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Tuittila, Satu
| Date of birth | 27.3.1965 |
| Profession |
Dancer Dance Instructor Choreographer |
| Country | Finland |
| stuittila(at)hotmail.com | |
| Training |
Dance pedagogue, Danshögskolan, Stockholm 1989; New York 1990, 1993 (modern dance, improvisation, composition, alignement studies); Choreodrome at the Turku School of Art and Communication (aka Turku Arts Academy, Turku Polytechnic) 1994; MA Dance Studies, University of Surrey 1999. Courses: intensive courses 1990 onwards, e.g. France, England, The Netherlands, Switzerland, Denmark, Sweden, Finland (modern dance, improvisation, contact improvisation, composition); summer course in New York 1996. |
| Choreographed |
Hups, tirkistelytanssi (1991) Taikatalvi (1991) Hän, paalattu (1992) Kellaritanssi (1992) Merirosvot (1992) In Streams (1993) Nutturapäiden galleria (1993) Hip Hip Hers (1994) Lähteeltä lähteelle (1994) Tänään on hyvä päivä kuolla - episodeja onnesta (1994) Ja muu on satunnaista (28.6.1995) Ciziham (1996) Hiljainen huone (1997) Kohota katseesi (1997) Three Gardens (31.1.1997) Atomistically Yours (25.9.1998) Mobilia (17.11.1999) Obsession (Tuittila) (2000) Impromp (2001) Kevät (Tuittila) (2001) Quartet (Tuittila) (27.7.2001) Saxes (19.5.2001) Maa-Ilma (2002) Noita naisia (13.9.2002) Skiss, luonnoksia esitykseksi (31.3.2003) Bläsnäsviken (2005) Illuusioita rakkaudesta (2005) Kantamus (6.10.2006) (2006) Satuja (27.10.2006) Solo for two (12.1.2006) Leikkejä yksinäisille (21.3.2007) Aika kaiken aikaa (9.4.2008) Soolojen saaristo (27.1.2011) "Balancing" (2011) Ilmassa – matkalla (2012) Korpi (21.3.2014) Yksityisiä eleitä - tanssiva opaskierros Ismo Kajander: Anarkisti -näyttelyyn (2015) Katoava Kalotti (2018) Without a Fanfare (2018) Pienet ja tärkeät (2020) Small and Significant (2020) Vähin äänin (2021) |
| Work as a dancer |
Neidit (1990) Hups, tirkistelytanssi (1991) Ajan vaeltajat (1992) Hän, paalattu (1992) Kellaritanssi (1992) In Streams (1993) Impressions estivales (1995) Ja muu on satunnaista (1995) Suuri kiukuttelu (1996) Hiljainen huone (1997) Kohota katseesi (1997) Three Gardens (1997) Atomistically Yours (1998) Mobilia (1999) Afrodisias (2000) The Clump (2001) Quartet (Tuittila) (2001) Saxes (2001) Noita naisia (2002) 6 to 1 (2003) Skiss, luonnoksia esitykseksi (2003) Kantamus (2006) (2006) Satuja (2006) Aika kaiken aikaa (2008) Lainattuja lauseita ja painojälkiä (2009) Lulla (2009) Piilokuvia (2009) End:Spiel (24.2.2010) Wrinkled Buttocks (2010) Triangel - yksintansseja vanhenemisesta, ilosta ja jäähyväisistä (24.4.2010) Soolojen saaristo (27.1.2011) Ilmassa – matkalla (2012) Korpi (2014) Yksityisiä eleitä - tanssiva opaskierros Ismo Kajander: Anarkisti -näyttelyyn (2015) A Fairy Tale Ballet (2018) Without a Fanfare (2018) |
| Other artistic work |
Work as choreographer in theater and opera: The Pearlfishers (opera), dir. Katariina Lahti, Turku Opera 1995; The Snow Queen (play), dir. Maiju Sallas, Turku City Theatre 1996; The Cunning Little Vixen (opera), dir. Eija Tolppo, Turku Opera 1999, Moomin Opera, dir. Ville Sandqvist, Turku Opera 2002. Improvisational performances: New York 1993 (Knitting Factory, St. Marks Church, DIA Center, Movement Research Studio, Prospekt Park), Dans 96, The Nordic Choreography Workshop at the Svartsjö Castle, Sweden 1996; Sound Space Movement, Chisenhale Dance Space, London 2000. Work as a teacher: visiting teacher in several folk universities and in private dance schools 1990 onwards (contemporary dance, improvisation), permanent and visiting teacher at the Kuopio Conservatory 1990 - 1996 (modern dance, improvisation), Faculty of Performing Arts Turku Arts Academy 1991 - 2006 (improvisation, modern dance sekä tutoring), Turku Conservatory 1996 onwards (modern dance, improvisation, composition), acting director of the Dance Programme 2007 - 2008 ( 6 months), 2013 - 2014 (6 months). |
| Other Information | Positions of trust: member of the concultative committee for dance of the Province of Turku and Pori 1994 - 1997, member of the board of the Union of Finnish Dance Artists 2001 - 2003, member of the board of the Dance Arena Association 2001 - 2003, member of the committee for the Vocational Qualification in Dance 2000 - 2004, member of the Arts Council of Varsinais-Suomi 2004 - 2008; member of the board of the Regional Dance Centre of Western Finland 2008-2011. |