JOHANNA TUUKKANEN
CURRICULUM VITAE 2/2007
Born: 16 October 1973 in Oulu, Finland
Address: Sampsankatu 2-4 A 7
70500 Kuopio, Finland
gsm: + 358 (0)40 - 742 9091
email: johanna [at] tuukkanen [dot] net, johanna [at] antifestival [dot] com
www: www.tuukkanen.net, www.antifestival.com
EDUCATION
1998 Feminist Studies (basic studies), University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
1997 Gender Studies (basic studies), University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1997 BA Dance-Choreography, European Dance Development Center, College for Arts, Arnhem, The Netherlands
1993 University Entrance Qualification, Kallio High School, Helsinki, Finland
WORKHOPS Lisa Nelson, Eva Karczag, Alito Alessi, Karen Nelson, Mary Fulkerson, Lisa Kraus,
(with artists) Tony Thatcher, Benoit Lachambre, Rachel Kaplan, Ruth Zaporah, Clarinda McLow, Mimi Goese, Martha Moore, Jorma Uotinen, Jaana and Jaap Klevering.
Since 2003 Ashtanga Yoga, studying with Anne Nuotio (17 workshops)
and Sri K. Pattabhi Jois (1 workshop)
WORK EXPERIENCE
ARTISTIC PRACTICE
Since 2004 Freelance Artist
Since 2002 Artistic Director, Co-Founder, ANTI - Contemporary Art Festival, Kuopio, Finland
1999 Dancer, Oulu City Theatre, Oulu, Finland
1998 Dancer-Choreographer, Artists' workshop, Oulu, Finland
1998 Dancer in several productions, JoJo - Oulu Dance Centre, Oulu, Finland
PRODUCING / PROJECT MANAGING
2005 Producer (part time), Regional Dance Centre, Kuopio, Finland
2004 Production Assistant (part time), Regional Dance Centre Kuopio, Finland
1999-2003 Regional Artist of Performing Arts, representing theatre, dance, music, literature and dramaturgy, Regional Arts Council of North Savo, Kuopio, Finland
WRITING
2007 Columnist, Kuopio city newspaper
2005 Editor, Full Moon Dance Festival programme
2004 Editor, Space for Dance, a publication that represents 21 dance artists from Eastern Finland
2004 Editor, Full Moon Dance Festival programme and Festival newspaper
2002-2003 Columnist, Kuopio city newspaper
Since 1999 Freelance Dance Critic and Writer. Reviews and Articles published in Savon Sanomat newspaper, Kainuun Sanomat newspaper, Tanssi-lehti (Finnish Dance magazine), Dance International magazine, Kaltio magazine, Arsis magazine and online at www.liikekieli.com
TEACHING
2006 Body work, Workshop, Kuopio Dance Festival
2004 Body work, Workshop (15 h), IhOlla ry, Turku, Finland
1998 Visiting Lecturer in "Political potentials of the body", Northern Women's Studies, University of Oulu, Finland
1998 Lecturer in "Masculinity and Femininity in Movement", Gender Studies Conference, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
LECTURER / PANELLIST
2006 Finnish structures for Live Art, Amorph06! Festival, Helsinki, Finland
2006 Body/site, Olohuone seminar, Turku, Finland
2005 Timeout seminar, Kuopio, Finland
2005 Woman and art, Lonely in the Rain? Festival, Joensuu, Finland
2005 New creators of dance, Full Moon Dance Festival, Pyhäjärvi, Finland
POSITIONS OF TRUST
Since 2005 Chair, ANTI - Contemporary Art Festival Association, Kuopio, Finland
Since 2004 Board Member, Regional Dance Centre Kuopio Association
Member, Regional Dance Centre Kuopio Artistic Board
2003 - 2004 Chair, Kuopio Artists' Association
Since 2002 Regional Contact for the Finnish Dance Artists' Union
1999 - 2003 Member, Literature and Dance Working Teams of Eastern Finland
MEMBERSHIPS
Finnish Dance Artists' Union
Finnish Critics' Association
ARTISTIC WORK
GRANTS
2007 One-year Artist's Grant, Regional Arts Council of North Savo
2007 Production Support, Regional Dance Centre Kuopio
2006 Production Support, Regional Dance Centre Kuopio
2006 One-year Artist's Grant, Regional Arts Council of North Savo
2006 Travel Grant to visit Stockholm, Finnish-Swedish Cultural Foundation
2006 Production Grant, City of Kuopio
2006 Production Grant, Arts Council of Finland
2005 Production Support, Regional Dance Centre Kuopio
2005 Production Grant, Arts Council of Finland
2005 Travel Grant, Arts Council of Finland
2005 Production Grant, City of Kuopio
2005 6-months Artist's Grant, Regional Arts Council of North Savo
2005 Production Grant, Arts Council of Finland
2004 Artist's Grant of 6.000, North Savo Foundation of the Finnish Cultural Foundation
2004 Production Grant, City of Kuopio
2004 Travel Grant to visit Stockholm, Finnish-Swedish Cultural Foundation
2001 Production Grant, Arts Council of Finland
1999 Production Grant, Arts Council of Finland
AWARDS
2006 The State Prize for the Arts, Finland
WORKS
2006 Physical artistic deeds 5
Conceived and performed by Johanna Tuukkanen
27.2.2006 Stockmann, Turku, Finland. Coming to Kuopio, Finland 03/2007.
2005 Physical artistic deeds 3: Hair
Conceived by Johanna Tuukkanen
Performed by Emma Puikkonen, Kari Rauhansalo and Johanna Tuukkanen. 19.8.2005 Kuopio, Finland.
