Lapsing Around is a series on Life of an Art Student Pod that delves deep into the LAPS programme.
In this episode, Georgios Rallis interviews Xiaole Wang, a student in the LAPS programme (Live Art and Performance Studies, MA at the Theatre Academy, Uniarts Helsinki).
Link to LAPS programme: https://www.uniarts.fi/en/study-programmes/live-art-and-performance-studies-master/
Link to blog post: https://blogit.uniarts.fi/en/latest-blog-posts/
Uniarts Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uniartshelsinki/
LAPS Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/liveart_performancestudies/
Georgios Rallis Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gravity_grave/
Xiaole Wang Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pinpure/
Timestamps
(0:39) – Self-introduction
(2:08) – What is your biggest pet peeve? What’s something that absolutely irritates you?
(3:40) – How has LAPS been for you so far?
(5:23) – How was the application process for you?
(10:50) – What was your biggest takeaway? What are the positives and negatives of the program?
(13:40) – What about the courses? Did anything stand out to you specifically?
(17:43) – Do you have any advice for people coming to Finland for the first time?
(27:18) – How did the combination in your research come about?
(36:13) – What was your experience like going to Berlin with a grant from the academy?
(39:29) – What is your thesis work about? What method are you using?
(46:20) – Where do you see yourself in the future?