Minority actors and actresses reported difficulties in entering the profession and working as actors and actresses. Racism and discrimination are still not recognised and addressed.
When you go to see a performance at the Tampere University Theatre Monument, you can look at the photographs of Näty graduates from the Theatre Studies degree programme while you wait. There are many familiar actors in the photos, but not many non-white ones.
– It’s not automation. Yes, diversity and equality must be taken into account in selection tests. Not only skin colour, but also cultural background, social class or even previous places of residence or study. This is where we have a big job to do, and it is something we need to talk about all the time.
According to Professor Pauliina Hulko, Näty aims to ensure that all activities and practices are clear, fair, equal, equitable and respectful. The photo shows second-year students in rehearsal. …
The mural by fairytale artist Petronella Grahn is called The Secret of the Fairytale Forest. She painted the work last spring for charity without remuneration.