Choreographer's MA programme University of the Arts Theater Academy 2013-2016
Dance teacher programme BA Savonia University of Applied Science 2006-2010
Folkdancer program Tampere Conservatory 2005-2006
ARTISTIC WORK
Wild Thing - Performance with the city landscape At Kalasatama area, Helsinki, 2022 Production Circus Maximus
Wild Thing - Workshop with the city landscape At Kalasatama area, Helsinki, 2022 Co-production with Mad House Helsinki and Circus Maximus
Toisinajattelijat OtherWise / Muun viisautta book, 2022 OtherWise / Muun viisautta Gallery festival at Yö Galleria, Helsinki, 2022 Podcast series on the work of art and sensuous futures, 2021-2022
S-projekti / Mullin Mallin A performance for children audiences Performances at daycare centers and playgrounds in Helsinki and at Tehdas Theater in Turku, 2022 Co-production with Esitystaiteen Seura / Live Art Society
Flesh Thing A performance made in a vacant store space in Helsinki, 2021
Sketches on Class V As a performer in a dance performance, fac. Elsa Heikkilä and Laura Lehtinen, 2021 Oulu Production JoJo - Oulu Dance Center
Wild Thing – Tuoli ja Paperi Reading circle -performance taking part of Olohuone 306,4km2 -festival 2021, Turku
Soolon Tapahtuma – the Happening of Solo In collaboration with Sanna Kekäläinen and Lin Da, K&C Space Helsinki, 2021
S-projekti / Phhhhh-solo Solo-showings 8-9 in K&C-space, Helsinki and Eskus, Helsinki 2019
Musta, mustempi, romani –theater play As a choreographer in a theater play, dir. Elina Izarra Rakastajat-theater Pori, 2019 Additional performances at Tampere Theater Festival and Virus Theater Helsinki, 2021
Flesh Thing - Atelier Asbestos Art Space, Helsinki 2019
S-projekti / Phhhhh-solo Solo-showings 5-7 in Haihara, Tampere, Space for Free Arts, Helsinki and Cable Factory, Helsinki 2018
Bounce Space for Free Arts, Helsinki, 2017 Performed also at Roskajamit -happening in Kajaani (organized by Routa-company) 2018
S-projekti / Phhhhh-solo Solo-showings 1-4 in Artspace Virgiinia, Asematila and UrbanApa X Ateneum, Helsinki 2016 and 2017
The Darkest Hits As a performer in a dance performance, chor. Maija Mustonen, Oulu 2016 Production JoJo-the northern dance center of Finland
Mass Thing Lume studio-stage Helsinki 2016 The artistic part of my thesis for Choreography Master studies Production Theater Academy of Helsinki
BOUNCE A trailer-performance, first part of a series of performances Performed at Kaktus Dance Festival and UrbanApa Festival in Helsinki 2015 and in DEC/DANCE happening in Jyväskykä 2017.
PLAYPLAYPLAYPLAY Work done as part of the MA studies University of Arts Theater Academy Helsinki 2014
PopCorps A solowork done as part of the MA studies University of the Arts Theater Academy Helsinki 2014 Performed also at Platform Nord -festival in Kristiansand, Norway 2016
Images of Helsinki In collaboration with director Elina Izarra and six young summer workers, Stoa Helsinki 2021 Production URB-festival 2012 in collaboration with the city of Helsinki
PEDAGOGIGAL WORK // WORKSHOPS
Indulge the movement - Contemporary Dance for All -course Zodiak - Center for New Dance 2020
Workshop "Speculative Leanings and Wild Things" // "Spekulatiivisia vinoumia ja villejä asioita" at UrbanApa Toolbox #17, Helsinki 2020
Head of the Dance Department West Finland College 2011-2019 Contemporary Dance, Jazz Dance, Improvisation & Composition, Anatomy, Dance History, Dance Analysis, Dance Knowledge and Body Conditioning
Responsible teacher forUniarts Helsinki Open University-studies in dance organized at the West Finland College (20 credits)
Guest teacher in Contemporary Dance and Applied Anatomy for movement Premio MAB Academy meetings in Bergamo Italy 2014-2015
Guest Contemporary Dance teacher Your Dance summer and winter camps Italy Sestriere 2013- 2015
Contemporary, Jazz Dance and Children Dance teacher Kerava Dance School, 2009- 2012
Children Dance teacher Helsinki Dance School, 2010-2011
Jazz Dance, Ballet and Anatomy teacher West Finland College 2010-2011
RESIDENCIES Saari residence (Mynämäki) / The Singing of the Sirens 2022 Kulturfactory (Domicella, IT) / S-projekti 2022 Villa Lante (Rome, IT) / 2022 Z-free residency at Zodiak - Center for New Dance(Helsinki) / Wild Thing 2020 Kutomo (Turku) / Wild Thing 2020 Kokko1721residence (Kangasniemi) / S-projekti 2020 Saari residence (Mynämäki) / S-projekti Phhhhh-solo 2020 Live Art Society's Autumn residency (Helsinki) / S-projekti Phhhhh-solo 2019 Shawbrook Dance residency (Shawbrook, Ireland) / Flesh Thing 2019 Kekäläinen & Co Keidas-residency (Helsinki) / S-projekti Phhhhh-solo 2019 Sisä-Suomen tanssin aluekeskus Haihara (Tampere) / S-projekti Phhhhh-solo 2018 Kutomo (Turku) / S-projekti Phhhhh-solo 2018
ADDITIONAL COURSES
Non-discriminatory Learning Deborah Hay 2021, Workshop with Mette Ingvartsen 2019, Thing Power Simone Aughterlony, Flying Low David Zambrano 2018, Depth movement Edivaldo Ernesto 2017, Tuning Scores Lisa Nelson 2017, Flying low and Passing through David Zambrabo 2016, Minor Gestures Erin Manning 2015, Doing with less, even more movement and performance options Deborah Hay 2015, Deltebre dansa Dance Festival 2014, Choreographicimprovisationworkshop by Rosalind Crisp 2013, Physicaldramaturgy workshop by Martin Nachbar 2012, Flyinglow David Zambrano and UltimaVezrepertoiryGerman Jauregui ImpulsTanz 2011, Countertechnique Anouk van Dijk 2007
POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY
A board member of Tanssille ry 2018- and a board member of Live Art Society 2019- (Chairperson 2021)