Kristina Junttila

Information

(Objekt ID 8939)
Object type Person
Born 1977
Functions Director, Actor, Researcher, Artist, Pedagog
Nationality Norwegian, Finnish
Gender Female
Email kristina@junttila.com
Adresse Helsinki, Finland
Website Kristina Junttila, FERSKE SCENER

Kvalifikasjoner

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.

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Kristina Junttila constructs events and performances where modes of participation might occur, in sites such as hairdressers, old folks homes, lecture rooms or in the more traditional black boxes and galleries. She acts as a performer, collaborator, director, writer or teacher.
Themes of her artistic practice have evolved around the relationship between existing structures and the personal. In what ways do our surroundings, regulations and institutions influence our lives? Who has freedom, responsibility or power?
Her works can take form as an exercise, conceptual art piece, full length performance, intimate meeting or as a relational event. She plays with established conventions, often being naïve and minimalistic, using documentary, but also evoking imagination.
Junttila has studied theatre, visual arts, critical theory and pedagogy in Copenhagen, Tromsø, Dartington, Turku and Helsinki. She has a BA degree in Applied Theatre from Turku Arts Academy and a MA degree in Performance Art and Theory from the Theatre Academy in Helsinki, the highest education for theatre in Finland.

Kristina Junttila facilitates workshops and teaches Live Art, performance art, contemporary theatre, community art, participative- and site-specific performance for non-art participants and art-students.
Junttila started as an instructor for a childrens theatre group in 1996 at Rådstua Teaterhus, Tromsø. Since then she has instructed numerous educational and amateur productions, taught workshops and lectured for different groups, ranging from children, handicapped people, primary school, secondary high school, university, art academy and art festivals. Junttila studied at the teachers education programme at the University of Tromsø from 2000 – 02. Currently she is doing a specialised teacher programme in theatre pedagogy at the Theatre Academy in Helsinki.
Teaching languages: Finnish, Norwegian/Scandinavian and English.

Source: kristina Junttila, 15.11.2010, http://www.kristinajunttila.com/lang/en-us/about/

Education

At the moment she is part time a PhD-student in Art Pedagogy at UoT, Arctic University of Norway. 

2010          Theatre pedagogical studies. Theatre Academy. Helsinki
2007-2010  Master of Arts. Degree Programme of Live Art and Performance studies. (2 yrs-fulltime) Theatre Academy. Helsinki
2007          Art in the city. Tromsø Arts Academy
2002–2006 Bachelor of Arts. Theatre and Applied Drama. (4 yrs-fulltime) Turku Arts Academy
2005          Erasmus exchange. Visual Performance. Dartington College of Arts. England
2000–2002 Teacher Education (subjects: Norwegian, dance and arts & crafts) (2 yrs-fulltime) Tromsø University
1998          Dance and Movement. Den Rytmiske Daghøjskole. Copenhagen
1997-1998 Physical acting. Den Ny Dramaskole. Copenhagen
1996         Matriculation examination. Kongsbakken High School
1995         AFS – one year exchange student. Sekolah Menengah Sultan Ibrahim. Malaysia
1993         Theatre Arts. Narrabundah college. Canberra. Australia

Affiliations (1)
Involved in productions (18)
Title Premiere Role
Muohtadivggažat/The Sound of Snow (Ferske Scener) June 23, 2021 Video/Film
Bubble Wrap Kids (Silje Solheim Johnsen) May 2, 2020 Dancer
Talking in the Rain (Ferske ScenerVestlandsforskning Reality Research Center ) 2020 Performer
Blood Club #2 (Ferske Scener) June 29, 2019 Performer, Concept/Idea
Bubble Wrap Kids (Silje Solheim Johnsen) June 28, 2019 Dancer
Blood Club #1 (Ferske Scener) April 24, 2018 Concept/Idea, Performer
The Clickers (Ferske Scener) June 2016 Performer
Not directly hurt (Ferske Scener) December 6, 2014 Co-creator, Performer
The Northeast Passion (Ferske ScenerThe Arctic Theatre) September 27, 2013 Direction, Concept/Idea
Requiem for a Pig. Part Three (Ferske Scener) May 2, 2013 Concept/Idea
Who is Finnish? (Ferske Scener) May 2013 Concept/Idea, Direction
HomeMade (Haugen Produksjoner) March 15, 2013 Advisor
Requiem for a Pig. Part Two (Ferske Scener) February 16, 2013 Other
Requiem for a Pig. Part One (Ferske Scener) February 2, 2013 Other
Den Som Ser* (The One Who Sees) (Haugen Produksjoner) September 4, 2010 Performer
En snarvisitt på Heracleum* (A Quick Visit in Heracleum) (Kristina Junttila) Direction
Exercise of Freedom (Kristina Junttila) Other
timinutterpause (Kristina Junttila) Direction
Artworks (1)
Title Publiseringsdato Role
Who is Finnish? Script – Author