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EDUCATION

2023 - creative writing, subject studies (35P) Turku university

2023 creative writing, basic studies (25P) Turku university

2019 MASTER OF FINE ARTS, INTERNATIONAL PERFORMING ARTS | stockholm academy of dramatic arts
”Lisää flerspråkiga esityksiä, tack!” - Flerspråkighet som en konstnärlig praxis inom scenkonsten

2015 Bachelor in social sciences | swedish school of social science within univeristy of helsinki
Teater som medel i arbeteT med mental ohälsa.

2014 Theatre pedagogy (25p for BA degree) | theatre academy, helsinki

2010 ENGLISH DRAMA COURSE | 2010
Länsi-Suomen Opisto | Huittinen

SCHOLARSHIPS

2024 svenska kulturfonden/labbet r.f., dramatist writing scholarship for six months

2022 taiteen edistämiskeskus, one month scholarship, bertrandin kohtaus

2021 taiteen edistämiskeskus, scholarship for three months, korona-apuraha

2021 taiteen edistämiskeskus, scholarship for working with bertrandin kohtaus

2020 Taiteen edistämiskeskus, scholarship for two months, korona-apuraha

2019 kulturfonden för sverige och finland

2019 svenska kulturfonden

2017 harrastajateatterikesä

ONGOING PROJECTS

DRAMATIST RESIDENCY, LABBET/LABBETS RESIDENSDRAMATIKER

new NORDIC NETWORK - a platform for diversity in performing arts Click here

PAST PRODUCTIONS AND PROJECTS

2024 SMACK-workshop/Labbet R.f./dramatist

2022 HIILI by pier lorenzo pisano, R.E.A.D.#8 Reading EuropeAn Drama Festival, kokoteatteri, Helsinki, stage director

2022 workshop 56 hour race, asia/ärende: kaarle vihtori turunen by Vanja hamidi isacson,klockriketeatern, stage director

2022 bertrandin kohtaus Hit helsinki. written by emilie leconté, stage director

2021 28 Päivää by olga shiliaeva, R.E.A.D.#7 Reading EuropeAn Drama Festival, Helsinki, stage director

2021 bertrandin kohtaus, hit helsinki. written by emilie leconté, stage director
(PREMIERE POSTPONED TO 2022 DUE TO PANDEMIC RESTRICTIONS IN FINLAND)

2020 - 2021 Popula at SR swedish radiO P4 & sveriges radio finska, STOCKHOLM, radio presenter, dramaturg & producer in a sweden finn radioprogram

2020 ASIA/ÄRENDE: KAARLE VIHTORI TURUNEN, DRAMaTURG VANJA HAMIDI ISACSON’S PHD PROJECT AT STOCKHOLM ACADEMY OF DRAMATIC ARTS. WORKSHOP IN UNIARTS RESEARCH WEEK & open READING IN THEATRE ACADEMY, HELSINKI, DIALOGUEPARTNER AND STAGE DIRECTOR

2020 bio rio AT ILVES-TEATTERI AS A PART OF KÄPYLÄ100 ANNIVERSARY, working group: Meimi Taipale, mia jalerva, sofia smeds & mikko salminen

2019 ASIA/ÄRENDE: Kaarle Vihtori Turunen, dramturg Vanja Hamidi Isacson’s PHD project at Stockholm Academy of Dramatic Arts, STOCKHOLM, Dialoguepartner and stage director

2019 Popula at Sisuradio & P4, SR swedish radio, STOCKHOLM, Sidekick in a sweden finn radioprogram

2019 Amsterdam by maya arad yasur, opening show at R.E.A.D.#6 Reading EuropeAn Drama Festival, Helsinki, stage director

2016-2019 INVAASIO! Tour (FINLAND AND INTERNATIONAL), stage director, dramaturg & producer

2019 “Workshop Europe: Multilingualism as an artistic practice” at THEATERWELTEN International theatre festival, Rudolstadt, Germany, Workshop leader

2019 Hangö Teaterträff, HANKO, finland, Festival coordinator

2019 MARAT/SADE in finnish written by peter weiss. Espoo City Theatre. A co-production between Klockriketeatern, Sirius Teatern & Teater Mestola, assistant stage director for Juha Hurme

2018 MARAT/SADE in swedish written by peter weiss. Universum ry. A co-production between Klockriketeatern, Sirius Teatern & Teater Mestola, HELSINKI, dram. peter weiss, assistant stage direcotr for Juha Hurme

• tour:
  2019 CHAOS-festival, novosibirsk, russia
  2019 tampere theatre festival

2016 INVAASIO! Written by Jonas Hassen Khemiri. ilves-Teatteri, HELSINKI, finland, Stage directoR, dramaturg & producer

• TOUR:
  2019 spots op west, westouter, Belgium

  2019 THEATERWELTEN, Rudolstadt, germany (OPENING SHOW, Represented Europe)

  2018 tudengite teateripäevad, viljandi, estonia

  2017 harrastajateatterikesä, jyväskylä city theater

2015 den brinnande staden written by sirpa kähkönen. studenternas teaterförening i helsingfors, HESLINKI. dir. jermo grundström. hästen, actor

2014 pohja edellä, tarinoita häpeästä q-teatteri & taiteen sulattamo. dir. jaana taskinen.HELSINKI, costume designer, production assistant & ethnographic research for my bachelor degree

2014 24H performance with Laura Sorvari, Mia Jalerva, Matresanch (GER) & Lauri Greis, räntäkarkelot festival, HELSINKI

2014 mummun mustat silmät/mormors svarta ögon Written by Tanja Loretzon. ilves-teatteri,HELSINKI, Stage Director & dramaturg

• TOUR:
  2014 hangö teaterträff

  2014 Seinäjoen Harrastajateatterikesä

  2014 Kellariteatteri

2013 potilaan laki based on julie gregorys book “sickened” and Sarah Kanes 4.48 psychosis, Ilves-teatteri, HELSINKI, stage director & dramaturg

2012 v-tytöt short vaginamonologues based on Eve Enslers play, ilves-teatteri, HELSINKI, stage director & dramaturg

2012 pelko? Ilves-teatterin uusien produktio, HELSINKI, actor

2010 Florence Nightingale Länsi-Suomen Opisto.dir. andrew fearn. HUITTINEN, Actor, Florence’s sister

EXHIBITIONS

2020 syntax error, A CROSS DICIPLINARY INSTALLATION ABOUT LANGUAGE, CODE-SWITCHING & COMMUNICATION WITH ARTIST LAURA KOLEHMAINEN & POET NINA ÖSTMAN, asbestos art space, helsinki

• TOUR:

  2021 Collision Festival, Pietarsaari click here

2014 Ariana phoneography, the Finnish museum of photography, HELSINKI

HOBBIES

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