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Hannula, Sari
| Date of birth | 22.8.1965 |
| Profession |
Dancer Dance Instructor Choreographer |
| Country | Finland |
| Training |
Professional Diploma in Dance, Laban Centre, Lontoo 1990 - 1991; New York Dance Intensive 1993-2011: Limon Institute, Movement Research, Dance Space, Fareta Dance, Perry Dance, Jivamukti Yoga Centre, Bhava Yoga Centre - contemporary dance, choreography, contact-improvisation, work shops, performances, jazzdance, ballet, yoga for dancers. Course in choreography "koreografiahautomo", Turku University of Applied Sciences, 1994. |
| Choreographed |
Bus stop (1990) Too far (1990) Reactions (1991) The wind up (1991) Wave lenght (1992) So hot that it is cold (1993) Papageno (1994) BREAKING FREE - TAKE OFF II - IV (17.12.1995) Lost catch (1995) Scent of a man (1995) Searching for yellow eli kadonneen keltaisen metsästys (1997) 06.31!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (1998) Kreisi deis (1998) Nollaus / Reset (2000) The Clump (2.2.2001) Sallimusta (18.10.2005) Wrinkled Buttocks (15.1.2010) BONGARI (2014) |
| Work as a dancer |
Bus stop (1990) "... ja ihmisillä hyvä tahto..." (1992) Sotilaan tarina (Puro) (1992) Surf (1993) Tänään on hyvä päivä kuolla - episodeja onnesta (1994) BREAKING FREE - TAKE OFF II - IV (1995) Lost catch (1995) Röntuska (1995) Sielun siskot (1995) Hiljainen huone (1997) Kohota katseesi (1997) Three Gardens (1997) 06.31!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (1998) Squares (1999) The Clump (2001) Sallimusta (2005) Alli S. (2006) Balkanin ruusu (2008) A way here (2009) Wrinkled Buttocks (2010) BONGARI (2014) Yksityisiä eleitä - tanssiva opaskierros Ismo Kajander: Anarkisti -näyttelyyn (2015) |
| Other artistic work |
Work as a teacher: Lecturer in modern dance at the Kuopio Conservatory for Music and Dance, 1991 - 1993, 1994 - 1997 (modern dance, choreology, improvisation, yoga, capoeira, productions); Head of the Dance Department of the Turku Conservatory for Music and Dance, 1998 onwards (modern dance, choreography, productions, contact improvisation, yoga); visiting modern dance teacher at Moving Art Studio, Luzern, Switzerland 1999 onwards; intensive dance courses, 1991 - 1998, e.g. in Tanhuvaara Sports Institute, Savonlinna, Ylivieska, Jyväskulä, Kuopio, Turku, Reisjärvi. Other work as a dancer: Dance Group SET, Jyväskylä 1984 - 1989; Laban Centre Dance Concerts 1990 - 1991; Valohalli Tanssii -happening, Kuopio 1992; improvisation at the opening of the "Värinää" exhibition, Kuopio Art Museum 1993; dance and theatre improvisation performances, Frances Becker Studio, New York 1993; dance improvisation performances in Turku 1994 - 1997; Kiss Me Kate (musical), chor. Anneli Rautiainen, Kuopio City Theatre 1996 - 1997. Other work as a choreographer: children's practise school of the Kuopio Conservatory, Christmas and spring performances, 1992, 1994 - 1996. |
| Grants and awards |
Grants: Cultural Fund of Western Finland 1990; City of Ylivieska 1991, 1993; Finnish Cultural Foundation 1992, 1997, 2007; Ministry of Education 1992, 1994; American-Scandinavian Foundation 1993; Finlandia Foundation 1994; Arts Council of the County of Kuopio 1995, Central Arts Council 1996, six-month grant to artists by the Arts Council of the County of Kuopio 1997, Arts Council of the County of Varsinais-Suomi 1998, 2003, 2009; Finnish-Swedish Cultural Fund 1998, National Council for Dance 1999, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2012; ASLA Fullbright 2002, 2004; Regional Dance Centre of Western Finland 2005, 2007, 2009, 2012; Oscar Öflunds Fund 2009; |
| Other Information |
Other education: University of Jyväskylä - Master of Physical Sciences, special studies in dance pedagogy, educational sciences and art education, 1984 - 1991. Positions of trust: member of the Physical Scineces Association 1994-1992, member of the Riverside Dance Support Association 1989-1990, member of the concultative committee for dance of Kuopio County 1991-1993, 1995-1997; member of the board of the Turku Conservatory 1998, member of the Ministry of Education's professional dance education committee 2000-2001, member of the consultative committee for dance of the Turku and Pori County 2001 onwards. |