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Work Background
Kiljavan leirikesäNight Guard
May. 2024 - Aug. 2024Responsible for the health and safety of a designated group of children at a summer camp, ages 7 to 16. Working as a part of a team of 3-5, depending on the number of campers.
Vaara Kollektiivi & Sari Palmgren Co.Choreographer’s Assistant & Head Guide / Aidatut unelmat – Kajaani (Fenced Dreams – Kajaani)
Aug. 2023 - Aug. 2023An itinerant dancework where the audience is guided through a route in public and private spaces, by choreographer Sari Palmgren. As Head Guide I was responsible for onboarding local guides and acting as the guide team’s team leader. Coordinating performers, documenting the process and general production duties as part of a team.
Rovaniemen Validia-taloActivities Coordinator
Mar. 2023 - Sep. 2023Responsible for planning, organizing and leading a daily programme of activities for adults with neurological conditions in assisted living. Assisting at mealtimes. Keeping a record of attendance.
JoJo - Oulu Dance CentreChoreographer
Aug. 2022 - Sep. 2022A dancework for public space with a group of 12 non-professional dancers. A restaging of a concept premiered in Helsinki in July 2020. Planning and teaching movement and dance skills to a mixed abilities group of performers. Rehearsing and adapting the existing movement material to a new group of dancers within a set time frame.
Association of Finnish Dance and Circus Artists (STST)Editor
Oct. 2019 - May. 2024Liitos is the only publication in Finland focusing on societal phenomena & cultural and labour policy from the perspective of dance and circus professionals. As the editor I was in charge of the publication's line and content, while my work was supervised by a team of the Finnish Dance and Circus Artists' Association's board members. As editor I developed the publication to cover specific professional topics in relation to larger societal context. I also shifted the focus of the content to cover more regional issues, alongside Helsinki and national topics. I led the moving of the publication from a quarterly magazine to an online publication in the autumn of 2021. Since January 2022 Liitos has been published only online.
Lasten ja nuorten kulttuuritalo Villa Arttu Choreographer's Assistant and Head Guide
Aug. 2019 - Aug. 2019An itinerant dancework where the audience is guided through a route in public and private spaces, by choreographer Sari Palmgren. As Head Guide I was responsible for onboarding local guides and acting as the guide team’s team leader. Coordinating performers, documenting the process and general production duties as part of a team.
Zodiak - Centre for New DanceArtist and Producer
Jan. 2019 - Sep. 2021Helsinki Area, Finland"Spotlight North East", was a 3-year multidisciplinary art project providing residents of North-Eastern Helsinki with opportunities to engage in artistic creation locally and free of charge. Within the project's framework I taught dance, engaged with local residents, directed a documentary short film "Where is There Dance Here" and choreographed and facilitated dance creations for public space, including two full-scale danceworks "Flesh Disco" and "Spell". In addition to my artistic and pedagogical work I acted as producer, initially coordinating all the participating organizations )Zodiak – Centre for New Dance, Helsinki City Theatre, Teatteri Tuike and Pohjois-Helsingin Bändikoulu) and later as producer of my own artistic work.
Zodiak-Centre for New DanceDance Teacher
Oct. 2018 - Nov. 2018Helsinki Area, FinlandTeaching a module of "Heittäydy liikkeeseen" (Fall into Movement), a regularly run, open level, contemporary dance course. Work based on movement tasks shifting between individual, pair and group work.
Haminan kaupunki Town Artist
Sep. 2018 - Dec. 2018HaminaPlanning, producing and leading (contemporary) dance related activities with most age groups. Both, closed events to a spesific demographic e.g. children in daycare, and activities open to all residents.
Zodiak-Centre for New DanceChoreographer´s Assistant and Head Guide
Aug. 2018 - Aug. 2018Helsinki Area, FinlandLeading a group of 11 guides in the rehearsal period of "Fenced Dreams", a large scale dance work choreographed by Sari Palmgren. In Kannelmäki, Helsinki the piece consisted of 3 different itineraries with two groups of 12 spectators per itinerary. All groups and all itineraries happened simultaneously, with spectators following their 2 guides on a multisensory adventure in a seemingly urban environment. As choreographer´s assistant liaising with cast and crew, keeping track of changes made during the rehearsal period, adjusting the very tight schedule of each itinerary to avoid groups of spectators seeing each other during the piece.
FreelanceFreelance Dance Artist
Apr. 2016
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