CURRICULUM VITAE
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Katja Lundén
PROFESSION:
Flamenco dancer, choreographer, pedagogue
STUDIES:
Helsinki Dance Institute regularly since 1979
Free placer in Helsinki Dance Institute 1987- 1990
Flamenco studies since 1989
Several cajon- courses since 1997, Flamenco Shop
A course of teaching flamenco 1997, Flamenco Shop
Festival of Flamenco in Córdoba, professional level 1997, 1998
Studying flamenco in Sevilla 1.9.1999- 8.7. 2000
Spanish language studies in the universities of Helsinki and Sevilla since 1997
Flamenco- courses of the highest level by Spanish teachers during the International
Festivals of Flamenco Helsinki and Tampere 1997- 2009
and a lot a of other flamenco studies in Madrid, Granada etc.
University of Helsinki: Master of Arts 2004
Major subject: Aesthetics
Minor subjects: Comparative Literature (20 credits), Finnish Literature (20 credits),
Theoretical Philosophy (10 credits), Art History (10 credits)
Master´s thesis: ”Feeling and Moving Body. Flamenco from the viewpoint of artistic dance theories.”
TEACHERS:
Joaguin Grilo, Belén Maya, Angel Rojas, Eva La Yerbabuena Adela Campallo, Rafael Campallo, Pilar Ortega, Inmaculada Aquilar, Blanca Del Rey, Angel Sanchez, Rafael Sanchez Chencho, Eva Rojano, Andres Marín, Manolo Marín, Rafaela Carrasco, Manuel Liñan
PERFORMANCES:
Estados del yo (Rafaela Carrasco) 2008, 2009, Monaco teatre du Variete among others
Scream of flamenco , TV documentary of Katja Lundén and the Edvard Munch - dance of life, 2008
Pacottaako? (Mikko Rasila, Pirjo Bergström, Maija Kaunismaa) 2007 onwards
RAY-musical (Mikko Rasila, Jore Marjaranta, Sani, Reija Wäre, Sari Siikander, Turkka Mastomäki)2008
New year in Senaatintori 2007
Cuentame lluvia , (Kaari Martin, Beata Alving)) 2007-2009, Madrid Teatro Pradillo among others
Dances with stars , TV 2007
Performances in the group of Raul Mannola and Antonia De Cordoba as a solodancer 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
International Week of flamenco in Tampere 1997 onwards
International Festival of flamenco in Helsinki 1998 onwards
Literature awards of Helsingin Sanomat 2004
La Noche Flamenca (Angel Sanchez Cepillo Isabel Ramos, Raul Mannola) 2000
Good wins bad 6-0 2003
Agua! - group 2000, 2001
Por qué no!? ORTON 2002
Lady is a tramp 2002
Fuerza Flamenca 2002
Macande - group 1997, 1998
Flamenco from Finland 1997
Forms of flamenco 1997
DANCE WORKS:
Edvard Munch – Dance of Life 2003, new version 2008 (Katja Lundén)
Chromosome 47 Flamenco! (Kari Heiskanen, Anja Loikala, Katja Lundén)
Crying out those eyes (Anna-Mari Kähärä, Zarkus Poussa, Janne Marja-Aho, Jussi Tuurna, Emilia Aho, Katja Lundén)
La Máscara! 2005 (Katja Lundén)
The House of Bernarda Alba 2001 (Kaari Martin, Katja Lundén)
La Chispa 1997 (Erika Alajärvi, Katja Lindroos, Katja Lundén)
TEACHING:
Helsinki Dance Institute (Helsingin Tanssiopisto) 1996 onwards
Flamenco Shop 1996- 1999
University of Helsinki 1999
Helsinki Summer University 2001 onwards
College of Sports of Vierumäki 2000
Blue Flamenco 2000 onwards
Peña of Jyväskylä 2007 onwards
Peña of Oulu 2007
Stockholm, Nordic flamenco festival 2006
And a lot of short courses
OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE:
Journalist ( Magazines Tanssi, Letra) 2003 onwards
Assistant, Finnish Dance Information Centre 2004 onwards
Written and oral translation of business correspondence from Finnish to Spanish,
Finnish to English, Spanish to Finnish and English to Finnish (Flamenco Shop Helsinki oy) 2002 onwards
Founder of the professional flamenco group Alma Flamenca 2007
