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Riikka Theresa Innanen (Born in Jyväskylä, Finland)

Graduated from School for New Dance Development (SNDO/ Bachelor of Performing Arts) in 1997  

Besides her artistic work, which is both experimental and socially conscious, she has been curating and organizing events such as Side Step- festival (since 2001- 2009) and curated several video compilations shown domestically and internationally. Additionally she has collaborated with Helinä Rautavaara Museum in Espoo, Finland creating project for special groups and communities. She has created several video and installation work and since 1997 she’s been teaching editing, camera and composition (most extensively at the Amsterdam School of the Arts (AHK) and Outokumpu Dance Education).

Her teaching includes also sharing her personal approach and in-depth knowledge in Somatic body training and improvisation by teaching in various places and constellations.

Throughout her career, she has been supported in Finland by Kiasma - Finnish National Museum of Modern Art, Zodiak – Center for New Dance, Kokoteatteri, Samuel Huber's Arts Foundation, including Artist Bursary from the Swedish Cultural Foundation in Finland / Svenska Kulturfonden and other foundations and events in Holland, Italy, France, China, Denmark and Ireland.

Projects 2013

The Tree of Happiness. A  Social choreographic installation, Full Moon Dance Festival, Finland

Wilderness residency with HELLO/EARTH Artistic leader Vera Maeder, (Finland and Iceland 2014)

Minä ja Dhaanto. Cultural education and performance project for Somali youth in Espoo, Finland (with EJY and Helinä Rautavaara Museum)

Luíss ( research period in Vienna, Performance,  Raum_4, Vienna)

Tartu Käteen benefit concert for Benin. Volunteering as an organizer (stage managing) at in Kulttuurikeskus Gloria, Helsinki

Pa-f residency and working with DasArts & Social Dreaming

Artist Residency at Villa Karo, Benin West Africa (Nov 2012- Jan 2013)

2012

Les Animeux e plastic.

Choreography and co-ordination of an art project with children in Grand Popo, Benin , West Africa. Exhibition and performance Villa Karo Stage.

reANIMAted

solo dance and choreography on ecology at Kiasma, part of Performance Compost event.

In Total Darkness

Choreography and dance. Work created in collaboration with sound artis Marko Timlin

I Think Not

solo adaptation and dance of Deborah Hays choreography

Skin(s) Cradle.

Solo dance choreography for Isabella Oberländer premiere in Dance House Ireland Jan ‘12

The Nothing Fields

Dancer in a choreography concept from Michael Klien, curated by Giorgio Convertito

The Tree of Happiness (together with solo dance I Think Not)

Social choreographic installation, Stoff festival Stockholm 23-27.8.2012

Volunteer work: Juhla! Pekka Haavisto presidentiksi benefit concert in Aleksanterin Teatteri, Helsinki.

Program Arranging (in 3 days!), volunteer Co-ordination and Stage Managing. Fundraising event for Pekka Haavisto's presidential Campaign 2012

2011

Dromos

Dancer in a choreography from Soile Lahdenperä. Performed at Tennispalatsi Museum’s South Africa exhibition

Luíss (film and performance) In collaboration with improvisation group Luíss

NUMBER Helsinki Adaptation

A group work using counting and algorithms. Dramaturgical assistant mathematician Alexis Clancy, at Zodiak Center for New Dance

Volunteer work for Dalai Lama visit to Helsinki with Finnish Tibetan Cultural Association.

Stage managing at Barona Areena, Directing, filming co-ordinating and editing of Video documentation.

2010

ANIMA

Commissioned solo work on ecology for dancer Outi Yli-Viikari. Telakka Theatre, Tampere

Unelmien Suvela, Village Feast and The Tree of Happiness

Social choreographic project and installation at Suvela People’s Park. In collaboration with Recycling Center or Helsinki and Helinä Rautavaara Museum

Tunnel of the Eye

Finnish-Greek-Danish co-production mixing dance and music. Double premiere: KokoTeatteri, Helsinki 23.2.2010, Balltoppen, Copenhagen 3.5.2010

Domus en Corpore

Group piece for 1st year students using improvisation of Outokumpu Dance Education.

2009

NUMBER

A group work using counting and algorithms. Dramaturgical assistant mathematician Alexis Clancy, Daghdha Dance Co, Ireland.

Sessions of a Seismograph,

Solo dance and exhibition of drawings by Innanen, Bedford Row Centre, Limerick Ireland.

