CURRICULUM VITAE

Katri Soini
Dance Artist, Master of Arts
Date of Birth: September 19, 1965

GRANTS AND MERITS

2008 Arts Council of Finland: Five-year State Artistic Grant For Dance
2007 Finnish Dancer´s Union: Maineteko-prize
2002 Arts Council of Finland: Five-year State Artistic Grant For Dance
1999 State Prize for Dance as member of Nomadi Productions
1997 Arts Council of Finland: Five-year State Artistic Grant For Dance
1994 Finland Festivals-organisation: Young Artist of the Year-nomination
1993 Arts Council of Finland: One-year State Artistic Grant for Dance

WORK AS A DANCER

2010 Katu (solo), chor. Ervi Sirén
2010 Kolme huonetta, chor. Kivinen, Salin, Storm
2009 Visible Volumes chor. Mikko Orpana
2008 Viita, chor. Ervi Sirén
2008 Café Metro chor. Raatikainen
2008 Pää - Head, chor. Sanna Kekäläinen
2007 THE LONG STRIDE and Talk on Dance, chor. Arja Raatikainen
2007 House of Mrs Wilson, chor. Jenni Kivelä
2006 Friedenplatz, chor. Kirsi Monni
2006 Apart, chor. Helena Franzén
2006 CREATURE, chor. Sanna Kekäläinen
2005 Time-Quartet, chor. Kirsi Monni
2004 Ylva-lii and Other Stories, chor. Jenni Kivelä
2003 Red-Letter Days, chor. Jenni Kivelä
2002 Sahara, chor. Alpo Aaltokoski
2002 Labile Mobile, chor. Arja Raatikainen
2001 the girl who always was, own choreography
2000 Headbreak, chor. Palle Granhoj
2000 Three is a Crowd Duet Project: Dipolos, chor. Petri Kekoni; Little Stars, chor. Dorte Olesen; KJp, chor. Palle Granhøj
2000 Opal-D, chor. Arja Raatikainen
1998-1999 Rivers of Mercury, chor. Per Jonsson
1998 Catch my breath, chor. Helena Franzén
1998 Comments, chor. Arja Raatikainen
1997 108 dB, chor. Kenneth Kvarnström
1997 Horros, chor. Juha Hietakangas
1995-1996 A carousel for two duet project: Reconciliation, chor. Ervi Sirén; Anyone right now, chor. Reijo Kela; Give me happiness, chor. Arja Raatikainen
1995 XXX, chor. Kenneth Kvarnström
1995 French Breakfast, own choreography
1995 Ah ja voih, chor. Ari Tenhula
1994 Numerous improvisation performances in Finland Festivals
1994 One Way Only, chor. Arja Raatikainen
1994 En Amor Duro, chor. Ari Tenhula
1993-1994 neste, chor. Kenneth Kvarnström
1993 Tanssikaa, ellette muuta voi, chor. Jouko Turkka
1992 Oma maa, kor. Reijo Kela
1992 the Whip, chor. Reijo Kela
1992 Voyeur, chor. Kenneth Kvarnström
1991-1993 Sotilaan tarina, chor. Tommi Kitti
1991-1992 Exhibo, chor. Kenneth Kvarnström
1991 Valkoinen hymy, chor. Arja Raatikainen
1991 Pelurit, chor. Marjo Kuusela
1991 Kuukylpyjä, chor. Javier Torres
1990 My Fair Lady, chor. Marjo Kuusela
1990 Loputon satu, chor. Arja Raatikainen
1990 Prinsessa Ruusunen, chor. Jorma Uotinen
1990 Kalevala, chor. Jorma Uotinen
1987 Obsessions, chor. Daniel Shapiro & Joanie Smith
1986 Businessman's Lunch, chor. Daniel Shapiro & Joanie Smith
1985 Kalevala, chor. Jorma Uotinen

WORK AS CHOREOGRAPHER

2001 the girl who always was
1999 Häiriötekijä
1999 Viilto/Slash
1997 Unettomat
1996 Kolmas Varoitus
1995 French Breakfast
1993 Polka in Minor
1989 Hupakot
1987 Oliver Twist

WORK AS DANCE TEACHER

2008 Zodiak - Center for New Dance, Helsinki Dance Company, Kuopio Dance Festival, Tseh' Summer School of Dance (Moscow), Tiloja Tanssille ry ja workshop Vilna / Liettua
2007 Tiloja Tanssille ry, Kuopio Dance Festival, Norrdans, Dansart, Tseh’ Summer School of Dance (Moscow), Helsinki Dance Company, Theatre Academy of Finland - Dance department, Theatre Academy of Finland - Pedagogy department
2006 Tiloja Tanssille ry, Göteborg Dansbiennal
2005 Zodiak – Center for New Dance(courses for professionals), Kuopio Dance Festival
2004 Turku Conservatory, Theatre Academy of Finland, Itä-Helsingin tanssiopisto, Tiloja tanssille ry, Helsinki City Theatre
2003 Turku Conservatory, Theatre Academy of Finland, Zodiak - Center for New Dance (courses for professionals), Kuopio Dance Festival
2001 Turku Conservatory
1997 Kuopio Conservatoire of Music and Dance, Dance Department. Modern Dance
1997 Finnish National Ballet School
1997 Dance Theatre Raatikko
1996- The Union of Finnish Dance Artists
1993- Theatre Academy of Finland, Dance Department. Visiting Teacher, Modern Dance
1990- Helsinki City Theatre Dance Company
1989 Dance Theatre Hurjaruuth
1987 Kuopio Senior High School of Music and Dance

in addition:
1987-1998 Several shorter working periods in Finnish private dance schools (for ex. The Ballet School of Lappeenranta, Tanssivintti, Tanssiopisto)
1994-1997 Workshops: The Full Moon Dance Festival in Pyhäsalmi (Finland), Gothenburg Dancers' Union (Sweden) and Teater og Dans i Norden-organisation (Lithuania)
1998-2000 Dance Courses: Kuopio Dance and Music-festival (Finland), Gdansk-University of Dance- festival (Poland), Estonian Dancers' Union, Kääriku (Estonia), Modern Dance Festival of Almaty (Kazakhstan), Icelandic Ballet School, Reykjavik

EDUCATION

2006 Study Trip, New York
1996 American Dance Festival (ADF), International Choreographers Residency-program (ICR) Durham, North-Carolina 1996 summer-season (scholarship)
1994 Studies in New York; Movement Research Center, Limon Institute, Susan Klein School of Dance
1988 Theatre Academy of Finland, Master of Arts in Dance
1987 University of Utah, Dance Department, fall-season (scholarship)
1983-1987 Theatre Academy of Finland, Dance Department

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