Mette Obling Høeg

Mette Obling Høeg is a Teaching Associate Professor in the Department of Arts and Cultural Studies at the University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Humanities. Her contact information includes phone +4535321224 and email metteobling@hum.ku.dk. She actively contributes to academic discourse through research, teaching, and institutional leadership in performance studies and arts education.

Her research centers on theatre and performance processes as development and learning mechanisms in artistic and educational contexts, with special focus on the body's role in cognitive and memory processes. Theoretical frameworks include staging theory, dramaturgy, acting techniques, performativity theory, drama pedagogy, Applied Theatre, and interdisciplinary connections to pedagogy, sociology, psychology, design theory, philosophy of science, and embodied cognition.

Her publication trajectory (2012-2022) reveals consistent exploration of artistic research methodology, embodied learning in performance, and intersections between art practice and entrepreneurship. Key recurring themes include practice-based research, devising processes, artistic entrepreneurship, and the application of embodied cognition theories to pedagogical contexts, demonstrating a commitment to bridging theoretical discourse with practical implementation.

Scientific awards: No awards or honors were documented in the provided materials.

Her institutional engagement demonstrates significant service through committee leadership and teaching innovation:

• Board member of the Cultural Heritage Doctoral School (since 2014)
• Member of the Institute Council for Arts and Cultural Studies (since 2013)
• External examiner for Theatre and Performance Studies, Dance & Dramaturgy (since 2011)
• Coordinator of Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Teaching courses at University of Copenhagen (2015-2016)
• Member of KU's Innovation & Entrepreneurship Network (since 2014)