A Walk in A Forest,

Duet with Innanen and Giorgio Convertito, Daghdha Dance Co, Ireland

A Hero Nearing the End of an Illusion

Solo dance with Innanen, Daghdha Dance Co, Ireland

2008

While Rigding the Path, I looked up; a Bird.

Group work for 5 dancers at Zodiak Center for New Dance, Helsinki

On-line Video Tutorial for Dance. Finnish Dancer Information Centre.

Raadelma Music Video for Raadelma music group. Awarded with a Baltic Herring for short films at Blue Sea film Festival. Dance Vera Nevanlinna and Michael Stoeckel

Borta Bram men Hemma Bäst.

Performance Art duet with Barbro Björkfelt

2007

Chamber Opera Kaappi (The Closet)

Dancer in an Opera by Seppo Pohjolan directed by Jaakko Nousiainen and Miika Hyytiäinen. Production: Seppo Pohjola, Turku Music festival,  Helsinki Festival

The Fly Lake

Filming, Editing and Directing of a Dance Video, Dance Vera Nevanlinna. Production Finnish Dance Info Centre.

Illuusia –one minute domestic wonder

Filming, Editing and Directing of a Dance Video, Dance Vera Nevanlinna. Production Finnish Dance Info Centre.

Olotila

Performer and co-creator with Anna Jussilainen, Tuomas Laitinen and Julius Elo. Research Center for Reality.

2006

Passato,

Solo with dance, 8mm film, and a Dictaphone sound score by Innanen Zodiak Center For New Dance, Time for Dance festival, Jyväskylä, Body Navigation Festival, St.Petersburg.

Myrskyn ja myötätuulen terraario

Dancer in a choreography from Soile Lahdenperä. Zodiak – Center for New Dance.

Asunnottomat 

group work based on homelessness

Happiness

Beginning of an on-going  project on happiness after 2week residency at the Songzen Tibetan Library, Dehra Dun India studying Unity in Duality.

Volunteer work for Dalai Lama visit to Helsinki with Finnish Tibetan Cultural Association.

2005

Bodies Are No Good

Dancer with Oblivia group. Directed by Annika Tudeer and Anna Krzystek. Dance Theatre Hurjaruuth, Helsinki, Lawless festival Pori.

"NYT –Hetken koreografiaa"

Dancer in a choreography from Soile Lahdenperä. Tennispalatsi Museum of Modern Art

Uni-versio 3,

Trio choreography and dance videos and Ketcup, Art Hall Museum, Helsinki, Finland

Peloton –improvisation

Art Hall Museum, Helsinki, Finland (with free jazz orchestra Peloton and improvisation group RIO-Real Time Orchestra)

Scatola Magica

Dance Video adaptation of live performance. Dance Marisa Grande and Giorgio Convertito

2004

Dance for Camera research Lab

Grant for 1 year Dance and Camera Research Project at Zodiak – Center for New Dance Seminars, Festivals, Video programs

Camp numero 5

Dancer in a choreography from Arja Tiili. Helsinki Festival & Zodiak Center for New Dance, Helsinki.

Ballet Automécanique

Creation of a dance video in a car. With Giorgio Convertito, Maria Langenegger, Carlos Pez

Välitön Tila

Dancer in a choreography from Soile Lahdenperä. Meilahti Museum for Contemporary Art, Helsinki.

viRIO

improvisation group RIO – Real Time Orchestra dancing with short films from AV-Arkki (contemporary film archive), Zodiak Center for New Dance, Helsinki

2003

Scatola Magica

Live installation performance with video and improvised dance.Collaboration with dancers Marisa Grande and Giorgio Convertito. Theater

Gasthuis, Amsterdam. Kiasma Museum/Rotation festival, Hki.

2002

ANANAS

Choreography and dance. A work "for a dancer in flipflops, pineapple and a TV cook". Dance Theater Hurjaruuth, Hki

1997-2003

Teacher and program leader of Dance and Camera at Amsterdam School of the Arts (AHK) theatre faculty. Tech. Dienst/ Beeldmedia

1999

Rat’s Head Ox’s Neck

Lucid.

Dancer in a choreography by Katharina Pöhlmann. Danswekplaats, Amsterdam

1997

Migrations

Dancer in a choreography by Cathy Caraker (USA). AHK Amsterdam

Riptide,

Dancer in a choreography by Eileen Standley (USA/NL). AHK Amsterdam.

