I am a professional dancer, choreographer, and teacher originally from Oulu, Finland, currently based in Berlin, Germany. In my work I am fascinated by qualities of presence and listening, the realms of the intuitive and subconscious, the multiple layers of embodied awareness and sensitivity, deeply inhabited physicality, an awakeful, lived body that reflects and interprets the human story with clarity and transparency. In the recent years my work and research have been highly influenced and inspired by the art of improvisation and instant composition, as resources for choreographic work and creation, and deep practices of embodied wisdom, intuition and play. Teaching is an essential part of my work and I am always inspired to share my research through my classes and workshops.
I am a co-founder / artist at Berlin based Company HAA and co-founder and a member of Collective ONE:THIRD, winning the jury price of Festival 100 Grad in Sophiensaele in 2015 with our work "Fate of the Galaxies". Over the years I have been continuously collaborating with a variety of artists of different disciplines on several projects, presenting work in different venues in Berlin (Sophiensaele, Dock11, Uferstudios, Laborgras, Ackerstadtpalast amongst others) and festivals all over Europe. With a long background in both music and dance, I hold a BA Bachelor of Arts in Dance Performance (Department of Modern & Dance Theater, Fontys Dance Academy, NL), a MA Master of Arts in Music Education (University of Oulu, FIN) and a BA Bachelor of Arts in Dance Pedagogy (University of Applied Sciences, Oulu, FIN). After working and studyng with a wide range of choreographers in Finland and in the Netherlands, and finishing an internship with cie. Toula Limnaios in 2013, I found my base in Berlin, continuing my work as a freelance dancer / independent maker, collaborating with a variety of artists of different disciplines and teaching classes and workshops in different settings. From September 2019 on I have been curating a new improvisation based performance platform "Urban Performance Series" in Urbanraum Berlin.
Alongside my own work I continuously study and develop myself through attending workshops and master classes with renowned teachers all over the world. In addition to dancing, I have since more than 10 years studied yoga, meditation, somatic movement, different approaches of embodiment and spirituality. I am a Yoga Alliance certified, experienced yoga teacher and regularly teaching classes and workshops with a somatic, soft approach that supports the regulation of the nervous system and promotes overall balance.
I am a co-founder / artist at Berlin based Company HAA and co-founder and a member of Collective ONE:THIRD, winning the jury price of Festival 100 Grad in Sophiensaele in 2015 with our work "Fate of the Galaxies". Over the years I have been continuously collaborating with a variety of artists of different disciplines on several projects, presenting work in different venues in Berlin (Sophiensaele, Dock11, Uferstudios, Laborgras, Ackerstadtpalast amongst others) and festivals all over Europe. With a long background in both music and dance, I hold a BA Bachelor of Arts in Dance Performance (Department of Modern & Dance Theater, Fontys Dance Academy, NL), a MA Master of Arts in Music Education (University of Oulu, FIN) and a BA Bachelor of Arts in Dance Pedagogy (University of Applied Sciences, Oulu, FIN). After working and studyng with a wide range of choreographers in Finland and in the Netherlands, and finishing an internship with cie. Toula Limnaios in 2013, I found my base in Berlin, continuing my work as a freelance dancer / independent maker, collaborating with a variety of artists of different disciplines and teaching classes and workshops in different settings. From September 2019 on I have been curating a new improvisation based performance platform "Urban Performance Series" in Urbanraum Berlin.
Alongside my own work I continuously study and develop myself through attending workshops and master classes with renowned teachers all over the world. In addition to dancing, I have since more than 10 years studied yoga, meditation, somatic movement, different approaches of embodiment and spirituality. I am a Yoga Alliance certified, experienced yoga teacher and regularly teaching classes and workshops with a somatic, soft approach that supports the regulation of the nervous system and promotes overall balance.