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Disputation | Jörgen Dahlqvist – In Dialogue with Society: Democratic Engagement through Theatre
Jörgen Dahlqvist’s doctoral project explores how theatre can contribute to democratic engagement. The starting point was artistic probes investigating aspects of democracy: participation, deliberation and inclusion. The probes resulted in three productions presented at theatre institutions in Sweden. In "Skapa Demokrati" (Creating Democracy), participation was promoted by encouraging the audience members to create a democracy together. In "Öva Demokrati" (Practicing Democracy), deliberation was in focus. The performance allowed the audience to deliberate on suggestions for strengthening Swedish Democracy. In "Monument", different strategies were used to promote inclusion in society. The project started with the idea that monuments say something about society.
The research has resulted in strategies for inclusion and a novel theatre format, the conversational theatre, which encourages participation and deliberation. These outcomes could provide the theatre with methods to be in dialogue with society.
In Dialogue with Society: Democratic Engagement through Theatre
28 March 2025, at 13:00
Opponent: Lecturer Dr Mads Thygesen, Aarhus universitet / Kunsthøgskolen i Olso
Location: Bryggeriteatern, Malmö Theatre Academy, Bergsgatan 31, Malmö
Zoom: https://lu-se.zoom.us/j/68685037030
Artistic presentation: Creating Democracy (In English)
27 March 2025, at 19:00
Participants: Jörgen Dahlqvist and Fredrik Haller
Duration of the performance: approx. 90 min
Location: Malmö Theatre Academy, Bergsgatan 31, Malmö
Tickets (free)
Read more about Creating Democracy here
Jörgen Dahlqvist is a playwright and director, as well as a video-, light, and sound designer. He is since 2021 a PhD student in artistic research at Malmö Theatre Academy. He has been the artistic director of the performing arts collective Teater Weimar since 2003, but have the last years also worked at many theatre institutions in Sweden. He has written and directed around fifty performances, many of which have been performed internationally.
Read more about Jörgen’s PhD on the Lund University Research Portal – portal.research.lu.se
About the event
Location:
Bryggeriteatern, Malmö Theatre Academy, Bergsgatan 31, Malmö
Contact:
amanda [dot] pettersson [at] thm [dot] lu [dot] se