Valli della Luna,

Dancer in Alyatdanza, Italia. Choreography Alya Rojas. Tour in Italy

Immediate S(urr)oundings,

Dancer in a choreography by Donald Flemming (USA/NL) Amsterdam

Distance d’Ombra

Dancer in a choreography by Marcella Fanzaga (ITA). Amsterdam

Residencies

2012 Residency at Villa Karo, Benin, Africa.

2010 Artist in Residence Outokumpu, Finland, 1 moth

2008-2009 Artist Residency (DMP) Daghdha Dance Company, Limerick, Ireland. 1 year.

Working in Organisations as curator

2001-2009  Side Step –festival  Member of the Artistic Board Biannual International New Dance Festival in Zodiak New Dance Center, Helsinki

2006-2007 Videografiat. Assisting curator with Outin Yli-Viikari.

2002-2006 Z-open Co-Organizer of open forum for dance based experiments with Liisa Risu and Liisa Pentti

2003 Rotation -festival, Co-Curator. Kiasma Theater and Museum with Sari Antiainen and Virve Sutinen

Curated programs

2006-2007

Behind the Lens 1 (Linssin Takaa 2006) and Behind the Lens 2 (Linssin Takaa 2007)

Collection of Finnish Dance films for Zodiak - Center for New Dance including films from AV-Arkki.

Shown in Helsinki, Finland, Germany and Paris at 100% Finland -festival

One Minute Wonders, Collection Of Experimental Films and other Selections of Student Works

Kevätkumpu festivaali, Kino Marita, Outokumpu

Videografiat 06

Dance films curated with Outi Yli-Viikari, Hällä Theatre in Tampere

Seminar Discussions, Labs and lecture

2011 

Lecture and paper “Ecology of Creativity and Evolution of Choreography"

At 7th Intelligent systems Conference at Nottingham University

           

Lecture "Ecology of Creativity and Evolution of Choreography"

Seminar Algorithmic Reflections of Choreography From Choreography to Software and Back, BADco. Zagreb

2007

Seminar organizer and speaker Videografiat 07

Seminar organizer and speaker Behind the Lens Seminar

2005

“Mixed Media Lab” Lab with Stephanie Thiersch, Rotation 05-festival for dance and video

1997

“in Motion”, Dance & technology-laboratory on Motion Capture technology, Rotterdam dance-festival

Articles

2010 Päivi Röppönen: Anima – kehollinen ajatelma ekologiasta Review on liikekieli.com

2008 Risto Santavuori: Katsoja kokemus While Riding the Path, I looked up; a Bird

Essay on a watchers experience of While Riding the Path, I looked up; a Bird -performance

Kirsi Monni While Riding the Path, I looked up; a Bird. Choreographer Interview for Zodiak – Center for New Dance season program.

Own writings

2010-11 Research plan and investigation on: “The ecology of creativity and evolution of metaphor: Practical Applications of Experiments in choreographic Strategies.”

2007 Liisa Risu Choreographer Interview for Zodiak – Center for New Dance season program.

Grants and Awards

2012 Svenska Kulturfonden: Skin(s) Cradle production grant

2011 Svenska Kulturfonden: 1 year Artists bursary

         Helsinki City: NUMBER, grant for production

         Svenska Kulturfonden Travel fund for Residency in Berlin

2010 Svenska Kulturfonden: Number, Grant for production

         Svenska Kulturfonden: Tunnel of the Eye, Grant for production

         Helsinki City: Tunnel of the Eye, Grant for production

2009 Finnish Central Commission for Art: Residence Grant

2008 Helsinki City: While Riding the Path, I looked up; a Bird, Grant for production

         Blue Sea Festival, Baltic Herring Short Film Award for Music Video Raadelma

2007 Samuel Hubein Arts Foundation: Passato, Grant for production Svenska Kulturfonden: Passato, Grant for travelling

2006 Svenska Kulturfonden: Passato Grant production

2004 Svenska Kulturfonden: Grant for studies abroad

1997 Amsterdam Hoogeschool voor de Kunst/ Practigum Generale, Award.

Special Work Experience: Stage Manager, Process Adviser, Event Organization (program, personnel and technical. Video Documentations.

Language Skills:

Finnish (native),

Swedish (mother tongue),

English (fluent),

Italian (fluent),

Dutch (rusty but there),

German (more rusty, good passive understanding),

Spanish (very rusty, some passive understanding)

French (learning).