A thousand artistic possibilities in a uniquely multi-faceted environment

Programmes and courses
  • In focus

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      Courses in spring 2027

      Now is the time to apply for our courses in circus, dance, dance pedagogy, film and media, opera and theatre. Welcome with your application by 15 October!

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      Open days and information sessions 2026

      Are you curious about what it is like to study at a university of the arts? This autumn, you have several opportunities to meet students and teachers and find out more about our programmes, both on campus and online.

    • ON / OFF SCREEN – Artistic research through the screen

      What happens to an artistic practice when it is translated onto a screen? VIS Open Call #18 invites artistic researchers to explore the screen as a surface, filter, barrier, window or portal. The editor of the issue is Mia Engberg, filmmaker and PhD alumni at SKH. Deadline 11 November 2026.

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    Photo: Eos Karlsson

    This is SKH

    Stockholm University of the Arts, SKH, offers education and research within the fields of Circus, Dance, Film and Media, Opera and Theatre. It is both one of the oldest higher education institutions in Stockholm – and one of the youngest.
  • Events

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    • Monday 5 Oct+ 5 other occasions
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      5Oct

      Within practice

      Here’s the festival where you can delve into how and why dance is created! This year’s festival for choreographic practices takes place 5–10 October. Within Practice is run by choreographer Björn Säfsten and is created in close collaboration with MDT, Dansens Hus, Danscentrum and SKH.

    • Wednesday 7 Oct
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      7Oct

      Wednesday seminar: Site-Integrity: The Ethics and Agency of Collaborative, Site-Responsive Filmmaking

      Join us on Wednesday for a seminar exploring Site-integrity (S-i), a site-specific, process-driven research practice which approaches filmmaking as a collaborative, embodied engagement with place rather than a representational record of it.

    • Saturday 10 Oct+ 5 other occasions
      10Oct

      Departure 2026

      Enjoy our acting students present their solo projects. Each performance is max 45 minutes. You are welcome to book your tickets on our Swedish website from 23 September.

    • A picture of Akka/Áhkká, one of the sacred mountains in Sámi culture.ne of the Sámi people’s sacred mountains

      A series of seminars on Sápmi and Sámi history, culture and contemporary life

      2026-09-30

      This autumn, SKH is taking part in a seminar series on Sápmi and Sámi history, culture and contemporary life. The series is organised by Kin Museum of Contemporary Art together with several higher education institutions and organisations. The series coincides with the submission of the Sámi Truth Commission’s final report on 30 September 2026.

    • Portrait

      The Swedish Research Council awards 4.5 million to research project at SKH

      2026-09-30

      The Swedish Research Council has decided to award a project grant for artistic research in 2026 to the project SOLAR SONIC SENSORIES: Staying with listening-through-solar in the digital era, led by Jenny Sunesson.

    • ON / OFF SCREEN – Artistic research through the screen

      2026-09-28

      What happens to an artistic practice when it is translated onto a screen? VIS Open Call #18 invites artistic researchers to explore the screen as a surface, filter, barrier, window or portal. The editor of the issue is Mia Engberg, filmmaker and PhD alumni at SKH. Deadline 11 November 2026.

  • Shortcuts

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      International cooperation

      International cooperation is an important part of education and research at SKH. Through an active dialogue with external partners and close cooperation with universities around the world, we strengthen the quality of our education and research and give students and staff the possibility to develop.

    • Two dancing people spinning in red fabric. From the performance The New Theatre/Scenex 2022.

      Quality Enhancement Work

      These web pages are primarily aimed at the staff and students of Stockholm University of the Arts (SKH) and are intended as a support for quality enhancement work. The quality enhancement web pages are also aimed at other interested parties.

    • Three circus students standing on each other. From the performance Closing Acts, 2018.

      Targeted study support

      At SKH, everyone should be able to study on equal terms and have the same opportunities to conduct their studies regardless of functional variation. If you as a student have a functional variation that affects your ability to study, you are entitled to targeted study support.

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      Careers

      SKH is looking for people who want to contribute to an attractive study, research and working environment. Here you will find job vacancies at SKH, plus links to trade union organisations, information on preferential rights and the criteria for applying for teaching positions.

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    Exchange studies

    SKH welcomes international students to experience academic studies and student life at a university with a variety of educations within the field of art!
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