| STAGE WORKS | |
| 2011 | NOTHING TO DECLARE (Contemporary Opera), 45 min. Alminsali, Finnish National Opera, Helsinki |
| 2010 | (theLID, 90 min. Mousonturm/HAU3, Frankfurt/Berlin TRAUMFÄDEN, 60 min. Theater Rambazamba / Kulturbrauerei, Berlin NO TIME FOR REVOLUTION, 45 min. Theaterdiscounter, Berlin BUCH ASCHE. 90 min. Theater Bonn IMPROVISATION STUDY, 12 min. Dominican University San Rafael, USA |
| 2009 | WINTERREISE - sind wir selber Götter, 120 min. Theater Rambazamba / Kulturbrauerei, Berlin MONOGRAM - a signature piece, 10 min. Internationale Solo Tanz Festival am Treffpunkt Rotebühlplatz, Stuttgart |
| 2008 | WOW ¥€$, 75 min. Kunsthaus Tacheles, Berlin HYBRID DISLOCATION, 80 min. Kunsthaus Tacheles, Berlin OUT OF HAND, 45 min. Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Main Stage, San Francisco SOLO FOR YANNIS, 12 min. Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Main Stage, San Francisco |
| 2007 | IM MOBILIE, 50 min. Dock11, Berlin INTERFACE, 45 min. Dock11, Berlin BECAUSE, 40 min. Dock11, Berlin MACROPHONE, 45 min. Logen, Bergen International Festival, Norway |
| 2006 | CAT'S CRADLE, Burning Man, Nevada, Interactive Installation BEST BEFORE, 80 min. Dock11, Berlin |
| 2005 | ETC..., 40 min. ODC Theatre, San Francisco BEFORE & AFTER, 5 min. Garbaty Centre, Berlin D.I.D. - a choir piece for one man, 65 min. Dock11,Berlin |
| 2004 | MeMoRe - searching for the red thread, 90 min. Alte Weberei, Berlin ORPHAN, 20 min. Groß Leuthen Castle, Brandenburg DE TOUR, 10 min. Dock11, Berlin “PRESENTATION”, 65 min. Dock11, Berlin |
| 2003 | RE (Repetition and differencE), 25 min. Dock11, Berlin “O”, 20 min. Disturbances Symposium, Royal Opera House, Copenhagen “W”, 35 min. Katia Thanthoulaki Theatre, Athens |
| 2002 | LA CHUTE DE LA MAISON USHER – THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER, Opera directed by Tomi Paasonen, 80 min.Kiasma Theatre, Helsinki SUPER VISION, 37 min. Cowell Theatre, San Francisco IKARUS - ABFLUG TEGEL (Icarus – Departure Tegel), 100 min. with prisoners at JVA Tegel, Berlin PARA NEU, 40 min. Tanztage ‘02, Sophiensaele, Berlin |
| 2001 | THANK YOU; THANK YOU, 3 min. BapArts Gala, Cowell Theatre, S.F. |
| 2000 | TUBE 58,6, 10 min. Decompression Festival, San Francisco OLOTILA (State of Being), 100 min. Zodiak Theater, Helsinki ENDLESS, 45 min. Burning Man Festival, Nevada OBSCENES, 13 min. Gay and Lesbian Dance Festival, San Francisco SWANSONG, 40 min. Kunst-Stoff production, San Francisco TUBE 58,5, 13 min. S.F. Art Institute Spring Salon, San Francisco |
| 1999 | STAR-STRUCK, 7 min. Continuum, San Diego DEEPENDS, 25 min. Burning Man Festival, Nevada TUBE 58, 80 min. Kunst-Stoff Production, San Francisco SLIPPING, 3:30 min. Brady Street Theater Benefit, San Francisco |
| 1998 | DESTINATION DREAMLAND, 45 min. Kunst-Stoff Production, S.F. MEGA Hz, 22 min. Kunst-Stoff Production, San Francisco “X”, 21 min. Summerfest/Dance’98, San Francisco CLOSE, 7 min. Gay and Lesbian Dance Festival, San Francisco TUBE 57, 70 min. Jon Sims Center Residency Program, San Francisco WAVELENGTH, 10 min. Brady Street Theater New Choreography, S.F. |
| 1997 | FAR AND CLOUD, 12 min. Dance Chicago Festival, Chicago PORTRAIT OF DORIAN GRAY- DREAM SEQUENCE, 15 min. Bailiwick Theatre, Chicago |
| 1995 | WHILE WAITING, 25 min. Dance Envisions The Cure Festival, S.F. |
| 1993 | STILLE NACHT (Silent Night), 35 min. Kampnagel Fabrik, Hamburg |
| 1992 | AUS SELMAS NOTITZBUCH (From Selma’s Notebook), 25min. Kampnagel Fabrik, Hamburg |
| 1991 | PROPER 22 min. Kampnagel Fabrik, Hamburg |
| FILM / VIDEO | |
| 2010 | HULLUT PÄIVÄT - CRAZY DAYS, 1 min. Honorary Mentioning at São Paulo 1 min film festival |
| 2007 | THIS WORLD IS NOT MY HOME, 4 min. |
| 2002 | UNITED, 3 min. |
| 2001 | FOLIE, 9 min. |
| 1997 | NUDERUDE, 20 min. Super 8mm to video |
| 1994 | FRAUENGOLD, 10 min. Super 8mm to video |
| PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION | |
| 2010 | HAPPINESS MACHINES - RISE Berlin Gallery, Group Exhibition, Berlin |
| 2008 | POETIC MADNESS AND THE ROMANTIC IMAGINATION - RISE Berlin Gallery, Group Exhibition, Berlin |
