting (rector, 2010-2015)

The Danish National School of Performing Arts (rector, 2015-2021)

The Theatre Academy of Helsinki – Uniarts Helsinki (international advisory board and visiting lecturer, 2019-2022).

Oslo National Academy of the Arts (Professor in Dramaturgy, 2022-)

Researcher

Professor in Dramaturgy (Oslo National Academy of the Arts) from 2022.

I hold a MA of Dramaturgy (2003) and a PhD in Contemporary European Drama (2009).

I have written and published more than 25 book chapters and essays about contemporary theatre and playwriting.

I am a member of the editorial board of Peripeti – journal of dramaturgical studies.

In 2014, I was among the first researchers in Denmark to receive a state grant for artistic research. I have developed two practice-based projects about playwriting (“Vidnesbyrdets dramaturgi” and “Teatralitet i tekst og rum”) in close collaboration with Sandra Theresa Buch.

From 2015-2021, I managed and supervised numerous artistic research projects from inception to final presentation. These projects all shared a common ambition: to explore various approaches to theatre and performance creation (e.g., site specific theatre, sonic dramaturgy, movement material, dance and participation, immersive technologies) and the possibility to create new ideas and knowledge within the different educations and disciplines.

I have been actively involved in international research projects as well as international research networks (e.g., NORTEAS, Écoles des Écoles, ELIA, GLOMUS).

I served as chairman for NORTEAS (Nordplus network for Nordic and Baltic Theatre and Dance institutions of Higher Education) from 2019 to 2021.

Educational leader

In 2010, I was appointed Rector of The Danish National Academy for Playwriting.

From 2015 – 2022, I served as rector of The Danish National School of Performing Arts.

In 2023, I was appointed as a professor of dramaturgy at the Oslo National Academy of Art. I have been responsible for KHIO’s BA in theatre directing (in 2023), and the Ma in Theatre and MA in Contemporary Dramaturgy and Performance research (from 2023-).