Pia Lindy (1968, Finland) dancer & performer & writer
e-mail: pia.lindy@gmail.com
Studies: Amsterdam, The School for New Dance Development 1991-95
University of Joensuu 2002- studies in sosiology & sosiology of art
Soloperformances and works (selected):
2009 Solo1,performanssifiesta, Pispalan Nykytaiteen keskus, Soolo2, Vastavirtaklubi, Tampere
2009 Raaka-RAW tanssivirtaa -Dance Current-festival, Tampere, Porin taidemuseo/Art Museum, Pori
2008 Raaka-RAW ensi-ilta/ premier in Ateneum-sali, Helsinki & Pakkahuone, Joensuu
2008 Raaka-RAW work –in- progress: Art Contact, Helsinki, BodyWord-festival, St.Petersburg, Russia, Gallery Panimo, Lahti, Korch-festival, Yaroslav Russia, 7a11d-Performance Art Festival, Toronto, Canada
2007- 2006 S(h)ort of magic: Hyper Center, Helsinki, Nyrjähdyksiä Performance Club, Lahti, International women´s theatre festival, Tornio/Habaranda, Naisen Tila-Live Jornals, Anna Ahmatova Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia, Amorph06 Performance Art Festival, Helsinki, Gallery 3h+kitchen, Pori, Yksin Sateessa?/Lonely in the Rain?-festival, Joensuu
2005 Joku tai kohta! Lonely in the Rain?-festival- Joensuu, Hajaalue-festival- Helsinki, Solo- Dans-festival- St Petersburg, Russia,Verstas-Workshop - Jyväskylä, 3Solos tour-Varkaus, Pieksämäki,
Joku kohta tanssii-About to Dance, ANTI-festival, Kuopio, Art Contact, Forum Box, Helsinki
2003-2002 Joku kohta tanssii/About to Dance, Joensuu, Outokumpu, Lahti, Barcelona, Arenys de Mar, Jyväskylä, Helsinki, Joensuu, Muiderpoort Theater-Amsterdam, Koetila, Helsinki
2001 About to Dance, a one-month-intensive project in Joensuu, performances, videos, discussions. (in collaboration with Sini Haapalinna, Hanna Haaslahti, Jerzy Zywuszczak, ProImpro)
2000 Kylliksi tai Liikaa! As part of Oblivia`s programme in Helsinki City Art Museum
Joku Kohta Tanssii- About to dance –videos & performative presentations/talks:
2009 Trafo,Cultural Centre, Budapest, Dance and the city-festival, Helsinki, Pori Art Museum, Tanssivirtaa-festivaali, Tampere,Teak, Helsinki,Kemin taidemuseo/Kemi Art Museum, Naisen tila-festivaali, Kemi, Taidekeskus/Art Center Ahjo, Joensuu
2008 Eduskunta/The Parliament of Finland, Film Theatre Tapio, Joensuu, Teljäntori-kauppakeskus/shopping mall, Pori, Z-in-motion –festival, Zodiak, Helsinki, Paikallisliiketapahtuma, Kuopio, State of Art, Screendance symposium/ADF, USA, Korch -festival, Yaroslav, Russia, Teatteri Kiisu, Outokumpu, Taidekeskus Ahjo, Joensuu, Loikka, International Dance film festival, Andorra, Helsinki
2007 PSi13 New York, Noore tants, Viljandi, Estonia, Luova arki toimii, Kontiolahti, LiveJournals, St. Petersburg, Russia
2006 Kohti uusia yleisöjä, Turku, Elokuvateatteri Tapio, Joensuu, P-Karjalan AMK, ISLO Joensuu, Keskuspuiston Ammattiopisto, Helsinki, Z-in-motion, Helsinki, Zodiak- C4-opening, Helsinki
2005 ISLO, GAhjo - Art Center Ahjo, Joensuu, ANTI-festival, Kuopio,
2004 Carelicum, ISLO Joensuu, Touch3, Archangelsk, Russia, Alfred re Drove –Theatre, Praque, Czech Rebublic,, Centre for Marginal arts, Joensuu, Re-union, AHK, Amsterdam, Rajapinta-projekti, Pohjois-Karjala
2003 Teatteri Miilu, Jyväskylä, Forum Box, Helsinki, Oudot Kuviot-festival Outokumpu, Joensuu, Dance educations - Turku AMK, Pohjois- Karjalan ammattiopisto, ISLO, Kansalaistalo, Joensuu
2002 Yksin Sateessa-Lonely in the Rain? -festival, Joensuu, Joensuu University
2001 Art Center Ahjo, Joensuu
Other Collaboration (selected works):
