Joni Österlund 

 

The Finnish-born dancer-choreographer graduated from the Finnish National Ballet school in Helsinki and obtained his B.A. in the Hungarian Dance Academy in Budapest. Years 2016-2019 he worked as an ensemble dancer in the Eger National Theatre and from 2019 he is a freelancing artist.​

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The priority is on working with diverse movement and performance practice to collaborate with different disciplines in a frame of theatre laboratory, which allows for exchange and co-learning. Renewing the old artistic and managerial structures is of top importance.

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Patterns of our humanity and the systems we have constructed to sustain us act as inspiration. Comparative dramaturgy and performance research act as the guiding tools.  

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From 2019 Joni has worked with a multitude of theatres and festivals:

Finnish National Ballet, Finnish National Opera, Staatsoper Wien, Volksoper Wien, Theater an der Wien, Salzburger Festspiele, La Strada Graz

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