EDUCATION

• Master of Arts 2003 Dance department of Theatre Academy, Helsinki, Finland
• Baccalaureate, 1999 Haukilahti Upper Secondary School
• Studies in contemporary dance, jazz dance and classical ballet in Espoo Dance Institute 1990-98
• After graduating I have worked as a freelance dancer. I have danced in various productions in Zodiak (The Center for New Dance in Finland). I have also worked in a number of productions by independent choreographers of contemporary dance.

EXPERIENCE AS A DANCER

• 2006 TOTENTANZ- KUMMALLINEN TANSSI ELÄMÄSSÄ Chor. by Riitta Pasanen-Willberg/ Ateneum hall, Helsinki. Finland
• 2006 NUOLAISE JA TIPAHDA Chor. by Eeva Muilu / Theater Academy, Helsinki, Finland
• 2006 MANWOMAN Chor. by Ismo-Pekka Heikinheimo, Vara konserthus, Sweden
• 2005 PALKEEN HENKI – YHTEISEN HENGITYKSEN LUMOUS Chor. by Thomas Freundlich / DocMus concert, Ateneum Hall, Helsinki, FinlandAlso performed at * Tanssivirtaa festival, Tampere 2006
• 2005 HÄMÄRÄN HOHDE Chor. by Petri Kekoni / Zodiak, Culture Center Stoa, Helsinki, Finland
• 2005 ALUE Chor. by Favela Vera Ortiz / Indie Art Factory festival, Ateneum Hall, Helsinki, Finland Also performed at * Verstas III festival, Jyväskylä, Finland
• 2005 AURA Chor. by Hanna Pajala-Assefa / M.A.D 10 year festival, Savoy Theater, Helsinki, Finland
• 2005 OPUS CORPUS Chor. by Favela Vera Ortiz / Full Moon Dance Festival, Pyhäjärvi, Finland
• 2005 CANADIAN POEMS Chor. by Riitta Pasanen-Willberg / Zodiak, Helsinki, Finland
• 2005 DREAMCATCHER Chor. by Thomas Freundlich / 9 th International Solo-Dance-Theatre Festival, Stuttgart, Germany. Also performed at * Tanssin aika festival in Jyväskylä Finland 2006 *Kajaani Poetry Weeks 2005, * Ylitornio Culture Weeks 2005. *A tour in November 2005 in the Netherlands and Germany organized by Stuttgart Solo-Dance-Theatre Festival
• 2004 KUILU JA TÄHDET Chor. by Thomas Freundlich / Ylitornio, Finland Also performed at *Tornion Rajasoitto 2004, * Kajaani Poetry Weeks 2005, * Ylitornio Culture Weeks 2005
• 2004 NORTH STAR BOOGIE Chor. by Thomas Freundlich / Jutajaiset, Rovaniemi, Finland Also performed at *Tornion Rajasoitto 2004, *Tanssisalaa festival 2004, Helsinki, * Kajaani Poetry Weeks 2005, * Ylitornio Culture Weeks 2005
• 2004 PUNAINENLANKA Chor. by Jaakko Simola / The National Museum, The Night of Arts, Helsinki, Finland
• 2001 PERUSKARTASTO Chor. by Jenni Kivelä Also performed at *Ruutia! - Festival of Dance for Children in 2002, Helsinki, Finland
• 2000 TÄYSKÄÄNNÖS OSAT 1 JA 4 Chor. by Arja Tiili
• 2000 KUVIA HÄMÄRÄSSÄ Chor. by Minna Vainikainen / Popzoo Promotions

EXPERIENCE AS A DANCER DURING THE EDUCATION AT THE THEATER ACADEMY

• 2003 SATTUMA JA SARABANDE Chor. by Ervi Sirén
• 2002 TAIVU! Chor. by Kaisa Torkkel
• 2002 YKSINTANSSI SEITSEMÄLLE Chor. by Harri Kuorelahti
• 2001 HOBITTI Chor. by Marjo Kuusela / Performed at the National Opera of Finland
• 2000 THICKET OF ABSENT OTHERS Chor. by Betsy Fisher
• 2000 OTE2 Chor. by Maria Littow

MOST IMPORTANT COURSES

• 2004 Mime Center, 10 weeks course, School for Physical Theatre. Teachers; Adam Darius, Kazimir Kolesnik.
• 2003 Master Class Course of Mimics by Nolah Rae / Summer Festival of Jyväskylä, Finland
• 2003 Physical Theatre course of Peepolykus by John Nicholsson, David Sant/ Summer Festival of Jyväskylä
• 2003 Course of Klein tecnic by Susan Klein and Barbara Mahler / Full Moon Dance Festival, Finland

EXPERIENCE AS A DANCE TEACHER

• 2004- Espoo Dance Institute; contemporary dance, ballet and dance for children
• 2003- Dance School Vilhu; ballet for children and adults and creative dance for children
• 2004-05 Tapiola Gymnastics groups, ballet for 12-14 and 14-16 of age
• 2003-04 Kaisaniemi Primary School, dance classes

RECOGNITIONS

• 2005 The National Council of Dance, grant for dance video production, working group “Opus Corpus”
• 2005 2nd prize for dance and public prize for ”Dreamcatcher”, chor. by Thomas Freundlich in Solo-Dance-Theatre Festival, Stuttgart, Germany.
• 2001 Dancer in ”Täyskäännös osa 4”, Chor. by Arja Tiili. 2nd prize in the international competition for choreographers, the National Opera of Finland

RECOMMENDATIONS

• Choreographer Favela Vera Ortiz
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