2010 Physicalities-project (Pia Lindy& Steffi Lund) Galleri Tegneriförbundet, Oslo
2009 TALKTALK: Titta Court & Pia Lindy, Yksin Sateessa?-Lonely in the Rain?-festival.
2009 Physicalities –project (Pia Lindy & Steffi Lund and the workgroup), performances (work-in-progress) Joensuu and Dance and the City-festival, Helsinki
2009 VARIA -international improvisation festival, Göteborg, Sweden
2009 Tuulessa -esityksiä/performances: Mammu Koskelo & Pia Lindy, Nurmes, Eno, Lieksa, Joensuu, Kontiolahti, Tohmajärvi
2009 Go with Bodycartography (US) ANTI international contemporary art festival, Kuopio
2009 Helsinki Meeting Point, September, dancer and curator, Koko-teatteri
2009 Kesäyö/summer night, Joensuun Pakkahuone,12 hr improvisation performance (Sanna Kurki-Suonio, Mammu Koskelo, Pia Lindy, Sara Puljula, Titta Court, Hannu Oskala, Sampo Kerola ja Tuomas Juntunen)
2009 Joensuu Meeting Point, Improvisation performance, Ravintola Jokela, Joensuu
2009 Tuulessa: Mammu Koskelo, kantele & Pia Lindy, tanssi, HIPPA -festivaali, Joensuu
2009 TALK TALK, Titta Court & Pia Lindy, Naisen tila-festivaali, Kemi Art museum
2008 Helsinki Meeting Point Koko-teatteri, Helsinki, improvisation performances, as a dancer and a curator
2008 Tuulessa-In the wind-series of improvisations with folk musician Mammu Koskelo, 5 Performances in old people´s homes and centers in East Finland + GAhjo-happening, Taidekeskus Ahjo, Joensuu
2007 Moving DeTail (Pia Lindy & Alina Mikhailova) with Iguan Dance Theatre, St. Petersburg: Another Honest Project, April/huhtikuu 2007, St. Petersburg, Yksin Sateessa?-Lonely in thr Rain?-festival, Joensuu
2007 Trio A- reconstruction & P.S – performance installation,Sivuaskel/ Sidestep Festival, Helsinki, Kuopio, Joensuu, Viljandi, Estonia
2006 Moving DeTail with Alina Mikhailova, Forum Box, Helsinki, Ars Vita, St Petersburg, Russia
2006 Helsinki Meeting Point - Improvisation performances, March, May, October, Umo Jazz Club
2005-2006 Why do sleep with girls? Black Box- theatre,Oslo, Teatteri Universum, Helsinki
2003 SKISS- sketches for performance with Satu Tuittila and Liisa Pentti, performances in Barker-theatre, Turku & Oudot Kuviot- festival, Outokumpu
2000-2002 as a co-founder of ProImpro Artists collective with Jaana Klevering, Jaap Klevering and Sini Haapalinna, Improvisational Performances in different places, sites and occasions in Finland and abroad
2000 Falling Through The Force of Gravity, a dance film and cd-rom by Hanna Haaslahti
1998-1999 collaboration with musicians Sakari Luoma and Jerzy Zywuszczak Improvisational performances around Finland, theatres, galleries, museums etc.
