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Mikko Niemistö 
Performance artist, choreographer, director.

CURRENT OCCUPATIONS
2015 - Mad House Helsinki, Curatorial team
2012 – Performance Center, Helsinki, community artist/urban artist
2014 – onemorequestion, Finnish-Austrian performance collective
2005 – Mysteeri Co. art collective
Freelance artist

EDUCATION
2015 – Master programme in New Performative Practices, DOCH – Dans och circushögskolan, Stockholm (until may 2017)
2011 Degree of Performing Arts, Metropolia University of Applied Sciences, Helsinki, Finland
2008 – 2010 Physical theatre studies, RESAD – Real Escuela Superior de Arte Dramático, Madrid, Spain
2003-2004 Interpretation, Lahti Institute of Drama, Lahti, Finland
2003 Matriculation examination (Graduation) from Kallio Upper Secondary School of Performing Arts, Helsinki, Finland
1995 – 2003 Dance, theatre and acrobatics studies, Vantaa Dance Institute, Vantaa, Finland

ARTISTIC WORK (selection)
2016 R.I.P. Services. Duties: script, performance. onemorequestion. URB 16 -festival / Kiasma -teatteri.
2016 - INVENTORIES Duties: Concept/choreography. An in-development performance/project on bodies, objects and the movement of matter.
2014-2015 YOYO – YOU ARE ON YOUR OWN Duties: Performer, Concept. A site specific performance. URB14 festival/Kiasma –teatteri. brut Wien 2015
2014 KA:LAB Duties: Concept, realization. An installation and an urban art piece. ESKUS – Performance Center, Kalasatama.
2014-2015 VIERASKIRJA (Guest Book) Duties: Performer. A dance-theatre piece about isolation and lonelyness. The Finnish National Theatre & Sivuun Ensemble.
2014 KALASATAMA WALK Duties: Concept, performance. A performative walking tour. ESKUS – Performance Center, Mad House, Amorph!14 -festival.
2014 SCRAPBOOK Duties: Concept/Director. A contemporary theatre piece about defining our life story. Mysteeri Co.
2013 – 2014 POTTUWARVAS SEIKKAILEE and POTTUWARVAS JA LENTÄVÄ MATTO (Adventures of Pottuwarvas and Pottuwarvas and The Flying Carpet) Duties: Performer. A series of two dance-theatre pieces for children. Tanssiteatteri Raatikko.
2013 THIS SIDE UP Duties: Performer. A performance for children that combines dance and puppetry. Kalteva Company.
2013 VAROKAA, PUNK TULEE! (Watch Out, Punk is Coming!) Duties: Director. A contemporary theatre piece about the punk movement. Mysteeriteatteri (Mysteeri Co.). Lainsuojattomat 2013 theatre festival.
2013 MIROSLAW BALKA: SIGNALS, Duties: Director. A participatory art piece. IHME Contemporary art festival.
2013 ÄITI JA POIKA (Mother and Son) Duties: Performer, text. A dance performance about the relation between mothers and sons. Isto Turpeinen. Stoa, Helsinki.
2012 2084. Duties: Concept, Director, Performer. A performance about the future and modern dystopies combining dance, music, circus, and performance art. Forum Box gallery, Helsinki
2011 HYRTSYGELI – RIKKINÄINEN KARUSELLI (Hyrtsygeli – The Broken Down Carousel). Duties: Actor. A travelling children’s play. Theatre Group Kirnaus, Helsinki
2011 LOVE! INSPIRATION! INNOVATION! Duties: Concept (group), Performer. Lecture performance about creative economy and innovation. Mysteeriteatteri, Helsinki
2010 (NTI) JULIE – MUISTOT: HYVÄT, PAHAT JA RUMAT ((Miss) Julie – Memories: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly). Duties: Performer. A dance performance about sexual identities. Theatre Academy, Helsinki
2007 CLOCKWORK ORANGE. Duties: Director. A play based on the cult novel by Anthony Burgess. Mysteeriteatteri.
2005 ISO VIHKO (The Notebook) Duties: Actor. A theatre piece. Mysteeriteatteri, Helsinki
2003 KAIVOKSEN LAPSET (Children of Mine) Duties: Actor. Main role in a short film. Broadcasted by Finnish broadcasting company YLE.
2003 TUMMIEN VESIEN TULKIT (The Poets of Dark Water) Duties: Actor. A Finnish television series broadcasted by Nelonen. Production: Säihky.

UNIVERSITY WORKS (as performer/director)
2010 DIKTAATTORI KUOLEE (Exit The Dictator) Duties: Director. Physical theatre performance. Metropolia University of Applied Sciences, Helsinki2007
2010 RETRATO DE FAMILIA (Family Portrait). Duties: Actor, assistant. A physical theatre piece. Real Escuela Superior de Arte Dramático, Madrid
2009 MAGDALENA POR NO STAR. Duties: Actor. A physical theatre piece. Real Escuela Superior de Arte Dramático, Madrid.
2009 MUJERES ANTE LA TUMBA (The Women at the Tomb) Duties: Actor. A physical theatre piece. Real Escuela Superior de Arte Dramático, Madrid.
2008 RIVIEN VÄLISSÄ (Between the Lines). Duties: Performer. A dance-theatre piece. Metropolia University of Applied Sciences, Helsinki

OTHER PERFORIMG ARTS RELATED EXPERIENCE
2011 Lighting design for the dance performance JÄLJET (Scars). Zodiak, Center for New Dance,Helsinki
2010 Assistant to the director in RETRATO DE FAMILIA (Family Portrait). RESAD, Madrid
2008 Co-director and lighting design for the play LINTU (Bird). Mysteeriteatteri.
2007- Substitute teacher in Vantaa Dance institute
2005- Member of Teatteriyhdistys Mysteeri ry. (Mysteeri Co.) Secretary of the board 2011- , Chairman of the board 2013-

LANGUAGE SKILLS
Finnish – first language
English – fluent
Spanish - fluent