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Rankanen, Mammu
| Date of birth | 1968 |
| Profession |
Dancer Dance Instructor Choreographer Lecturer in contemporary dance, Theatre Academy of Finland 2009-2020 Ashtanga Yoga instructor |
| Country | Finland |
| Training | MA in Dance, Theatre Academy of Finland, Department of Dance 1988 - 1992. |
| Choreographed |
Zone ajar (23.10.1993) Lady once a bird (3.3.1995) Shelly (16.5.1997) Albiino (31.7.1998) Momento rojo (5.2.2000) Black (11.3.2003) Varjojen huone (14.2.2006) Kajo (Rankanen) (26.4.2007) Tuulenpesä (27.1.2010) |
| Work as a dancer |
EXHIBO (1992) Arcanum (1993) Zone ajar (1993) Krystallos (1994) Moondrunk (1994) (1994) Noname (1994) Yazyar (1994) Lady once a bird (1995) 10.000 Creatures (1996) Visions 23 (1996) Ofelia (1996) Humina (1997) Shelly (1997) Albiino (1998) Lavastaja - soiva koreografia (1998) Ki-ai (1999) Movement Chanting (1999) Smile (1999) Still Life for Four Dancers (2000) A Cherry Tree (2000) Log (2000) Momento rojo (2000) Lady's Finger (2001) The Pig Ballet: Pig, Penguin (2001) Three Parts, of Which Two for Flute (2002) Small Things in Silence (2002) Black (2003) Wrong Key... (2003) A Piece for a Small Stage (2004) Time-Quartet (2005) Leap (Kitti) (2005) Du-dun-duu (2006) Riff (2008) |
| Other artistic work |
Choreographer: Taivaaseen juurtunut puu 2011-2012. Piirros 2015. Work as a dancer: Shwarma -Pahan koreografia, director Tuire Tuomisto 2018. Work as a teacher (courses): Reipas Irma -amateur theatre, The Union of Finnish Dance Artists, Kallio Senior Secondary School of Performing Arts, Helsinki Dance Institute, Astanga yoga school of Helsinki; Theatre Academy fo Finalnd, Department for Dance and Theatre Pedagogy; Helsinki City Theatre, Full Moon Dance Festival, Pyhjärvi. |
| Grants and awards | Grants: The City of Helsinki 1998, Alfred Kordelin Foundation 1998, Central Arts Council 1998, 1999, 2001; Arts Council of Uusimaa 2001, The Finnish Cultural Foundation 2001, National Council for Dance 2001, six-month state grant to artists 2002; one-year artistivc grant by the The Finnish Cultural Foundation 2004, 2005, three-years artistic grant by The Finnish Cultural Foundation 2006. |
| Other Information | Other education: Diploma shiatsu masseur, Luonnon Keskus, Finland 2000 - 2001. |