Curriculum vitae Heini Nukari
1972 born in Helsinki
Education:
2006-2007 Intensive vocal training workshops at the Roy Hart Theatre in France: “Towards the Realisation of a Project”-workshop,
“Singing Feet”- workshop + 25 hours individual voice lessions with Noah Pikes, Marie-Paule Marthe and Derek Rossignol
1993-1997 School for New Dance Development(SNDO) – BA, Diploma of Performing Arts
1995-1996 Exchange student at the Dance Departement of the Helsinki Theater school
1992-1993 Dance studies at the Orivesi pre-university
1988-1991 Student and member of “Annantalo-dance theatre”
1979-1991 Classical music studies (piano) at the music conservatory in Helsinki and at the private music school of Katriina Orbinsky.
Own productions:
2011 Release of the first CD of the band “Cosmopolitan Dogtrot”.
2010 “Koomori Soi”, performance for voice, movement and Koomori- instruments. Premiered in Japan, September 2010
2009 “Serpentime”, a performance combining music and dance. Premiere in Berlin, June 2009
2009 “Cosmopolitan Dogtrot”, founding a music duo with Marco Ponce Kärgel.
2008 “Insight out -hear to see”, a visual-acoustic exhibition project in collaboration with the photographer Joerg Fahlenkamp.
Realised at AIAV (Akiyoshidai International Art Village),Japan, September- October. Produced and supported by AIAV and IFA (Institut for foreign relations, Germany). Presentation in Berlin at the Glashaus e.v. Brotfabrikgalerie in November.
2007 “Niko Niko Maa Maa” a performative concert.
Created during the artist in residence at AIAV. Produced by AIAV.
“Jekku”, an improvised solo for voice. Premiered at the Finnland- Institut(FIND) in Berlin, June 2007.
2006 “Whitedogballads”, a solo for voice and movement, developed during the stay at the Roy Hart Center and with the financial support of the city of Berlin (Senat für Wissenschaft und Kultur)
1998-2005 Founding and working as the group TRAVA with Anna Jankowska
TRAVA productions:
· Station Kautschuk (Berlin 1998), (wins the first price in the International Choreography Competition of Tanzimpulse Salzburg 2004).
· Hahmomania (produced by “Theater des Augenblicks, Vienna 2000),
· Trashfox&Hangedman (Berlin/Warsaw 2000).
· No Time for Wasa (produced by TanzWerkstatt Berlin for the “Tanz im August –International Dancefestival 2001).
· Tonic (produced by TANZTAGE Berlin 2002, production office Barbara Friedrich).
· Kindasorta Concert (produced by TANZTAGE Berlin 2003).
· Gleis Novi Sad (choreography for the Ballett Vorpommern, produced by Ballett Vorpommern for Tanz Tendenzen-festival 2004, Greifswald).
· Taking part at the“Bal Moderne“, Volkpalast, Berlin 2004.
· Kuloflux (produced by TANZTAGE Berlin 2005).
· Hella!Helle!(produced by production office Barbara Friedrich 2005).
Touring as TRAVA:
1998-2005 Various theatre festival and venues a.o. in Finland, Denmark, Poland, Ireland, Estonia, Serbia, Italy, Spain and Portugal.
2002 presenting Germany in “Dance Roads”-tour.
Work as a performer for other productions/companies:
2011 Performer in an interdiciplinary performance project, San Francisco.
Initiated by Blindsight / Paige Starling Sorvillo.
2010 Performing in improvisation series, a.o Ammo-Nite Gig, vol.30 and The Meeting Point Berlin.
2008 Performer in “C(H)ord” by InkBoat company (directed by Shinichi Iova- Koga). Premiered at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco
2006 “Moving Stage Lab” a professional workshop projekt on devising theatre as a part of the Nordic Theatre Days in Copenhagen, July-August
1997-2003 Working as a dancer a.o with Jonna Huttunen,
Ten Pen Chii Art Labor, Christoph Winkler, Thomas Lehmen
1993-1997 Member of ”Subtheater”a free theatre company in Amsterdam.
Work as a teacher:
1999-2005 Giving workshops in various theatres while touring internationally with TRAVA performances.
2006-2011 Teaching body & voice workshops in Berlin (University of Arts, ADA Studio and Tanzfabrik.) Teaching also in Finland, Japan, US, Italy and Estonia.
Artist in Residences, Grants and other:
2010 Invitation to write an essay in the book project “Tanssintekijät 2”, a book about Finnish choreographers. Publication in July 2011.
2010 Residency at AIAV,Japan, October
2008 Residency at AIAV , Yamaguchi, Japan, September-October
2007 Residency at AIAV, (Akiyoshidai International Art Village) Yamaguchi, Japan, January-March
2006 Dance Stipendium for intensive studies at the Roy Hart Center, France. Granted by the Senat of Berlin, department for cultural affairs.
2004 1. price in the International Choreography Competition,
Tanzimpulse Salzburg
2002-2003 Artist in residence at “Künstlerinnenhof Die Hoege“ , Bremen, Germany, August-October 2002 and September-October 2003.