Fredrik Haller

Fredrik Haller is a Senior Lecturer and Head of Department at Malmö Theatre Academy, Lund University, where he has been teaching since 2000. He leads the playwright program and shares responsibility for the Master's program in Theatre, focusing on educational quality, artistic supervision, and curriculum development.

His research and artistic work centers on new dramaturgy, collaborative creation, and artistic research. Key interests include:

• Developing methods in scenic and dramatic writing
• Epistemology and composition in performance
• Critical perspectives on artistic practice
• Using theatre to explore democracy and social systems
• Conversational dramaturgies as responses to societal challenges

His recent artistic outputs reflect a strong trend toward performance as a method for understanding human action and artistic engagement with democratic crises. These works often involve collaboration, particularly with Jörgen Dahlkvist, and blend research with live performance.

His scientific awards include:

• Thaliapriset (2007)
• Carl Åkermarks Stipendium (2013)
• LMK-stiftelsens stipendium (2019)

Fredrik Haller actively supervises student projects in the Master’s program and leads artistic research initiatives. He has been involved in significant projects such as Solidarity as an Industry, exploring the privatization of public responsibilities in EU asylum policy. His work is supported by grants and institutional collaborations, emphasizing interdisciplinary and socially engaged art.

He is a key figure in organizing academic and public events, including workshops like New Dramaturgies (2019) and Enacted Knowledge (2023), and public lectures such as Transistor Talks. His leadership extends to shaping curricula and fostering innovative teaching formats in a rapidly changing, digital, and heterogeneous artistic landscape.