VEERA ELISA KAIJANEN TIGHT WIRE HULA HOOPS Born 18.11

VEERA ELISA KAIJANEN TIGHT WIRE HULA HOOPS Born 18.11

VEERA ELISA KAIJANEN
TIGHT WIRE HULA HOOPS
Born 18.11.1987 in Finland
Nationality Finnish, EU-passport holder
Size 167,5 cm
61 kilos
shoe size 38(-39)
cloth size S, 4 (US)
blonde
Languages finnish, english, french, (swedish, german)
Driver license yes
Works currently with Cirque du Soleil's show Amaluna as a hula hoop soloist.
From 2011-2014
Available 2015 from end of may and forward
Next 2015:
GOP- variete konsept Hannover
CONTACT
[email protected]
+358.40.549.1642 (FIN)
STUDIES
-Ecole nationale de cirque du Annie Fratellini 2008-2011, Paris, France
-Salpaus Further Education of Circus Studies 2006-2008, Lahti Finland
-Helsinki Upper secondary school of Visual Arts, graduation year 2006, Helsinki
Finland
-Linnanmäki Circusschool 1997-2006, Helsinki Finland
-Helsinki Visual Art school 1996-2006, Helsinki Finland
WORK (TIGHT WIRE & HULA HOOPS)
2011-Present
Coming
GOP-variete consept ‘Zauberhaft’, Hannover Germany 2015
Cirque du Soleil's Amaluna
Tight wire "Lost lovers" -act 2011-2013 (artist of original act and participation of
creation)
Hula hoop "The Crystal Goddess" -solo act (original artist and participation of
creation) 2013-2014
The Kingdom Helsinki, artist of the agency, joined 2014, Helsinki, Finland
www.kingdom.fi
MEDIA
2012/ 2013/2014-present
Live with Kelly and Michael- after Oscars special. Live television, Los Angeles,
CA, USA 2014
Hooping.org video/'interview'
http://www.hooping.org/2014/07/cirque-du-soleils-veera-kaijanen/
USA 2014
'A girl in a glass box' Amaluna outdoor installation/event, Washington D.C., USA
2014
Improper Bostonian- Amaluna Fashion Editorial Photoshoot, Photographed by
Michael David Adams,
New York City, NY/Boston, Massachusetts, USA 2014
YLE1 Finnish national TV
Interview and live hoop act
"Puoli seitsemän"-programm, Helsinki Finland/San Jose CA, 2014
Hula hoop live television New York City, Ny Channel 11 WPIX, 2014, New York
City, NY USA
Amaluna Promotion event, hoops act live, Hillsdale center, San Mateo, CA, USA
2014
Character work, PIXAR Animation Studios, Emeryville, CA USA 2013
Hoop act live in studio on WCCO-TV (CBS) News. Minneapolis, MN, USA 2013
Video shooting in Sea Life of Mall of America, Minneapolis/Bloomington MN,
USA 2013
"Artist of the week", 2013, www.sirkusinfo.fi
Cirko- New Circus center, Helsinki, Finland, 2013
Sorin Sirkus Sanomat, Tight wire -interview 2013, Tampere Finland
Douzens of interviews with Cirque du Soleil for televisio from 2012-present
In both Canada and USA
Olli Lukkari's blog:
http://www.postourdreams.blogspot.fi/p/blogpage.html#!http://postourdreams.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html
Finland-Canada, 2012
Vapaa Sana
Finnish newspaper in North America
Interview http://finnishcanadian.com/profiles/blogs/nuorallatanssija
TEACHER/COACH 2015 (earlier information on last page)
-Sirkus Taika-aika, Rovaniemi Finland 2015
-Sorin Sirkus, Tampere, Finland 2015
2009-2011 TIGHT WIRE
Mutoto Chaud, Insel Circus, Circus Mignon, Sylt 2011, Germany
"Elle"
Festival Internazionale Sul Filo del Circo Turin, 2011 Italy
"Elle" Abbaye de Fontevraud, 2011, France
"Elle".
Nurtsi- Youth circus festival, Helsinki 2011, Finland
Solo act "Elle"
Les Impromptus.3, mise en scène/director Philippe Fenwick
Académie Fratellini, La Plaine Saint-Denis, 2011 France
Solo act "Elle"
Interior de spectacle L’Envol, Acte 2,
collaboration de creation/collaboration of creation with Academie Fratellini, 2011,
France
Workshop of Cirque du Soleil and Cie Les Colporteurs,
Bourg- Saint Andeol, 2011, France
"Jour le Fete"
Creation of Academie Fratellini 2011, France
"Jah Jah Chicken Cabaret"
2010 Théâtre du Fil de l’Eau, Pantin France
13e festival Les Arts dans la rue a Chatillon, Cirque et Fantaisie,
"Fratellini Parade" 2010 Chatillon France
"Traversee"
2nd year collective show of Academie Fratellini
2010
La plaine-Saint Denis, France
"Petit chapiteau"
Academie Fratellini.
