ANNAMARI KESKINEN
Education
1995 - 2001 Finnish National Opera Ballet School
2001 - 2004 Finnish National Opera Ballet School Vocational training
Choreography
2020 comissioned work for SEAD/Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance/ new piece for 25 dancers / chor. Annamari Keskinen
2020 ”Leidenschaften”/comissioned work for Staatstheater Braunschweig/ piece for seven dancers / chor. Thar Be Dragons
2019 "To piece together the elements ”/ soolowork for Ryan Mason/ chor. Thar Be Dragons
2019 ”Instinkte”/ africologne festival Cologne/ work for actors and immigrants/chor. Annamari Keskinen
2018 ”EI” / commisioned work for Staatstheater Kassel/ piece for nine dancers and a actor/ chor. Thar Be Dragons
2018 ”Dying animals don’t feel sorry for themselves” / site -specific work for KAIKU club in Helsinki with live music/ chor. Thar Be Dragons
2016 ”Ikimono” co-produced together with Staatstheater Kassel/ Tif/ chor. Annamari Keskinen
2016 ”Bergstein garten” research project /Shawbrook Dance/ work for four dancers and one musician /chor. Annamari Keskinen
2014 ”Pet” /Choreographische werskstatt Staatstheater Kassel/ a duet/ chor. Annamari Keskinen
Work as a freelance dancer
2020 ”Kehys” Valtteri Raekallio corp.
2019 ”Muistikuvia” Valtteri Raekallio corp/Zodiak
2018 ”Dying animals don’t feel sorry for themselves” Thar Be Dragons
2018 ”Yleisö”Valtteri Raekallio Corp.
2018 ”Oneiron” Valtteri Raekallio Corp.
2017 ”rite of spring” Johannes Wieland/Staatstheater Kassel GER
2017 ”Global Blues” research project, trauma based work / Nicole Nagel GER
2016 ”Ikimono” Staatstheater Kassel GER
2016 ”Lore” Helder Seabra BEL
2015 ”Gold by Bronze Stephanie Tiersch GER
2015 ”Ultima Thule” Catherine Young IRE
2014 ”Channel Rose” Eleesha Drennan UK
2014 ”Cold Bright She” Shannon Gillen GER/USA
2012 ”Kireru” Rootless Root
2009 ”Trust off” Taneli Törmä/location X DK
Work as full time company member
2010 - 2014 Staatstheater Kassel / Johannes Wieland
work by Johannes Wieland - ”golddigger”, ”supernova”, ich bin du”, ”traffic", ”sheherazade”, ”traffic”, ”sie alle werden angfangen zu weinen. alle”, ”white noise tragedy”, ”leises tweifeln von ganz weit hinten rechts”, roadkill
guest choreographers - Giving birth to 1000 year of sorrow/RootlessRoot, ”Lego love”/ Chris Harring, ”Alpenglühen”/Michael Langeneckert, ”No lands end”/ Stephanie Tiersch, ”Stardust” Helge Letonja
2008 - 2009 National Dance Company of Wales (Diversions)
guest choreographers - Andonis Foniadakis, Stijn Celis, Stehen Petronio, Stehephen
Shorpshire, Roy Gambell More
2007 - 2008 Rafael Bonachela Company (UK) - ”Square map Q4”
2004 - 2007 IT Dansa (ES)// Catherine Allard
guest choreographers: Alexander Ekmann, Jiří Kylián, Gustavo Ramirez, Uri Ivgi and Johan Greben, Stijn Celis and others
Teaching experience
2019 SEAD/Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance
2019 Sdwig Studio two week laboratory in Saint Petersburg
2019 b12 international workshop festival in Berlin 6 days/Thar Be Dragons
2019 Tanssille Ry morning classes
2018 b12 international workshop festival in Berlin 8 days/Thar Be Dragons
2018 Thar Be Dragons workshop in New York
2018 Thar Be Dragons workshop in Helsinki
2018 Staatstheater Kassel Germany profi training
2018 assisting Valtteri Raekallio for the piece”sinä minäsi kanssa sinuiksi, minä sinäsi kanssa minuiksi”/ Tampere conservatory
2018 Teacher in dance school Tannssila
2018 Guest teacher at Iwanson school of contemporary dance in Munich Germany
