Kristina Hjulstad Junttila Born 1977 Tromsø, Norway. Lives and works in Helsinki, Finland.

Education

• 2010 –      Art pedagogical studies. Theatre Academy. Helsinki
• 2007 – 10 Master of Arts. Degree Programme of Live Art and Performance studies. Theatre Academy. Helsinki
• 2007         Art in the city. Tromsø Arts Academy
• 2002 – 06 Bachelor of Arts. Theatre and Applied Drama. Turku Arts Academy
• 2005         Erasmus exchange. Visual Performance. Dartington College of Arts. England
• 2000 – 02 Teacher Education (subjects: Norwegian, dance and arts & crafts) Tromsø University

Performance Art

• Exercise of Freedom # 23 & 24 Interactive performances. One performance in a black-box and one on the street. MINIFEST – performance art festival produced by HATS. Tromsø. Nov – 09
• Exercise of Freedom # 22 Interactive performance. Fluxee – club. Turku. Oct – 09
• Exercise of Freedom # 19 Interactive performance. Inter-auto-prese-turbance-docu-formativity festival and symposium. Theatre Academy. Helsinki. June – 09
• Exercise of Freedom # 1 – 18 Performance series performed unnanounced in public places. Feb – June 09
• Pysähdy Kajalakodissa. 3 week durational performance. Taiteen Tiet – environmental art exhibition. Salo. Summer – 08
• Ruling Age. Performance installation. Evening of Live Art. Theatre Academy. Helsinki. Nov – 07
• The construction of a princess Solo-performance. Gallery Välivuosi. Helsinki. Dec – 07
• Sweet Tromsø Interactive event. Young Entrepeneurs in Barents – seminar. Nov – 06
• Promises of a Passport or Passport of Promises (artistic dissertation for the BA program in performing arts, Turku Arts Academy) Solo Performance. Performed in Turku Arts Academy, Maritim Centre Forum Marinum, Art History Department – University of Turku and Perf06, Pori. May – 06
• Timinutterpause – five different dreambreaks Five site-specific performances in the City Park, Skansen, Airport, Nerstranda and at the Market square. SE!NEXT – performance festival. Tromsø. Norway. Aug – 05
• We are off place as we are in place. Interactive performance. Cafe Briouche. Dartington. April 2005

Director/Concept

• Snarvisitt på Heracleum. Site-specific performance at the Heracleum service house for elderly. Performers: Elin Danielsen, Klaus Løkholm Bergli, Anne Katrine Haugen, Vegard Krane and inhabitants. Visiting artist. Invited by Radart. Tromsø. June 2010
• Vierailu Vanhainkodissa (artistic dissertation for the MA program in Live Art and Performance studies) Site-specific performance at Käpyrinne old folks home. Performers: Anna Maria Häkkinen, Suvi Nurmi, Maria Ruostepuro, Jussi Salminen and inhabitants. May – 09
• Veien Ut – by Rebekka Brox Liabø. Performer: Nina Rosenlund. Rådstua Teaterhus. Tromsø. Oct – 06
• Leikkiaus Site-Specific performance in a hairdresser. Performers: Alexandre Chardaire, Ishmael Falke, Tuomas Laitinen and Petra Toropainen. Turku. Finland. 2004

Collaborations

• Letefinne. Text and photo-project in coollaboration with Rebekka Brox Liabø. Interactive installations. Private home. Tromsø. August 2007

Actor/Performer

• Performance Interventions by ”La Pocha Nostra” Directors: Guillermo Gómez-Pena and Roberto Sifuentes. Antifestival. Kuopio. Sept – 09
• Oireeton Devised physical theatre performance. Directors: Tuomas Laitinen & Maria Ruostepuro. Turku. Finland. 2004
• Ihmemaa Devised performance. Director: Tero Sarkkinen. Turku. Finland. 2004
• Maa on syntinen laulu Devised performance. Director: Virpi Koskela. Turku. Finland. 2003
• I Skyggen av Nordlyset” Puppet- and physical theatre performance. Main role. Tromsø Culture House. 2002
• Ticket to Ride Teatur Retur. Devised visual performance. Director: Kristin E. Bjørn. Tromsø. 2001

Director for amateur and/or educational productions

• Hair. Musical. 120 students from Kongsbakken music, dance and drama departments. Tromsø Cultural House. April – 07
• Three Sisters. by A. Tsjekhov. 2nd year drama students from Kongsbakken. Rådstua Teaterhus. Jan – 07
• Birkhe – a nepalese fairytale. 2nd year drama students from Kongsbakken. Performance for children made for the idealistic organisation Operasjon Dagsverk. Tromsø Cultural House. Oct – 06
• Karius og Baktus. Hearing-disabled children as performers. Cooperation between Bodø, Fauske and Beiarn. Norway. The Cultural Rucksack. 2006
• Bandene Banker Banken. Director in cooperation with Tord Nygreen. Alfheimteateret – Integrated theatre group for disabled and non-disabled actors. Tromsø Kulturhus. 2002
• En Midtsommernattsdrøm. by W. Shakespeare. Translation: Ragnar Olsen. Director in cooperation with: Håkon Vassvik. Alfheimteateret Integrated theatre group for disabled and non-disabled actors. Rådstua teaterhus. 2001
• Grisen som ville til Himmels. By Hans Sande. Director in cooperation with Tord Nygreen. Tromsø barne- og ungdomsteater. Rådstua Teaterhus. 1997

