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Hiltunen, Sirkku
| Aliases | nykyinen Ruoholahti/present lastname Ruoholahti |
| Date of birth | 7.12.1959 |
| Profession |
Dancer Dance Instructor Choreographer make-up artist |
| Country | Finland |
| Training | Private dance studies 1972 onwards, teachers including Ellen Cook, Caroline Frizell, Helen Petit, Brigitte Kelly. |
| Choreographed |
Psykos (1986) Kuollutta vettä/Force majeure (1988) Inside or nearby (1990) Qumran (2000) Odd Road (31.8.2002) Tasapainossa - vaakalaudalla (2005) Karma_doc (2011) Nuken Tragedia (2012) |
| Other artistic work |
Work as a choreographer in theatre e.g.: Divina Commedia (Isidor Stok), Youth Theatre Tatteri 1980; Runar and Kyllikki, Workers Theatre of Nokia 1982; The Count of Monte Cristo (musical), Seinäjoki City Theatre 1984; Rami (rock opera), Seinäjoki City Theatre, Provinssirock Festival 1985; Riipat (Erkki Lepokorpi), choreographies for the music videos, Seinäjoki City Theatre 1985; Folk og Rövare i Kardemomme (Thorbjörn Egner), Seinäjoki City Theatre 1986; The Little Mermaid, Seinäjoki City Theatre 1987; Puhtaana käteen, Seinäjoki CIty Theatre 1987; Symposion, Seinäjoki City Theatre 1987; New Year's gala performance, Seinäjoki City Theatre 1988; Kun ilta ehtii (musical), Seinäjoki City Theatre, Tangomarkkinat 1989; Cannery Row, Student's Theatre of Tampere 1989; Kissatanssit, comp. Dave Lindholm, a rock work commisioned by the Helsinki Festival 1992; TABU - kadonneen tulppaanin metsästäjät, YLE TV 1 1993; The Rocky Horror Show (musical), Seinäjoki City Theatre 1995; Siivekkäitä, sarvekkaita - kaikenmaailman koivekkaita (music theatre), dir. & chor. Sirkku Hiltunen, Arkipelag workshop, Västanfjärd 2002. Work as a dancer in theatre e.g.: Dance School Elwa Molin's performance group 1976 - 1982, dancer in several theatre productions between 1978 and 1986; Sampo Passio (Pohjanakka), comp. Pertti "Veltto" Virtanen, chor. Ari Numminen 1987. Work as a teacher: "Tanssiin kutsu" Elwa Molin, Tampere (classical ballet, jazz dance); local association of Urjala of The Mannerheim League of Child Welfare (children's ballet); Worker's Institute of Viiala (jazz dance), Dance Studio Katariina Uurto, Vammala (classical ballet, jazz dance, modern dance), Dance Studio Sirkku Hiltunen, Seinäjoki (children's dance, classical ballet, jazz dance, modern dance); Seinäjoki City Theatre 1984 - 1988 (stage movement, dance); Voionmaa Institute, actor's and director's course (dance expression); Dance Studio Sirkku Hiltunen & Tony Laafou, Tampere (children's dance, jazz dance, classical ballet); Dance School Mona Koivunen, Turku 1990 - 1991 (jazz dance); Wrethalla Dansstudio, Kemiö 1991 - 1992 (classical ballet, jazz dance); dance department of the Music Insitute Arkipelag 1993 - 1996 (classical ballet, jazz dance); Dance Course by the Sea, Houtskär 1995 onwards (jazz dance); Ballet School of Katja Suova 2003 onwards (jazz dance); Dance School Glissade 2003 onwards (jazz dance). Artistic director of the Arkipelag Workshop Association 2000 - 2002. |
| Grants and awards | Grants: City of Tampere, The Swedish Cultural Foundation, Föreningen Konstsamfundet, Municipality of Kemiö. |
| Other Information |
Positions of trust: chairman of the consultative committee for dance Province of Vaasa 1986 - 1987, member of the consultative committee for dance of the Province of Turku and Pori 1997, member of the board of the music guild of Kemiö. Other education: Basic course on radio work 1993, Make-up school Make face professional 1994. Other work: cultural instructor at the City of Tampere Cultural Office. |