1998-97 The Silent mover & Meg Sleeps less( with A-K van der Zaag): Copenhagen, Malmö, Lahti Tanssi Virtaa - festival, Tampere, Expos, Copenhagen, Rollo, Helsinki
1996 The fall of the tiger, A series of Improvised performances, January, Årsta theater, Stockholm
3rd Side Specific : Sini Haapalinna & Pia Lindy - Performances, concepts and happenings
2007 Emerging Ab_sense: Hyper Center, Helsinki, TEAK- Live Art Festival, Helsinki, Naisen tila-Live Journals, Anna Ahmatova Museum, St. Petersburg
2006 Street is a hard word?- Street rolling action, Terrortories, Muu ry, Helsinki
2005 Joku Kohta Tanssii - About to Dance, ANTI-festival, Kuopio
Street is a hard word?, Street rolling action (participatory), May 21, Helsinki
2004 TOUCH3- modern Dance Festival, Arkhangelsk Russia and Solosphere, Site-specific Dance event in Solovetski Islands, Russia, Happening Gallery for Physical Arts, Joensuu, Finland, The Centre of Marginal Arts 2004, Homage –Ode about Precense -Dance, Sound, Video -collaboration with Czech vocalist Ridina Ahmedova
2003 Grotesque Dialoges in Movement –workshops in Ahjo, Art Center of Joensuu
3rd Side´Specific: –Dance & Performance Happening in Gallery Forum Box, Helsinki
Artists in Recidence, Täydenkuun tanssit/The Full Moon Dance festival 2003, Pyhäjärvi, Finland
2002 Travelling Dance Duet R[A]AJAUKSIA, City Acts in Duets, Joensuu, Finland, R[A[AJATUSSA TILASSA, Actions in Space -dance, action and video happening, Joensuu, collaboration with Alina Mikhailova (St. Petersburg)
Grants/scholarships/awards:
2010 Kulturkontakt Nord, Mobility funding
2009 Taidepalkinto-Art Award, 6000 € Pohjois-Karjalan taidetoimikunta/Regional Arts Council of North Karelia
2009 Finnish-Norwegian cultural foundation, Taiteen keskustoimikunta/ the State Arts Council
2008 Valtion tanssitaidetoimikunta/The State Arts Council of Dance, a ½ year grant for artistic work from Pohjois-Karjalan taidetoimikunta/the regional arts Council of North Carelia, Helsinki City, Joensuu town, Taiteen keskustoimikunta/The State Arts Council, SKR/The Finnish Cultural Foundation -North Karelian Regional Foundation
2007 Taiteen keskustoimikunta/The State Arts Council of Finland, AVEK, Itäinen tanssin aluekeskus
2006 Joensuu city, Itäinen tanssin aluekeskus /The Regional Center for Dance, Kuopio
2005-2007 3-year grant for artistic work from Valtion tanssitaidetoimikumta/ the State Arts Council of Dance
2004 a ½-year grant for artistic work form Valtion tanssitaidetoimikunta/the State Arts Council of Dance, SLEIPNIR- travel grant,Taiteen keskustoimikunta/ State Arts Council- travel grant, Valtion tanssitaidetoimikunta/State Arts Council of Dance
2002-2003 a two year-grant for artistic work from Pohjois-Karjalan taidetoimikunta/the regional arts council of Northern Carelia,
2003 Valtion tanssitaidetoimikunta/The State Arts council of dance
2002 Valtion tanssitaidetoimikunta The State Arts council of dance
2001 Pohjois- Karjalan taidetoimikunta/The regional arts council of Northern Carelia,
1999 ½-year grant for artistic work from Valtion tanssitaidetoimikunta/ The State Arts Council of Dance
1998 Hämeen taidetoimikunta/ Arts Council Of Häme , The Finnish- Danish Cultural Foundation, The city of Lahti, SLEIPNIR- travel grant
1997 Suomen kulttuurirahasto/The Finnish Cultural Foundation, SLEIPNIR- travel grant
Tanssitaiteilija Pia Lindy
on toteuttanut useita sooloteoksia ja yhteistyöprojekteja eri taiteilijoiden kanssa Suomessa ja ulkomailla. Hän on opettanut tanssi- ja liiketyöpajoja eri oppilaitoksissa ja niiden ulkopuolella sekä toiminut taiteellisissa työryhmissä ja organisaatioissa ja kirjoittanut tanssista ja taiteesta. Lindy valmistui Amsterdamin teatterikoulun The School for New Dance Development -laitokselta 1995. Työssään Lindy pohtii yhteiskuntaan, tanssiin ja taiteeseen sidottuja odotuksia ja arvoja. Mitä tanssi/taide kertoo tai mitä sen pitäisi olla? Lindy on syventynyt improvisaatioon ja prosessikeskeisyyteen työskentely- ja esitysmuotona ja toimintaan erilaisissa ympäristöissä/konteksteissa.
Artist description: Pia Lindy
Performer/dancer/writer Pia Lindy has produced various solo pieces & projects and worked in collaboration with artists of different fields in Finland and other countries as well being a member of several committees organising festivals and events in Finland. She has also written articles, lead workshops and taught in several art schools & instututions in and outside of Finland. In her artistic work she is trying to investigate questions dealing with expectations and values embodied on human choices and actions in art and life. Her focus has been strongly on improvisation and working in different environments & contexts.
