George: “The whole point of academia is learning, trying and failing, and then progressing and expanding because of that.” 

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 Shaghayegh Ansari, 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 Uniarts 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/ 

Timestamps 

(1:20) – If you could relive a memory of your life, what would it be and why? 

(5:00) – How has the LAPS programme been for you? At what stage are you? 

(7:15) – How did you end up being in LAPS? How was the process for you? 

(11:56) – Can you explain a bit more about the combination of work and theory? 

(14:00) – Exist internationally. 

(20:30) – Advice about the application process. 

(22:40) – What do you like the most about the academy? What's the one thing you’d take away from it? 

(24:45) – What do you like the most about Finland? How about the other way around? 

(26:40) – Shaghayegh Ansari’s practice. 

(38:52) – Shaghayegh Ansari’s thesis work, schedule, location, and process. 

(45:00) – Your working method and strategy here at Uniarts. 

(48:00) – How do you see yourself relating to the artistic field in the future?