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EDUCATION AND DEGREES AWARDED
- 2009 Ph.D. Authorial Acting and the theory of authorial creativity. Theatre Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (DAMU), Czech Republic. Dissertation: “Aspects of Acting: Studying and Practicing Fundamental Acting Principles through Acting with the Inner Partner.” Chair: Professor Ivan Vyskočil.
- 2002 M.F.A. Authorial Acting with a focus on authorial creativity and pedagogy. Theatre Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (DAMU), Czech Republic. Thesis: “Acting with the Inner Partner: A Study.” Supervisor: Professor Ivan Vyskočil.
- 1996 B.A., magna cum laude, Major: Political Theory and Performance. Minor in French. Bates College, Lewiston, Maine, U.S.A. Honors thesis: “MASK-U-LIN-IT-Y: A Deconstruction.” Supervisor: William Pope.L
OTHER EDUCATION
- 2019 (Inter)acting with the Inner Partner Czech Intensive. 5-day workshop with Professor Ivan Vyskočil and other guest (Inter)acting with the Inner Partner teachers. Open Space, Czech Republic.
- 2016 The Red Nose: The Sublime Stupidity of Theatre Clown, Master Class. Teacher: Giovanni Fusetti
- 2015 Bouffons and the Ecstasy of Mocking, Master Class, Teacher: Giovanni Fusetti
- 2014 Meisner Intensive Acting Workshop, Teacher: Steven Ditmyer
- 2007 Viewpoints, Master Class, Teachers: Anne Bogart & SITI Company Members
LINGUISTIC SKILLS
- English/Czech bilingual (English: native, Czech: mother tongue)
- French: C1
- Finnish: B1
- Russian: B1
PREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE
Career breaks
- Periods of part-time and full-time parental leave – 2009-2013.
Acting/Performing (excluding personal performance work – please see below for that)
- 2017 & 2018 Reproduced , Media installation by Anna Estarriola., Gallerie Anhava/EMMA – Espoo Museum of Contemporary Art (2018). Role: Actor.
- 2017 Ratamo, Finnish TV Series. Role: Agent Miller. Director: Veikko Aaltonen. Set for release in 2018.
- 2017 Staged, Media installation by Anna Estarriola. Pori Art Museum. Role: Narrator (voice over).
- 2016 Trademark Finland, Radio Show on YLE Svenska. Role: Michael. Language: English.
- 2016 Muskat Lesket, Finnish TV Series. Role: Dani. Director: Veikko Aaltonen. Language: Finnish, French.
- 2015 Love.abz3, Devised performance with Dragon Dictate and Google Translate. Concept & director: Otso Huopaniemi. Theaterdiscounter, Berlin, Germany. Language: Finnish, English, French, Czech.
- 2014 Subs, Pub theatre performance. Director: David Robertson. Liberté Pubiteatteri Internazionale, Helsinki, Finland. Language: English.
- 2013 Love.abz, Devised performance with Dragon Dictate and Google Translate as machine partners. Concept & director: Otso Huopaniemi. Language: English, Finnish. Kiasma Theatre, Museum of Contemporary Art, Finnish National Gallery.
- 2003-2012 Le Fin du Monde Chez Gogo, Company: Golem theater, Devised cabaret directed by Michal Lázňovský & Frederika Smetana. Language: French, Czech. Premiered in Paris as part of the Czech Season in France. Performed at various other venues in France including Le Chapiteu de l’Isère, Theatre Toursky in Marseille, Opera Dijon.
- 2009-11 Sen, Play written & directed by Přemyl Rut. Theatre Komorní činohra. Prague, CZ. Language: Czech.
- 2010 Letters to Olga, Concert composed & conducted by Petr Kotík. Theatre Archa, Prague, CZ. Language: English.
- 2007-11 Oedipus Complex(ly). Lead role. Devised performance directed by Howard Lotker. Language: English, Czech. Performed at various venues in CZ and SK as well as U. of Colorado, U.S.A.
- 2007 Musikblok, Moderator for television program for Czech TV. Language: Czech.
- 2006 Sure Thing (Language: English, Czech). Also director & producer. Premiered at Theatre on the Balustrade, Prague, CZ.
- 2006 Doma/At home, Devised site-specific performance directed by Howard Lotker. Language: English, Czech. Premiered at multiplace festival Bratislava, SK.
- 2000-03 Konec světa v salónu gogo, Company: Divadlo na voru. Language: Czech. Devised cabaret directed by Michal Lázňovský & Frederika Smetana. Premiered at Roxy, Prague, CZ. Performed at various other venues in CZ.
