I’m an artist based in Kuopio, Finland. My work moves on the borders of live art, contemporary dance and performance. In 2006, I was awarded the State Prize for the Arts.
I have worked in the fields of art and culture as a performer, dancer, choreographer, writer, journalist and regional artist. I graduated from European Dance Development Center in Arhem, the Netherlands, in 1997, and have worked as a freelance artist since 2004.
In my latest works, I have been exploring possibilities of creating concepts that are by nature transforming, bound to time and place and enable me to create situations in which I can consider concepts of time, place, physicality, momentarity and the everyday. The passing of time and the commonplace mutation of the body are central elements in my work.
I have created numerous works which have been performed at the most recognized Finnish contemporary dance festivals and i.e. in Germany and the Netherlands. Besides my own artistic work, I am the artistic director of annual ANTI – Contemporary Art Festival in Kuopio, Finland.
See also my CV: cv.pdf
Selected articles about me:
Tanssin toisinajattelija
31.5.2006 Piia Valkonen, Viikko-Savo
en face; Johanna Tuukkanen
2-2006 Maija Hirvanen, Tanssi -lehti
Taiteellista statistiikkaa arjesta
7.4.2006 Maija Hirvanen, Turun Sanomat
Tuote kipittää taidepolkua
11.8.2005 Sirpa Heikkinen, Kaleva
Oululaistanssinen Anti-juhlan äiti-hahmo
11.8.2005 Sirpa Heikkinen, Kaleva
Tanssitaitelijat markkina-Villen kyydissä
26.5.2004 Sirpa Heikkinen, Kaleva
Maito linkittää arjen taiteelliseen työhön
14.5.2004 Tuija Paakki, Karjalainen
Tinkimätön taival jatkuu
17.1.2004 Mirja Tossavainen, Savon Sanomat
Apua, siellä on Joku!
27.3.2002 Riitta Raatikainen, Viikko-Savo
Aito nainen on kaunis
12.5.2002 Ulla Remes, Sunnuntaisuomalainen
Johanna Tuukkanen – female anger, conflicts and frustrations
5/2001, Jussi Vilkuna, Kaltio
Photograph by Pekka Mäkinen.
Here you will also find basic list of my work, lectures, articles and things that mattered and still matter to me. Every work, lecture or article is linked to the Works section where detailed information about each of these can be found, such as photos, full text, snippets from reviews, other links, and the like.
