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Liski, Mia
| Date of birth | 7.5.1967 |
| Profession |
Dancer Choreographer Actress |
| Country | Finland |
| Training |
Theatre Academy of Finland, Department of Dance 1986-1990, BA in Dance 1993, MA in Dance 1995. Courses: Acting for Dancers, Theatre Academy of Finland, Continuing Education Centre 1998. |
| Choreographed |
Taivastalossa (15.6.1991) Terveisiä isoisän puutarhasta (29.8.1994) Medallion (28.9.1996) Visions (3.8.1998) Tango del alma Mia (4.8.1999) Musical Mystery Tour (3.8.2000) Isku (24.1.2001) Kärsimystie (13.4.2001) Tuliurku (2001) (2.9.2001) Tuliurku - Tanssi vetten päällä (2002) (24.8.2002) |
| Work as a dancer |
Rakas päiväkirja (1987) Pehmeä lokakuun yö (1988) Date with fate (1989) Näkymättömän rakastajan varjo (1989) Nurefemsex (1989) Trap Trail (1990) Tropismeja (1990) Yhdeksän etsivää ja loistava lähde (1990) Taivastalossa (1991) Voimapaikka-tarinoita onnesta (1992) Rosorinki (1993) Siskometria (1993) Jalonhaarassa rantojen raukat, Ämmän koskessa Kauniit ja Rohkeat (1994) Terveisiä isoisän puutarhasta (1994) Enteitä (1995) Nyt Riitti! (1995) Yrjö Kallisen valaistuminen (1995) Medallion (1996) Nyt Juhlat! -riitti (1996) Europe! (1997) Kaksi sisarta (1997) Kotkat (1997) Olennainen (1997) Riitti X? (1997) Stella (an evening with dance) (1997) Rakkaus revyy (1998) Visions (1998) 2000 loitsua! (1999) Tango del alma Mia (1999) Arvostelijain liiton 50-vuotisjuhlat (2000) Lammen kutsu (2000) Matkamessut (2000) Musical Mystery Tour (2000) PSD (2000) Suomussalmiryhmän 10-vuotisjuhla (2000) Tuliurku (2001) (2000) Isku (2001) Kärsimystie (2001) |
| Other artistic work |
Work as a choreographer in theatre and theatre productions: Via Crucis, dir. Paavo Liski, City of Helsinki and The Parish Union of Helsinki 1996; The Witches, dir. Ralf Forsström, Lahti City Theatre 1999; Galileo Galilei, dir. Jotaarkka Pennanen, Lahti City Theatre 2000; Via Crucis, dir. Paavo Liski, The Parish Union of Lahti 2000; The Apocalypse - A Love Story, Ilmestys Oy 2000; Via Crucis, dir. Paavo Liski, The Parish Union of Lahti 2001. Work as a dancer in theatre and opera: Fiddler on the Roof, dir. Kurt Nuotio, Helsinki Swedish Theatre 1994-1995; Salome, dir. Claude Naville, Finnish National Opera 1995; Quasimodo, dir. Christopher Martin, Lahti City Theatre 1997; Singing in the Rain, dir. Markus Packalen, Lahti City Theatre 1997-1998; Juha, dir. Eija-Elina Bergholm, Lahti City Theatre 1998; Lemmenlähde, dir. Olli Tola, Lahti City Theatre 1999. Work as an actor in theatre and television: Little Red Riding Hood, dir. Maija-Liisa Marton, Finnish National Theatre 1991-1993; Yrjö Kallisen valaistuminen, dir. Esa Kirkkopelto, Suomussalmi Group with Theatre Academy of Finland 1995; Singing in the Rain, dir. Markus Packalen, Lahti City Theatre 1997; Juha, dir. Eija-Elina Bergholm, Lahti City Theatre 1998; Varjo, dir. Jotaarkka Pennanen, Lahti City Theatre 1998; Ou Nou!, dir. Mikko Mattila, Tuotanto Oy Säihky/Nelonen 2000; Tosi kuin vesi, dir. Titta von Martens, YLE TV1 2001. |
| Grants and awards | Grants: Theatre Academy of Finland 1987, The Union of Finnish Dance Artists 1990, City of Helsinki 1994, National Council for Dance 1996, Central Arts Council 1996, The Finnish Cultural Foundation 1996, Central Arts Council 1997, National Council for Dance 1998. |
| Other Information |
Positions of Trust: Member of the board of the Union of Finnish Dance Artists 1994-1995, chairman of Lahti Professional Dancers' Association 1997-2001, chairman of the Relief Association of Suomussalmi Group (ITMY ry) 2000-2001. Other education: Sibelius Academy, Department of Solo Performance, a practice student 1994-1997; Päijät-Häme Conservatory, Department of Adult Education 1997-2001; Theatre Academy of Finland, Continuing Education Centre, Actors Trainee Programme 1999-2000; Helsinki Conservatory, a practice student in singing since 2001. Founder member of Suomussalmi Group. |