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Kivelä, Jenni
| Date of birth | 15.12.1974 |
| Profession |
Dancer Choreographer |
| Country | Finland |
| jenni.kivela@iki.fi | |
| Training |
MA in Choreography, Theatre Academy of Finland, Department of Dance 2002; BA in Dance, Theatre Academy of Finland, Department of Dance 1999; dance school Tanssivintti, special training programme 1995 - 1996; Helsinki Dance Insititute 1986 - 1991. Courses and workshops: Jorma Uotinen, Helsinki 1995; Matt Mattox, Helsinki 1996; Colin Connor, Helsinki 1997; David Zambrano, Helsinki 1998, Vienna 2001; Nordic choregrapher-composer workshop, Oslo 1999; Ecole de Mime, Montreal 2000; Benno Woorham (contact improvisation), Stockholm 2001; Sasha Pepelyaev, Helsinki 2001; Mia Lawrence, Vienna 2001; Wendy Houston, Vienna 2001; Hans Van Der Broeck/Palle Dyrvall 2003; Felix Ruckert 2005, Nancy Stark-Smith 2007, Marcelo Magni 2007, Marion Ballester 2007. |
| Choreographed |
Papershop (1999) Sunday School (2000) Winter Circus Magic (24.11.2000) Basic Atlas (2001) Dressing Room (2001) Flowers - Flower Arrangement (1.8.2002) Propaganda (10.10.2002) Red-Letter Days (3.11.2003) Spy Called Harri (4.3.2003) Lokroep uit het Noorden (2004) Ylva-Lii ja muita kertomuksia (11.11.2004) Master Detectives (19.6.2005) The Drawn Room (5.10.2005) Diano Marina (18.10.2006) If Not Too Happy (5.4.2006) November (2006) House of Mrs Wilson (20.2.2007) Scarpbook for Rainy Days (15.1.2008) Last Laugh (13.5.2009) Ballroom for Beginners (7.5.2010) I kväll eller aldrig (19.6.2010) Katoaminen (17.9.2011) Stolen Goods (2012) Imagined Works (2013) Yksinäinen kuningatar (10.10.2014) Something like Grey Gardens (2015) Kleine Monster (21.1.2015) Kylli-koira ja elämisen sietämätön kepeys (2017) Kylli-koira saaressa (2019) |
| Work as a dancer |
Tie (Littow) (1997) Vauhti (1997) Betonin tanssi (1998) Kahtalo (1998) Lavastaja - soiva koreografia (1998) Masa Yards 41 (1998) Viimeinen käyttöpäivä (1998) Foyer (1999) Pieni hyvä (1999) Afrodisias (2000) Tiedän paikan (2000) Flowers - Flower Arrangement (2002) Virhe! (2003) Lokroep uit het Noorden (2004) Stolen Goods (2012) Kylli-koira saaressa (2019) |
| Other artistic work |
Other work as a choreographer: Jupiter and Europe (opera), the crypt of the Helsinki Cathedral 2000. Other work as a dancer: Chorus Line, chor. Reija Wäre, Swedish Theatre in Helsinki 1999. Artistic Director of TADaC - Theatre Academy Dance Company 2007 onwards. |
| Grants and awards |
Grants: three-years state gratn to artists, NAtional Council for Dance 207; one-year personal grant, Finnish Cultural Foundation 2006; six-month state grant to artists, National Council for Dance 2004; City of Helsinki 2002, danceWEB scholarship 2001, Kesko 2001. Awards: Bonnie Bord International Award 2006; Grand Prix, Saitama International Creative Dance Contest 2005; jury's special mention, International Contemporary Choreography Competition at the Kuopio Dance Festival 2003. |
| Other Information | Mention for Best Contemporary premiere of the year for the work Red-letter Days, Dance Europe magazine's Critics' Choice 2004. |