Mai 2010 France
"Circus FF"
2009 Sylt Germany
"Circus Grotesk (Russia)"
Sylt Germany 2009
"Carte Blanche"
Academie Fratellini France 2009
2008-2011 HULA HOOPS
"Mutoto Chaud", Insel Circus, Circus Mignon, Sylt 2011 Germany
Vœux de la Matmut Insurance
2011 Rouen, France
Évènementiel SEGRO
Mairie du Blanc-Mesnil 2010, Blanc Mesnil France
"Love Bomb vol. 3"
Chapiteau de Diana Moreno
Aubervilliers France 2010
Évènementiel : PLAINE COMMUNE HABITAT
Académie Fratellini, La Plaine Saint-Denis, 2010 France
"Tango Cirque"
Directed by Davies Bogino, co-worked with Academie Fratellini
2010 France
"Familie Rudi Llata"
2010 Seine sur Orangis, France
"Nuit Blanche"
mise en scène/director Serge Noyelle
Saint-Denis 2009, France
Inauguration du Festival Villes des Musiques du Monde
Théâtre équestre Zingaro
Aubervilliers, France 2009
"K-Baret Circus", with La Compagnie Urka
Mise en scène/director Davis Bogino
Espace culturel du Parc, Drancy 2009
"Circus FF"
Sylt Insel Circus Germany 2009
Evènementiel: "Petite Forme", RANDSTADT
mise en scène/director Davis Bogino
La Courneuve.
2009 France
Déroulé Seine commune "L'instant cirque de l' academie Fratellini",
l'Ile Saint Denis, France 2009
Evenement Formahp,
France 2009
Événementiel : Dixit Consulting
Académie Fratellini,
La Plaine Saint-Denis, 2009, France
Fete de la culture de Villetaneuse
France 2009
"Tango Cirque"
Feste des Tulipes
Parc de la Légion d'Honneur, Saint-Denis France 2009/ 2010
"Le music de Monde"
Academie Fratellini 2008, France
"Carte Blanche"
Academie Fratellini 2008, 2009 France
11eme Gala de Presse/ 11th Press Gala
Cirque Phenix, France 2008
Voueux de Plaine Commune, Epinay Espace lumiéres, France 2008
MEDIA
2011 and earlier
"Veera sur le fil"
Ateliers Varan, Film of Angeline Savino
2010 Paris France
Ecole de Architecture de la Villette,
Solo character on wire for various short film projects of students of the school,
2010 Paris France
Finland televion Yle2
Kotikaupungin tähdet:
"Let me entertain you" feat. Jore Marjaranta-show
television, Helsinki Finland 2007-2008
"Krisse-show"
FinlandTV4
2006 Helsinki Finland
How it is to be a circus artist?
Radio interview 2004, Finland
AWARDS/ PRIZES
Prix Ecole-Entreprise 2011
Medef 93 Ouest
Paris/Saint-Denis, 2011 France
Scholarship from Linnanmäki circusschool
Helsinki, 2006 Finland
WORK BETWEEN 1998-2008
Hundreds of shows, galas etc with Linnanmäki Circusschool between 1998-2006,
With Lahti Koulutuskeskus Salpaus Circus Studies 2006-2008.
Finland, Sweden, Germany, Estonia, Iceland
TEACHER/COACH 2015
-Sirkus Taika-aika, Rovaniemi Finland 2015
-Sorin Sirkus, Tampere, Finland 2015
2014 and earlier
-Turku University of Arts, Turku Finland, 2014
-Sorin Sirkus Tampere, Finland 2013,
-Sanca Circusschool Tight wire, Seattle WA USA 2013
-Academie Fratellini 2008-2011 La Plaine Saint-Denis France
-Cours de cirque at Gymnasie Ronsrad Paris, France 2008/2009
-Linnanmäki Circusschool 2004-2006, Helsinki Finland
-Tykkimäki Circusschool, 2007-2008 Kouvola, Finland
-Kirkkonummi-Youth Circus Camp 2008 Finland
-Circus Mignon InselCircus, Sylt, Germany 2008/2009