The UTFORSK Project 2018-2021. Final Report

Abstract

The UTFORSK Project (2018-2021) in drama and applied theatre has a nearly 20 years history, developed from networking between HVL (Faculty of Teacher Education, Arts and Sports) and STA (Shanghai Theatre Academy, Faculty of Dramatic Literature) from 2004. The UTFORSK Project has been funded by the Norwegian Government through DIKU (Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills). This report describes the closing of the project in Shanghai in November 2023, after two years of delay because of Covid. The report includes presentation of events during a visit to Jinan and Shandong Communication & Media College, the closing symposium at STA in Shanghai, and joint performance by BA students from STA and HVL in Shangha