Curriculum Vitae

Background photo: Elisabeth Heilmann Blind

  • Guest lecturer at Greenland’s National Theater’s stage school in Freeing Dance Feb - March.

  • Premiere of ”Angry Old Sámi Aunts” in Trondheim, Norway March 30th.

  • Work in progress for a new performance experiment ”Flokken” with Sámi Lávdi (Sámi Association for Performing Art). Performed Greenlandic Maskdance and held workshops frequently all over the world.

  • Performed Greenlandic Mask Dance and frequently held workshops in Freeing Dance all over the world.

  • Participated in the research project “Earth Voices” as a dancer, initiated by Adada Produksjoner, Norway.

  • Toured with my dance performance “The Homeless” in Greenland and Norway during June 2021.

  • Participated in the Greenlandic Art Exhibition ”Worst - case Scenario”. Four Artist from Greenland at Lunds Art Gallery / Lunds Konsthall, May 2021.

  • Creating a new performance ”Angry Old Sami Aunts” with premiere in Mars 2022.

Bild: Kai Arne Ulriksen

  • Developed and performed “Angerlarsimaffeqanngitsoq – The Homeless” for the tour in India in February 2020.

  • Directed a performance with monologues for greenlandic acting students at the National Theatre of Greenland in Nuuk.

    Regularly held workshops in Freeing Dance and Greenlandic Mask Dance all over the world.

  • Produced my dance performance “Angerlarsimaffeqanngitsoq – The Homeless” in association with “Indigenous Traces 2018-2019”.

  • Gave workshops in Freeing Dance and Mask Dance across the nordic countries and abroad.

  • Freelanced as an actress, dancer and guest teacher at many different institutions and festivals, and similar in the nordic countries and abroad.

  • Finish my education as danceinspector in Releasing/Freeing Dance at ”Freeing Dance Academy” by Anne Grundel, Sweden.

  • Employed as a Mediation Consultant atSami Center for Contemporary Art, SDG, in Karasjok, Norway.

  • Freelancer actress and dancer until July 2016, as well as holding Greenlandic Mask Dance workshops all over the world.

  • Worked on the ”Freeing Dance project in Sápmi” for 2 months in Sweden and Norway.

  • Performed Greenlandic Mask Dance "Uaajerneq” in New Delhi as part of “Delhi International Arts Festival 2016”.

  • Worked with Freeing Dance in elderly care homes and services in Kiruna; SPA hostess at “Aurora Spa” in the city.

  • Actress at Teater Teatro, Göteborg with "Romeo & Juliett".

  • Project Leader for CD Release of Sami Jojk, Acapella by Lars Henrik Blind "Ludiin Náhkkui" . New compositions as well as traditional Jojks.

  • Project Leader for the Swedish Sami Parliament's project on "Sami Performing Arts in a Nordic Perspective." The report will form the basis of the Sami Parliament's future distribution of cultural contributions and the acquisition of more funds for the development of Sami stage art. The report was completed November 2013.

Bild: Elisabeth Heilmann Blind

  • Guest actress at Beaivvas Sàmi Násunalá Theater , ”1852 Kautokeino Rebellion”.

    Guest actress at the Greenlandic National Theater in Nuuk Greenland spring 2007 with "Ukaliatsiaq".

    Giron Sámi Teáhter, Permanent Actress. Played a selection of performances at the theater: Macbeth, Gonagasa gatnalat, Nieida Julia, One night in February, Jojkpoetic Rapsodi, Woman o The Bear, Believe Hope and Love, Arctic Performance , Macbeth's film at Iceglobetheater.

    Responsible for educational projects for the theatre.

    Teaching collaborative projects with co-schools in drama and creativity, workshop with elementary schools in various theater projects, collaboration with unions.

    Producer Jobs.

    Leader of the union's work on the theater. Tour leader for many productions.

  • Frelanceactress in theater with these theaters: Tukak Theater, Dalvadis Teahter, La Tarantula Teahter, Ulloriaq Northstar, Beaivvas Sámi Násunáláteater, Sami Theater.

    A selection of plays I have participated in: Beaivvi Azcázan, Ihti beaivvi, Navaranaaq, Europe Europe, Gumpegoddi, Voi Stourra maiilmas, Solskänken, Tristan And Isolde, Inuit man and the mask, Sinattoq.

  • Movie: "A Little Christmas Saga" (1998), Macbethfilm Iceglobe (2004) Commercials (1997) Radio Theory: "A Danish in Lapland" (1995)

    Roskilde festival: Art project with Nordic artists "Autopia" (1994)

    Project Manager for:

    Sami Easter Festival in Kautokeino (1998)

    STS, Sámi Theater Searvi "Interdisciplinary Theater Symposium in the Northern Lights" (1997)

    Produced the tour for "Voi Stourra Mailbmi" (2002).

    Produced performance and tour for Ulloriaq Nordstjerne "Navaranaaq" (1995) STS Theater Workshop / Seminar for "The Big In The Little" (2003).

  • Own workshops and directing works:

    Drama and mask dance workshop across Scandinavia.

    Bachelor of Arts Degree in Acting School in Luleå and Kulturama Theatrical School in Stockholm, Indigenous Youth Camp in Kautokeino Norway, Riddu Riddu Indigenous Festival in Kåfjord. Directed a student project at Karasjok Youth School, International Stage Therapy Congress in Stockholm, Malmfelt Folk High School in Kiruna, Haparanda Folk High School, Övertorneå Folk High School, Sami University in Kautokeino, etc.

    Organizational work:

    Leader of STS - Sámiteahter Searvi 2007 – 2009 ( Sámi Association of Performing Arts ), Member of the Sámiraddi Culture Committee 2003-2005

    Research Scholarship Theater and Dance in the Nordic Countries (2002): Research Objects, Inuit Singer Traditions via a dance performance "Mother of the Sea".

    A selection of Festivals and conferences I have participated in, with mask dancing performances and workshops over the years:

    Riddu Riddu indigenous festival (often), Stockholm Water Festival 1996, European Capital of Culture Year in Copenhagen 1997, Women's Theater Festival in Vienna 1996, Storytelling Festival in Gratz 2003, Nuuk Cultural Festival 1996, Indigenous Conference Manilla 1997, Waitangi Indigenous Conference 1998, Guatemala Food Conference in UN 2001, Festival Festival in Ljungby 1995, 96,99,2004. Urkult festival Näsåker 2006, Cistern Festival in Kramfors 2009.

    Robus Arcticus Scholarship 1997: In the motivation it says: For her involvement with indigenous theater in Sweden

    Greenland Home Rule Goverment Culture Award 1985 (for my studies in Japan).

    Teaching at Knud Rasmussen High School in Sisimiut 1981-1983 as a handicraft teacher in sewing and weaving, as well as taught in general subjects as a temporary teacher in primary school in Sisimiut Greenland.

  • Handicraft teacher 1978-81, at Kerteminde Husflidshøjskole (DK) and actor 1983-88 (Tukak Theatre, DK), of which 2 years of dance and theater studies in Japan with Kanze Hideo Tessenkai Noh Teahtre, Kazuo Ohno Butoh Dance.

  • Fluent in Greenlandic, Danish, Swedish, Sami and basic English.

Bild: Kristian Rødvand