I am aware that this conference is designed in line with a Participatory action research (PAR) project.

**Participatory action research (PAR) is a collaborative way of research inquiry in cycles of planning-acting-observerving and reflecting. The research is done within the community, in this case the Drama Boreale context, but also communicated to other parts of the research community, in iterative feedback loops. Action oriented learning changes and challenges traditional positionality between the researchers and the practioners.The process is not neatly planned, but emerges as we find new questions and areas to explore during our time together. The process is unique, as well as the outcomes. Our wish is for the learning that takes place to both be harvested and continue and grow beyond our days together.

Participatory action research (PAR) is an approach to research in communities that emphasizes participation and action. It seeks to understand the world by trying to change it, collaboratively and following reflection. PAR emphasizes collective inquiry and experimentation grounded in experience and social history. Within a PAR process, "communities of inquiry and action evolve and address questions and issues that are significant for those who participate as co-researchers".