Niina Lindroos CV

Born in Finland 1983. Puppeteer and puppet maker.

Contact:

niinalin(at)gmail.com

Education:

2007 BA of performing arts, Department of Puppet Theatre, Arts Academy at Turku University of Applied Sciences, Finland.

Activity:

I'm working in Turku (Finland) as a member of Wolf Sign Theatre, specialized as puppet manipulator and performer. I am also a member of the puppet theatre working room collective Puppet Studio Turku. I'm fascinated by the problematics of paper theatre and the story of Invisible Man. I also organize Punch Night Fever, a bi-yearly bar event for puppet theatre and visual theatre.

Productions:

2010-:Punch Night Fever K-18 Happening in a bar for people who want to see more puppet theatre. Turku Klubi Ilta, 29.9.2010, 20.9.2011, 29.11.2011. Organizer.

2010-2011:Spot the Oliopus Olius!, theatrical path in nature for small children, director Iisa Tähtinen, producer Wolf Sign Theatre. Premiere 18.4.2011. Performer and puppeteer.

2009-2011:Puppet Science and Fiction, event for young people combining geometry and visual arts with paper theatre. Director Outi Sippola, production Wolf Sign Theatre with Flatland-working group. Premiere 6.3.2011. Project coordinator, performer, puppeteer and puppet maker.

2010: Christmas of the abandoned toys, puppet theatre performance for children. Director Iisa Tähtinen. Premiere 20.11.2010. Performer, puppeteer, stage designer and puppet maker.

2008: Miser A.K.A. More Money!, paper theatre performance, director Raakel Pellonpää, producer Moliére's Children. Premiere at Turku's Cultural Center, Brinkkala's Vault january 2008. Puppeteer and performer.

2008: Doktor Heartless, a twisted puppet cabaret; a brutal comedy; a happy freak show, performed by Lars Wingård, Director Niels Peter Underland, producer Wolf Sign Theater. Premiere Spring 2009. Consultant character designer.

2008: Journey to the Time of the Dinosaurs, director Terhi Tuulia Lintukangas and Lars Wingård, production Wolf Sign Theatre. Puppeteer.

2007:The Little Match Seller, puppet theatre performance, director Elina Putkinen, production Wolf Sign Theatre and TIP-Connection. Premiere May 2007. Puppeteer.

2007:Act Without Words, director Suvi Auvinen, production Turku Art's Academy. Premiere May 2007. Hand performer 2007-2009.

Also appeared as:

A gorilla police character in Ruisrock 2011, Turku, Kuuma Ankanpoikanen production.

A runaway present in the Turku christmas town opening 2011, Puppet Studio production.

Member of:

Wolf Sign Theatre, Puppet Studio Turku, Finnish UNIMA