- 2001-02 Mezi nebem a zemí, Company: Divadlo na voru. Devised performance by Michal Lázňovský & Frederika Smetana. Language: English, Czech. Premiered at The Laundry Theatre. Performed at various other venues in CZ.
Performances – Writer, Actor, Director
- 2019 The Hucky Honolulu Sessions ,One month of improvised clown performance at Stoa Cultural Center, Helsinki, Finland. Video performances published at: www.huckyhonolulu.com. Also on YouTube here.
- 2016 It Could Be Worse…in your home town. Interactive performance presented as a playful “convention” on issues of polarization in Finland. Premiered at Wasa Teater, Vaasa, Finland. After Eight,Pietersaari. Language: Many, mostly English.
- 2014 It Could Be Worse. Interactive performance presented as a playful “convention” on issues of polarization in Finland. Premiere: Teatteri Takomo. Also performed at InterKultFest, Stoa. Language: Many, mostly English.
- 2010 Who would you be born as? Performance & Interactive Creative Situation. Premiered at Galerie Vernon Projekt, Prague, Czech Republic. Language: Czech, English.
- 2008-9 Láska is Love, Love is Láska. Co-authored with Eva Čechová. Two person narrative theatre performance. Premiered at the Theatre on the Balustrade. Guest performances in various Prague theatres. Language: Czech, English.
- 2007 Lunch with Van Gogh. One-man show. Premiered at the One-man Theater Festival in Cheb, CZ; One-man Theatre Festival in Wroclaw, PL One-man Theatre Festival in Trenčín, SK. Language: English, Czech.
- 2000-06 The Office of the Professional Human Being. Performance-Interactive Creative Situation. (Virtually: www.professionalhumanbeing.net). Premiered at the PQ 2003. Performed at various venues in CZ; Menz, FR; Mountain Culture Festival, NY, U.S.A. Language: Czech, English.
- 2002 Even Though It’s Healthy, It Tastes Good. One-man show. Premiered at DAMUZA, Prague, CZ. Language: Czech.
- 1999-2000 Alexander Komlosi Presents His Best Friend. One-man show. Premiered at DAMUZA, Prague, CZ. Performed at various venues in the CZ. Language: Czech.
- 1998 Relating. One-man show. Premiered at Chez Alex, NYC. Also performed at Bates College, U.S.A. Language: English.
- 1996 Walter and Joe Make a Delivery. One-man show. Premiered at Sandra Gering Gallery, NYC. Part of Blast 5, one of the first performances simulcast on the internet. Curated by Martha Wilson. Language: English.
Academic Teaching and Research
- 3-7.2019 Researcher (full-time), Center for Educational Research and Academic Development in the Arts (CERADA), University of the Arts Helsinki, Finland.
- 2019 Teacher, Open University, Theatre Academy, University of Arts Helsinki, Finland. Course: Performative Well-Being.
- 2018-9 Teacher, Department of Dance and Theatre Pedagogy, Theatre Academy, University of Arts Helsinki, Finland. Course: (Inter)acting with the Inner Partner.
- 2017-18 Visiting Researcher, Performing Arts Research Centre (TUTKE), Theatre Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki. Funded by a year-long post-doc grant from the Finnish Cultural Foundation.
- 2017 Teacher, Open University, Theatre Academy, University of Arts Helsinki, Finland. Course: Performative Well-Being.
- 2016 Teacher, Department of Dance and Theatre Pedagogy, Theatre Academy, University of Arts Helsinki, Finland. Course: (Inter)acting with the Inner Partner.
- 2016 Teacher, Department of Acting in Swedish, Theatre Academy, University of Arts Helsinki, Helsinki Finland. Course: (Inter)acting with the Inner Partner.
- 2015 Teacher, Department of Dance and Theatre Pedagogy, Theatre Academy, University of Arts Helsinki, Finland. Course: (Inter)acting with the Inner Partner.
- 2014 Teacher, Joint Studies and Open University, Theatre Academy, University of Arts Helsinki, Finland.Course: (Inter)acting with the Inner Partner.
- 2013 Teacher, Department of Dance and Theatre Pedagogy, Theatre Academy, University of Arts Helsinki, Finland. Course: (Inter)acting with the Inner Partner.
- 2010-2012 Teacher (summers), Prague Summer Theatre School, Theatre Faculty, Academy of Performing Arts, Prague, Czech Republic. Courses: (Inter)acting with the Inner Partner, Solo Authorial Presentations.
- 2009 Teacher, Film Faculty, Academy of Performing Arts, Prague, Czech Republic. Course: Acting for Directors.
- 2001-2009 Teacher, Department of Authorial Creativity and Pedagogy, Theatre Faculty, Academy of Performing Arts, Prague, Czech Republic. Courses: (Inter)acting with the Inner Partner. Authorial Presentations in English for Erasmus students.Opened & taught first (Inter)acting with the Inner Partner course in English.