2004 Physical artistic deeds 1: Milk
Conceived and performed by Johanna Tuukkanen
Commissioned by the Centre of the Marginal Arts, Joensuu, Finland. Performed in the Centre of the Marginal Arts in Gallery Ahjo 13.5., Tehdas -theatre Turku 13.11.04, museum of Kuopio 12/04, Full Moon Dance Festival Pyhäjärvi 28.7.05 and Lonely in the Rain? Festival, 17.11.05, Joensuu, Finland.
2002 Behind the wall
Group piece, choreographed by Johanna Tuukkanen. Created for a project against domestic violence towards women. Premiered in Kuopio 23.9.2002. Performed in i.e. Iisalmi, Varkaus, Suonenjoki, Siilinjärvi, Tervo, Karttula, Vesanto, Finland.
2001 Luscious
A group performance, choreographed by Johanna Tuukkanen. Commissioned by Oudot Kuviot -festival in Outokumpu, Finland. Premiered 17.5.2001.
2000 Castle in the Air
Choreographed byJohanna Tuukkanen
Performed by Tapani Launonen and Pirjo Yli-Maunula. Premiered in Oulu, Finland 15.3.2000. Also performed in Tanssivirtaa -festival (Tampere), Internationales Theater (Frankfurt, Germany), Warsawa Teatr Maly (Poland), Tampere International Theatre Festival and the City theatre of Kuopio.
1999 Enchanting horizon
Choreographed and performed by Johanna Tuukkanen. Premiered in Oulu, Finland 11.2.1999. Also performed in the Finnish Institute in Berlin, Germany, Tanssivirtaa -festival (Tampere), Oudot Kuviot -festival (Joensuu), Full Moon Dance Festival (Pyhäjärvi), City Theatre of Kuopio, Finland
1997 Miss Privilege
Choreographed and performed by Johanna Tuukkanen
Performed in the EDDC -theatre in Arnhem, Netherlands and Oulu, Finland.
1996 Who's gonna bodyguard the bodyguard?
Choreographed and performed by Johanna Tuukkanen
Performed in the EDDC -theatre in Arnhem, Netherlands.
1995 Pepperseed
Group piece, choreographed by Johanna Tuukkanen. Performed in the EDDC -theatre in Arnhem, Netherlands.
ARTISTIC COLLABORATIONS
2007 I don't have anything to wear
Conceived, choreographed and performed by Jaana Klevering and Johanna Tuukkanen. Performances in Kuopio 15.-17.3.2007, in Joensuu 28.3., in Zodiak, Helsinki, 16.-20.5. and Paikallisliike 07 -festival 16.6.2007.
2006 Physical artistic deeds 4; Cosmetics and green peas
Conceived by Johanna Tuukkanen, performed by Emma Puikkonen and Johanna Tuukkanen. Light design: Jari Granlund. Performed in Kuopio 21.-25.3.2006, 8.4.2006 in Turku and Paikallisliike 06 -festival 17.6.2006.
2006 Physical artistic deeds 4
Conceived by Johanna Tuukkanen, performed by Emma Puikkonen and Johanna Tuukkanen. Work in progress performance, the market square, Kuopio, Finland 10.12.2005.
2005 Physical artistic deeds 2; Mutation
Conceived by Johanna Tuukkanen. Performed by Jukka Ristolainen and Johanna Tuukkanen.Contemporary Art Museum of Kuopio 31.5. - 6.6. and 21.6. as part of Paikallisliike 05 - festival. 48 hours -event, Joensuu 2.9. ja Tanssin Haja-Alue 30.9. ja 1.10.05 Helsinki, Finland.
2001 Metamorphosis Perfervidus - Body Freight
Conceived and performed by Doran George (UK) and Johanna Tuukkanen, Video and photography: Gill Addison (UK). Performed in a freight container in Kuopio, Finland in June. Performance and installation in the Contemporary Art Museum of Kuopio in September-October.
2000 - 2001 St. Johanna
Collaboration with photographer Pekka Mäkinen, visual artist Taina Kontio and Johanna Tuukkanen. Exhibited in Keski-Suomen Museo, in Jyväskylä, Finland and the VB -photographic centre in Kuopio, Finland.
2000 Metamorphosis Perfervidus, part 1: Lady Lazarus; Homage to Sylvia Plath
A collaboration between visual artist Taina Kontio and Johanna Tuukkanen. Performed in the national conference of women's studies in Oulu, Finland, 17.11.2000.
