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Education
2014 – 2019 Turku Arts Academy - Program in Performing Arts (BA), Degree Programme in Drama Instructing. Title: Drama Instructor & Pedagogue
2016 – 2018 École International de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq - Professional Course, two year training in Physical Theatre, including Full Mask, Half-mask, Gestural Language, Chorus, Bouffon, Burlesque, Absurd and Clown. Title: Actor & Professional of Theatre
2016 – 2017 École International de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq, Laboratory for the study of Movement - Department for experimental scenography. Studies of scenography, architecture, fine arts, object theatre and movement analysis
Selected theatre works
2023 UBU / Performer, Director: Robert Wilson / The Watermill Center, NY
2023 Veden virran velloma / Concept & performer / The Watermill Center, NY
2022 Elämän uni / Stage design & performer, Director: Martta Pesonen / HIT Helsinki
2022 CUT.IT.OFF. / AD, concept, text & performer: Katimari Niskala / Kokoteatteri, Helsinki
2021-2022 4:48 Psychosis / Actor, Director: Moe Mustafa / Kokoteatteri & Porin teatteri
2021 NSFW / Actor, Director: Anna Veijalainen / Kokoteatteri, Helsinki
2020 Coll Name Generator: Lierikolu / Devised collaboration / Levoteatteri, Helsinki
2020 Zambezi / Producer & production manager / Aleksanterinteatteri, Helsinki
2019 Nightingale / Performer, collaboration with Max Gabarre-Grindrod / Bow Art Raw Labs, London
2019 Woman on the Phone / Performer, Director: Bianca Casady & Irina Anufrieva / The Watermill Center, New York
2019 After Clearing the Internal Forests / Performer, Director: Naufus Ramirez-Figueroa / The Watermill Center, New York
2019 Tyttö ja tanssiva karhu / Director / Helsingin Kellariteatteri, Helsinki
2018 Minimal Act / Performing artist / École Jacques Lecoq & Centre George Pompidou Museum, Paris
2017 Archetypes / Performer / Wyspa Koni, Ostroszowice Poland
2017 Traverser la frontière / Performer / Crazy Compass Theatre, Paris
2014 – 2015 Meganin tarina / Actor, Director: Hilkka-Liisa Iivanainen / Turku City Theatre, Tampere International Theatre Festival 2015
2015 Radio Play: Meganin tarina / Voice actor / Turku City Theatre & Yle Broadcasting
Visual Works
2022 Elämän Uni, Stage design / HIT Helsinki
2022 CUT.IT.OFF, Stage design / Kokoteatteri
2019 Worth Their Salt, Mixed Media / Bow Arts Raw Labs, London
2019 Bound, Cross-arts collaboration / Levoteatteri: Runokuvaa 3
Residencies & Teaching
2023 Redukt_Studio, Helsinki / Artist-in-Residency / Raa’aksi olet tuleva - work-in-progress
2023 & 2019 Robert Wilson & The Byrd Hoffman Water Mill Foundation, New York – International Summer Program / Multiple projects
2020 Kokoteatteri / Customer Service Manager & Audience Work / NSFW, Aktivistinäytelmä 3
2019 Centre for the Study of Substructured Loss, Bow Art London - Artist-in-Residency / Echoed in Flesh and Fodder - exposition
2019 Bread & Puppet Theater - Visitor & Volunteer / Diagonal Life Circus
2018 Helsinki City Theater - Drama Instructor / Course on physical theatre
2016 Laajasalo Adult Education College - Drama Instructor / Course on physical theatre
Grants
2021 Arts Promotion Center Finland - Corona Grant, 6000 € / For stage creation & development of practice
2020 Arts Promotion Center Finland - Corona Grant, 3000 € / For the development of practice
2019 Arts Promotion Center Finland - Grant for Mobility, 2000 € / For travel expenses to The Watermill Center and Bread & Puppet Theater
TV and Film
2021 Roba / Yellow Film & TV / “Nurse”
2020-2021 Aikuiset / Yellow Film & TV / Assistant
2019 HOAS CRIBS Advertisement film / Grapevine Media Oy / Actor
2019 Pitkä perjantai – film / Director: Karim Saheb / Actor, “Red wine”
2018 Dracula – music video / Director: Karim Saheb / Assistant
2015 Kauneus sekoittaa mun pään – music video / Director: Jenni Kangasniemi / Assistant
Special skills
Physical Theatre
Mime, Movement analysis, Yoga, Acrobatics
Theatre Masks
Pedagogy & Workshops
Visual Art
Building a Scenic Design
Building a Visual Art Piece
Dance
2007 - 2013 Jazz, Show - dance, Balet, Hip hop, Locking and Vogueing at Helsinki Dance Institute and dance schools Footlight, DCA & StepUp.
Music
Ukulele as an instrument
2016 Diploma on the Theory of Music / Turku Conservatory
2016 Diploma on Classical Singing / Turku Conservatory
2011 - 2013 Rhythmical Singing, CVT-teacher Kaisa Huotari