- 2008 Teacher, Co-taught (Inter)acting with the Inner Partner course with Milja Sarkola. Open University, Theatre Academy, University of Arts Helsinki, Finland.
- 2008-9 Researcher (part-time post), Institute for the Research and Study of Authorial Acting Theatre Faculty, Academy of Performing Arts, Prague, Czech Republic.
- 1998 Teacher, First Theatre-Performance Festival, Bates College, U.S.A. Course: Solo Performance.
Workshops and Courses Taught
- 2012-present Teacher, Performative well-being, Solo Improvisation, (Inter)acting with the Inner Partner. Private Workshops. Helsinki, Finland.
- 2019 Organizer with Culture Current, (Inter)acting with the Inner Partner Czech Intensive. 5-day workshop with Professor Ivan Vyskočil and other guest (Inter)acting with the Inner Partner teachers. Open Space, Czech Republic.
- 2017 Teacher, (Inter)acting with the Inner Partner. Introductory workshop. Valtimonteatteri, Helsinki, Finland.
- 2014 Teacher, (Inter)acting with the Inner Partner. Introductory workshop. Swedish Theatre (Svenska Teatern), Helsinki, Finland.
- 2012 Teacher, (Inter)acting with the Inner Partner introductory workshop co-taught with Milja Sarkola. Teatteri Takomo, Helsinki, Finland
- 2012 Teacher, (Inter)acting with the Inner Partner introductory day workshop co-taught with Howard Lotker. Rose Bruford College, London, UK.
- 2012 Teacher, (Inter)acting with the Inner Partner introductory week workshop co-taught with Howard Lotker. Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, London, UK.
- 2011 Teacher, Co-taught (Inter)acting with the Inner Partner workshop. Czech Center NY; Yale U.; U.Colorado-Boulder; U.S.A.
- 2010 Teacher, Co-taught (Inter)acting with the Inner Partner. Conference of the Dialogical Self, Athens, Greece.
- 2009 Teacher, Co-taught (Inter)acting with the Inner Partner. Rose Bruford College, England.
- 2007 Teacher, (Inter)acting with the Inner Partner co-taught with Ivan Vyskočil. Czech Center NY and Columbia University, NYC, U.S.A.
- 2006 Teacher, (Inter)acting with the Inner Partner. Tisch School of the Arts, New York University, NY, USA.
- 2001 Teacher, Co-taught (Inter)acting with the Inner Partner. Dartington College, England.
GRANTS AND FUNDING
- 2019 Helsinki Citry (via Kulttuuriyhdistys Culture Current, ry), Theatre, Project Grant
- 2018 Arts Promotion Center (Ministry of Culture, Finland)/Taiteen edistämiskeskus – Multicultural Art: Theatre, Finland
- 2018 Arts Promotion Center (Ministry of Culture, Finland)/Taiteen edistämiskeskus – Project Grant: Theatre, Finland
- 2017 Finnish Cultural Foundation/Suomen kulttuurirahasto, Postdoc research
- 2016 Swedish Culural Fund/Svenska kulturfonden (via Kulttuuriyhdistys Culture Current, ry), Theatre, Project Grant, Finland
- 2016 Eugene, Elisabeth och Brigit Nygréns stifelse (via Kulttuuriyhdistys Culture Current, ry), Theatre, Project Grant, Finland
- 2015 Oskar Öflunds Stiftelse (via Kultturiyhdistys Culture Current, ry), Theatre, Project Grant, Finland
- 2015 Arts Promotion Center (Ministry of Culture, Finland)/Taiteen edistämiskeskus – Project Grant: Theatre, Finland
- 2015 Arts Promotion Center (Ministry of Culture, Finland)/Taiteen edistämiskeskus – Multicultural Art: Theatre, Finland
- 2014 Finnish Cultural Foundation/Suomen kulttuurirahasto – Project Grant: Theatre, Finland
- 2013 Arts Promotion Center (Ministry of Culture, Finland)/Taiteen edistämiskeskus – Project Grant: Theatre, Finland
- 2013 Arts Promotion Center (Ministry of Culture, Finland)/Taiteen edistämiskeskus – Multicultural Art, Finland
- 2011 Roser Visiting Artist Grant, University of Colorado – Boulder (Inter)acting with the Inner Partner Workshop Series & Guest Artist; co-recipient
- 2008, 2010 City of Prague: Theatre.
- 2008 Czech Ministry of Culture: Theatre.
- 2007 Trust for Mutual Understanding (Inter)acting with the Inner Partner Workshop Series in New York City.