2017 b12 international workshop festival in Berlin 8 days /Annamari Keskinen
2017 Dock 11 Berlin profi training
2016 Staatstheater Kassel Germany profi training
2016 b12 international workshop festival in Berlin 4 days /Annamari Keskinen
2016 Guest teacher Shawbrook Summer school in Ireland
2015 Staatstheater Kassel Germany profi training
2013 Johannes Wieland audition Staatstheater Kassel (teaching repertuar)
2011 Johannes Wieland audition Staatstheater Kassel (teaching repertuar)
2008 National Dance Company of Wales audition (teaching repertuar)
2007 - 2008 Profi training National Dance Company of Wales UK
RYAN MASON
Education
2021-23 University of the Arts Helsinki / Theater Academy Teak - Master of Arts in Choreography
2007 California Institute of the Arts - Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance and Choreography
Choreography
2019 Staatstheater Braunschweig – ‚Leidenschaft’, triple bill
2019 SpringboardX / Gibney Dance NYC - Guest Choreographer / Guest Teacher
2019 HSPro Hubbard Street – Guest Choreographer for 50 dancers, Chicago 2018 Staatstheater Kassel - ‚anarchy of the body’ - THAR BE DRAGONS
2018 ‚Dying Animals Don’t Feel Sorry For Themselves’ - THAR BE DRAGONS, Helsinki FI
2018 Sozo Visions in Motion - ‚division by zero and the meaning machine’
2017 Springboard Danse Montreal - ‚consider your options!’, Montreal CA
2017 TRAK Dance Ensemble - ‚nomans land’, Salzburg AU
2017 CalArts/RedCat Los Angeles - ‚[crash] [landing]’, Los Angeles USA
2016 München Gasteig Blackbox - ‚through the windshield’
2015 Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance (SEAD) – ‚exithere,
2014 Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance (SEAD) – ‚The Waiting Room’
2012 Staatstheater Kassel/TiF - ‚Anne Frank’
2009 Staatstheater Kassel/TiF - ‘honey cake horse’ - Battlegrounds: Choreografische Werkstatt
2008 Kassel Fridericianum – ‚PG-13’ - Inside Out Late Night: Choreografische Werkstatt
2007 RedCat Theater - ‘moonrocks’ CalArts Spring Dance Concert Los Angeles
Rehearsal Director
2019 Staatstheater Braunschweig - rehearsal director for Winterreise Spring 2019
2012 - 2014 Staatstheater Kassel - rehearsal Director, /Tanztheater Johannes Wieland
2012 – present Prüfungsvorsitzender - an der staatlichen Berufsfachschule für zeitgenössischen Bühnentanz - Sozo Visions in Motion, Kassel
Professional Dance Work
2019 'Kehys - Frame' - Valtteri Raekallio / Raekallio Corp.
2018 'Dying Animals Don’t Feel Sorry For Themselves’ - THAR BE DRAGONS, Helsinki FI
2009 - 2012 Staatstheater Kassel -Dancer - Johannes Wieland
2007 - 2009 José Limón Dance Company - NYC
2002 - 2003 Peter Pan U.S. National Broadway Tour - starring Cathy Rigby
2001 - 2002 Jesus Christ Superstar U.S. National Broadway Tour
1992 - 1993 Annie Get Your Gun U.S. National Tour
Teaching/Workshops
2019 - present Anton Bruckner University Linz – Faculty
2019 b12 - Berlin dance workshop and festival THAR BE DRAGONS
2018 NYU Tisch – Guest Faculty
2018 Staatstheater Kassel – Guest Teacher
2018 b12 - Berlin dance workshop and festival THAR BE DRAGONS
2017 b12 - Berlin dance workshop and festival
2017 Staatstheater Kassel – Guest Teacher
2016 b12 - Berlin dance workshop and festival
2016 California Institute oft he Arts (CalArts) – Guest Teacher
2016 Staatstheater Kassel – Guest Teacher
2015 Guest teacher - SEAD Salzburg
2015 Staatstheater Kassel – Guest Teacher
2014 Guest teacher - SEAD Salzburg
2014 – 2018 Iwanson School of Contmeporary - Faculty