Education

2018-2022

Savonia University of Applied Sciences - School of Music and Dance
Bachelor of Culture and Arts, Degree Programme in Dance Pedagogy

2021

University of Stavanger - Faculty of Performing Arts
Exchange Bachelor in Performing Arts (Contemporary dance)

2015-2018

Kuopio Classical High School
The Finnish matriculation examination

2011-2018

Kuopio Conservatory Dance School
The Basic Education of the Arts, Extensive Dance Syllabus -
Contemporary dance

Dancer

2024

Kaiku
Choreography: Iiro Näkki
Production: Dance Theatre Minimi

2024

MOMO
Choreography: Mikko Makkonen
Production: Dance Theatre Minimi, Kuopio City Theatre

2021

Imagining Otherwise
Choreography: Ane Iselin Brogeland, Yael Flexer
Production: Flexer & Sandiland Dance Company (UK), UiS (NO)

2021

Tumma Taivas
Choreography: Mikko Makkonen, Riku Lehtopolku
Production: Dance Theatre Minimi, Savonia University of Applied
Sciences, Regional Dance Center of Eastern Finland

Choreographer

2022

M O T I O N S [ˈmoʊʃənz] (also as a dancer)
Production: Savonia UAS, Regional Dance Center of Eastern Finland

2020

[ˌpæn.də.ˈmoʊ.niəm] (also as a dancer)
Production: Savonia UAS, Regional Dance Center of Eastern Finland

2020

I/O
Production: Kuopio Conservatory Dance School, Savonia UAS,
Regional Dance Center of Eastern Finland

2020

[‘streɪn.dʒ] -short film (also as a dancer)
Production: Savonia UAS

2020

The Act of Falling (also as a dancer)
Production: Savonia UAS, Regional Dance Center of Eastern Finland

Teacher

2022-2024

Regional Dance Center of Eastern Finland
Dance and creative movement workshops for children

08/2023-12/2023

Savonia UAS
Contemporary dance floorwork & acrobatics

2023-2024

Kuopio Dance Intensives
Contemporary dance floorwork & acrobatics

01/2022-06/2022

Soisalo-academy dance school
Contemporary dance, showdance and children's dance

01/2022-05/2022

Lumit, Kuopio Senior High School of Arts
Contemporary dance (Savonia UAS internship)

Other work &
associations

2023-

Kuopio Street Dance Association
Board member, Fund manager, Webpage manager

2023

Nurtsi-festival - The Finnish Youth Circus Association
Perfoming arts specialist / jury member

2023-

Kuopio Dance Intensives
Founding Member, Dance teacher, producer

2019-

Freelance photographer

Grants

2024

Arts Promotion Centre Finland
SUO dance film, 6600€

Workshops

2024

FLIP Helsinki, Kinetic Orchestra - Jarkko Mandelin, Suvi Nieminen,
Sanni Giordani, Heung Won Lee & Mirva Mäkinen

2024

Contact improvisation - Mirva Mäkinen

2023

Contact improvisation - Mirva Mäkinen

2023

FLIP Helsinki, Kinetic Orchestra - Jarkko Mandelin, Oskari Turpeinen,
Kalle Lähde, Sanni Giordani, Akira Yoshida & Mirva Mäkinen

2023

Partnering - Kinetic Orchestra

2023

Contemporary dance floorwork - Mikko Makkonen

2022

Partnering - Kinetic Orchestra

2022

Contemporary dance floorwork - Mikko Makkonen

2022

Repertoire - Kinetic Orchestra

2022

Contact improvisation - Mirva Mäkinen & Katja Mustonen

2022

Contemporary dance floorwork - Iiro Näkki

2019

Partnering - Jarkko Mandelin

2019

Contact improvisation - Eevi Tolvanen

2019

Contemporary dance floorwork - Tony Vezich