- 2006 Czech Literary Fund Foundation: Travel Grant
- 1997, 2004 Franklin Furnace Fund for Performance Art
- 1995 Mellon Grant
PUBLICATIONS (see “Performances” section for performance texts)
Peer-reviewed
- 2018 “Performative Well-Being: Conditions of Sharing,” Ruukku: Studies in Artistic Research, No.8 (interactive exposition). Link here.
Non-refereed
- 2011 “Ivan Vyskočil: A Life-Long Commitment to the Alternative.” Co-author with Michal Čunderle. In: Slavic and Eastern European Performance, Vol.31, No.1.
- 2006 “Professor Ivan Vyskočil and Declan Donnellan in Dialogue” (Czech), In: Herecká propedeutika = proč, pro koho a jak? (chapter in anthology), Institute for the Research and Study of Authorial Acting.
CONFERENCES AND PRESENTATIONS
- 2019 Presentation: “Performative Well-Being: An Evolving Art Research Pedagogy.” Nordic Arts and Health Conference, Malmö, Sweden.
- 2018 Presentation: “Performative Well-Being: Performance, Insights, Transformations.” Performing Arts Research Centre (TUTKE), Theatre Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki.
- 2017 Workshop & lecture: “Exploring the Critical, Creative, and Transformative Potential of Performative Well-Being through Somatic Practice” at Bodily Undoing – Somatic Activism and Performance Cultures as Practices of Critique, Bath Spa U., UK
- 2017 Workshop & lecture: “Exploring the Critical, Creative, and Transformative Potential of Performative Well-Being through Somatic Practice” at Back to senses – Exploring future directions of arts education, Hollo Symposium, TeaK, Uniarts, Finland
- 2010 Paper Presentation: “(Inter)acting with the Inner Partner and the Dialogical Self,” Conference of the Dialogical Self, Athens, Greece.
- 2007 Presentation and workshop: (Inter)acting with the Inner Partner. ELIA Teacher’s Academy, U. of Brighton, England.
- 2006 Paper Presentation: (Inter)acting with the Inner Partner with the Inner Partner and Ivan Vyskočil, IFTR Conference, Helsinki, Finland.
RECENT REVIEWS OF ARTISTIC WORK AND PRESS
- 7.4.2016 Alexander Komlosi, Antti-Veikko Salon interview, Radio Vega Österbotten, Interviewer: Roger Källman, http://arenan.yle.fi/1-3396193
- 5.4.2016 Maahanmuuttaja, ota pulla ja sopeudu! Anna-Leena Ekroos, Pohjalainen
- https://www.facebook.com/inyourhometown/photos/a.690832887686746.1073741829.632700496833319/704746366295398/?type=3&theater
- 30.3.2016 Alexander Komlosi interview, Radio Vaasa, Interviewer: Miia Kahila, http://www.radiovaasa.fi/2016/03/epatavanomainen-konferenssi-wasa-teaterissa/
- 30.3.2016 It could be worse…in your home town, Rathan Kumar, Vaasan Ikkuna, http://digi.vaasanikkuna.fi/vaasanikkuna/191/25,
- 07.05.2014 Ätä bulle med en främling, Isabella Rothberg, Hufvudstadsbladet
- 11.09.2014 A Youthful Festival of Culture, James O’Sullivan, Helsinki Times,www.helsinkitimes.fi/culture/culture/culture3/11984-a-youthful-festival-of-culture.html
- 4.2014 Yhden miehen maahanmuuttokonferenssi, Tiina Vanhanen, Voima, fifi.voima.fi/voima-artikkeli/2014/numero-4/yhden-miehen-maahanmuuttokonferenssi
LEADERSHIP AND ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS
- 2009-2014 Founding Director, Prague Summer Theatre School. DAMU, Prague, CZ.
- 2005-11 Erasmus Tutor, Department of Authorial Creativity and Pedagogy, Theatre Faculty,Academy of Performing Arts, Prague, Czech Republic.
- 2007 Executive Producer, A Czech Acting Workshop Series in New York City on (Inter)acting with the Inner Partner. Presented at the Czech Center NY and Columbia University.
- 1996-98 Administrative & Internship Coordinator, Franklin Furnace Archive, Inc. NYC, U.S.A.
POSTIONS OF TRUST, MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
- Chair, Board of Directors, Kulttuuriyhdistys Culture Current ry, Helsinki, Finland.
- Deputy Board Member, Globe Art Point Association, Helsinki, Finland.
- Board Member, Wider Fellowship, Czech Unitarians.
- Company Member, HoME Theatre Company, Prague, Czech Republic.
- Member, Finnish Actors’ Union.
- Member, Society for Artistic Research.