2000 Mahtaja
A choreography for a play. Performed in the City Theatre of Kuopio during the spring and autumn 2000.
1999 Therapy -a miniature danceplay-
Directed and performed by Johanna Tuukkanen, Miko Kivinen and Marjut Kivinen, Written by Miko Kivinen. Performed in the City Theatre of Kuopio in the autumn 1999 and spring 2000.
1999 Iida-Iso
Choreographed play for children. Directed by Johanna Tuukkanen and Hilkka Pekkanen-Ronimus. Choreographed by Johanna Tuukkanen. Performed in the City Theatre of Kuopio in the autumn 1999 and spring 2000.
1997 Hetero Hell
Choreography and dance: Johanna Tuukkanen and Doran George (UK).
Performed in the OCC -theatre Amsterdam and EDDC -theatre Arnhem, Netherlands.
1996 Glamour Witches
Choreography and dance: Johanna Tuukkanen and Doran George (UK). Performed in Amsterdam.
1995 Pakeha
An improvised performance by Hannu Huuskonen (FIN), Olive Bieringa (NZ) and Johanna Tuukkanen. Performed in the EDDC -theatre Arnhem, Netherlands.
1994 Big Offer To Container
Choreography and dance: Niia-Maria Mjetchinsky (DK) and Johanna Tuukkanen.
1994 You See
Choreography and dance: Doran George (UK) and Johanna Tuukkanen.
Performed in the EDDC -theatre Arnhem, Netherlands.
DANCE EMPLOYMENT
2004 Islavat
Assisting Rialto Fabrik Nomade group (France) in their performance in Full Moon Dance Festival, Pyhäjärvi, Finland
1998 - 99 Laiva Toivo, Oulu
Directed by Maarit Pyökäri, choreography: Katarina McAlester. The big stage of Oulu City Theatre, Finland in autumn 1998, spring and autumn 1999.
1998 Amfi
Choreographed by Petri Kekoni. Commissioned by Full Moon Dance Festival. Premiered in Pyhäjärvi, Finland, July 30th, 1998. Also performed in Oulu, Finland.
1998 Crossroads
Choreographed by Melissa Monteros (USA).Premiered April 11th 1998 in Oulu, Finland. Also performed in Gdansk, Poland.
1997 Come Live with Me and You'll Know Me
Choreographed by Rachel Kaplan (USA). Performed in the EDDC-theatre (Arnhem, Netherlands), Brighton, Bristol, Salford, Manchester, Chester, Gloucester, Lanceshire (UK) and Düsseldorf (Germany).
1997 Kauhu Kabaree (Horror Cabaret)
Choreographed by Pirjo Yli-Maunula. Performed in Oulu, Finland.
1995 Passionate Fraud
Choreographed by Amélia Bentes (Portugal). Performed in the EDDC -theatre Arnhem, Amsterdam, Nijmegen (Netherlands), Düsseldorf, Münster, Trier, Köln (Germany).
1994 Swoon
Choreographed by Olive Bieringa (New Zealand). Performed in the EDDC -theatre (Arnhem, Netherlands).
1994 Rockbread
Choreographed by Kevin Dosch (USA) and Eleonora Allerdings (Germany).Performed in the EDDC -theatre (Arnhem, Netherlands), Cologne (Germany).
1994 Between
Choreographed byLene Boel (Denmark). Performed in the EDDC -theatre (Arnhem, Netherlands).
1994 17 solos/h
Choreographed by Mary Fulkerson (USA). Performed in the EDDC -theatre (Arnhem, Netherlands).
1989 Henkilökohtaista
Choreographed by Pirjo Yli-Maunula. Performed in Oulu, Finland.
SELECTED MEDIA REVIEWS AND INTERVIEWS
2006 Tanssin toisinajattelija
31.5.2006 Piia Valkonen, Viikko-Savo
2006 en face; Johanna Tuukkanen
2-2006 Maija Hirvanen, Tanssi -lehti
2005 Tuote kipittää taidepolkua
11.8.2005 Sirpa Heikkinen, Kaleva
2005 Oululaistanssinen Anti-juhlan äiti-hahmo
11.8.2005 Sirpa Heikkinen, Kaleva
2004 Tanssitaitelijat markkina-Villen kyydissä
26.5.2004 Sirpa Heikkinen, Kaleva
Maito linkittää arjen taiteelliseen työhön
14.5.2004 Tuija Paakki, Karjalainen
Tinkimätön taival jatkuu
17.1.2004 Mirja Tossavainen, Savon Sanomat
2002 Apua, siellä on Joku!
27.3.2002 Riitta Raatikainen, Viikko-Savo
2002 Aito nainen on kaunis
12.5.2002 Ulla Remes, Sunnuntaisuomalainen
2001 Johanna Tuukkanen - female anger, conflicts and frustrations
5/2001, Jussi Vilkuna, Kaltio