| 2002 | GALA DRESS - Solo Exhibition, an intimate collaboration with a 70 year old disabled woman Tuuli Helkky Helle. Exhibition shown at Access et Paradox Open Art Fair Paris, RISE Berlin Gallery,FortMason Center - San Francisco, Lasipalatsi Galleria Helsinki, City Gallery of Forssa and Fullmoon Dance Festival Pyhäjärvi. |
| 1999 | META MORPH - photoseries exhibition New Mission Gallery, San Francisco |
| 1998 | RECYCLES -project, exhibition Brady Street Gallery, San Francisco |
| TEACHING EXPERIENCE | |
| 2001-2009 | Classes and WOrkshops in Contemporary Dance / Improvisation and Contemporary Ballet at Staatsopern Ballett Hannover, Heidelberg, Freiburg and Oldenburg, Marameo studio and Dock 11 studio in Berlin, Centro Cultural de São Paulo, Brazil, Architanz in Tokyo, Japan |
| 1998-2000 | Advanced Ballet at San Francisco Dance Center |
| DANCE CAREER | |
| 2005-2007 | Participation in Felix Rückert's piece "Secret Service" |
| 1995-1997 | The Joffrey Ballet of Chicago, Director: Gerald Arpino Performing works by G. Arpino, Alonzo King, Randy Duncan, Margo Sappington, Laura Dean, Mehmet Sanders , “The Chinese Conjuror” in Leonide Massine’s “Parade” and "l'Après-midi d'un Faune" by Vaslav Nijinskij |
| 1994-1995 | Lines Contemporary Ballet, Director: Alonzo King |
| 1989-1994 | Hamburg Ballet, Director: John Neumeier |
| 1992-1994 | Soloist Contract. Solo roles in J. Neumeier’s Othello, A Midsummernight’s Dream, Des Knaben Wunderhorn, Fenster Zu Mozart, A Cinderella Story, Peer Gynt, Requiem, Mattheus Passion, Mahler’s Symphony III, Romeo und Julia, Der Nussknacker, Trilogy M.R., Synphonia Concertante by Lar Lubovich, Meinungslose Wieden by Mats Ek. |
| EDUCATION | |
| 1987-1989 | Hamburg Ballet School, Balletmaster: Truman Finney |
| 1987 | Representing Finland in European Broadcasting Union’s International Ballet Competition for Young Dancers in Schwetzingen, Germany. |
| 1985 | Solo Performance at the Kuopio International Dance Festival |
| 1981-1987 | Finnish National Ballet School, Director: Maj-Lis Rajala |
| TELEVISION DOCUMENTATIONS | |
| 2004 | Portrait for ZDF/3Sat about Olotila at Simple Life Festival in HAU2, Berlin Documentary for Swedish speaking television in Finland |
| 2002 | Portrait for Finnish Television of the process of making Gala Dress photo series together with Tuuli Helkky Helle |
| 2002 | Documentary of the making of “Olotila”, Försti-filmi, Finland |
| 1992 | A Portrait for Finnish National Television Y.L.E. |
| 1987 | Suomi’s Children, A documentary directed by Lamont Johnson (USA) |
| 1985 | A Portrait for Finnish National Television Y.L.E. |
| 1982 | Filming of the ballet The Blue Pearl |
| AWARDS AND GRANTS | |
| 2011 | Grants from Kulttuurirahasto, Taiteen keskustoimikunta and Svenska kulturfonden for the production "Vol.at.ilit.y" |
| 2009 | Monogram wins 2nd prize for choreography at the International Solo Dance Festival at Rotebühlplatz, Stuttgart, Germany |
| 2008 | Hauptstadtkulturfonds - Berlin grant for the production "Hybrid Dislocation" |
| 2007 | BalletTanz Editor Arnd Wesemann Critics Choice for Jahrbuch'07 'most important collaboration of the year for production 'Interface' |
| 2006 |
‘Finnish National Artist’ Grant for 1 year Burning Man Art Grant |
| 2005 | San Francisco Goldie Award, Kunst-Stoff ‘Dance Company of the Year 2005’ Finnish Cultural Foundation's Grant for the production of “Best Before” Grants from Arts Council of Finland and Goethe Institute |
| 2004 | “W” nominated for an Isadora Duncan Award for best piece in San Francisco 2003 Hauptstadtkulturfonds - Berlin, Nordscen and Nordisk Kulturfond grants for the production “MeMoRe” |
| 2002 | ‘Pro Dance’ Award for achievements in the field of dance in Helsinki, Finland |
| 2001 | ‘Finnish National Artist’ Grant for 6 months |
| 2000 | ‘Theatre Event of the Year’ Award for the piece "Olotila - State of Being" of the year 2000 in Finland |
| 1998 | 'Newcomer Of The Year 1998' in San Francisco by S.F. Examiner critic's choice "X" in the top ten list of best pieces of the year in San Francisco, according to 'The San Francisco Examiner' |
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