Teaching

• Course in performance art for students from the University of Tromsø. MINIFEST – performance festival. HATS. Nov – 09
• Course in site-specific performance. Turku Arts Academy. Dec – 08
• Theatre workshop for disabled people. Northern Norwegian Culture Festival. Harstad. June – 08
• Young Entrepeneurs in Barents. Workshop about Cultural Differences. 2007
• Kongsbakken High School. High school teacher in Theatre production and Movement. 2006/07 * Guest lecturer. Tromsø University College. 2005 – 07
• Creative movement for children and theatre workshop. Valnesfjord Kulturdaga. 2005 – 08
• New directions within performing arts. Workshop for theatre instructors. Culture House in Tromsdalen(KULTA) 2005
• Why-?theatre?-Workshop Together with Maria Ruostepuro. SE!NEXT performance art festival. 2005
• Theatre and Environment Workshop. Natur och miljö. 2004
• 12 weeks teaching practice at Steinerskolen and Prestvannet skole, Tromsø and Helsingin Yliopisto Viikin normaalikoulu, Helsinki. 2000 – 02
• Alfheimteateret – Integrated theatre group for disabled and non-disabled actors 2000 – 02
• Childrens theatre group. Tromsø barne- og ungdomsteater. 1996 – 1997

Text

• Essay in ”Ankaraa ja myötätuntoista kuuntelua. Keskustelevaa kirjoitusta paikkasidonnaisesta taiteesta.” Ed. Lea Kantonen. Kuvataideakatemia. Helsinki. 2010
• ”Exercises of freedom – In Personal and Institutional Site-specifc Events”. MA written thesis. 2010
• Text in the curated project ”The pursuit of happiness”. 2009
• Art as life practice – conversation on the works of Linda M. Montano, Essay. Published in ”Essays on Live Art and Performance” Ed. Arlander, Annette. Teatterikorkeakoulu. Helsinki. 2009 
• “Love to (be) places”, Travel guide to different performance places. BA written thesis. 2005

Seminar and talks

• Open talk about the performance Snarvisitt på Heracleum. Heracleum. Tromsø. June 2010
• Er media forpliktet til å anmelde fri scenekunst? Panel discussion with Ida Lou Larsen and Erling Stenstrup, lead by Sidsel Pape. Organized by Norsk Kritikerlag, HATS and Hålogaland Teater. Tromsø. November 2009
• Craftsman. Presentation at the laboratory “Is performance the future craft of 21st century?” Organized by “Edge of Europe” and Teatteri.Nyt. Kiasma Contemporary Art Museum. Oct-09
• Stuck in between a personal and a community art event. Talk at the “Inter-auto-prese-turbance-docu-formativity” festival and symposium. Theatre Academy. Helsinki. June – 09
• Open talk about the performance Vierailu Vanhainkodissa. Käpyrinne Palvelutalo. May – 09
• Presentation about Pysähdy Kajalakodissa. Kajalakoti old folks home. Sept – 08

Courses & Workshops attended

• 2008 – 2010 ARIN – minority dramaturgy. Selected to participate in the writing project initiated by Beaivvas sámi nasjonalteahter, Giron sàmi teather, Tornedalsteatern and Sàmi teahter searv. Lead by Mette Brantzeg and Haldis Hoaas.
• 2009 “Is performance the future craft of 21st century?” Invited laboratory lead by Ong Ken Seng. Organized by “Edge of Europe” and Teatteri.Nyt. Kiasma Contemporary Art Museum
• 2005 – 2010 Aikido
• 2007 – 2009 Young Entrepeneurs in Barents. Development project for entrepeneurs in Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia. 4 gatherings. Organized by the Norwegian Barents Secratariat.
• 2004 Butoh, SU-EN Butoh company, Sweden and Anita Saji, Denmark
• 1998 – 2003 Several Contact Improvisation workshops. Copenhagen, Denmark.
• 2002 Writing workshop for stage. Kristin E. Bjørn
• 2000 Figure theatre, Marit Omland Pedersen
• 1994 – 1999 Several physical theatre workshops
• 1996 – 1997 Several integrated theatre workshops organized by Norsk Teaterråd
• 1987 – 1997 Participated in numerous amateur performances with several groups in Tromsø: Tromsø Barne- og Ungdomsteateret, Tromsø Byspill, Alfheimteateret, Tromsøpalmen, Bragerevyen, The Dance Studio, Teaterlaget and Teater Kanel.

Grants

• 2010 Arts Council Norway, visiting artist with “Vierailu Vanhainkodissa”
• 2009 Arts Council Norway, Kahviland project
• 2009 Arts Council Norway, visiting artist “Exercise of Freedom”
• 2009 Arts Council Norway, Writing grant
• 2009 Nordic Culture Fond, Kahviland project
• 2006 Norwegian state art grant, establishing grant
• 2006 Norwegian-finnish art council
• 2005 Winner of grant for the performing arts festival SE!NEXT, Norway
• 2001 Nord-Norsk Kulturråd, project grant for Teatur Retur
• 2001 EU, project grant for Teatur Retur
• 2001 Libresse fond for Teatur Retur
• 1998 Tom Wilhelmsens Siftelse, for education

Membership

• Radart. Tromsønettverk for fri scenekunst
• UKS. Unge Kunstneres Samfund

• Working languages: Norwegian/Scandinavian, Finnish and English
• Basic knowledge in data, photo- and video-editing, lighting, production, photography
• Representative in the board of Presentaatio – Finnish Live Art Information Centre.