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Actress, Singer & Dancer

BA (Honours) in Performance, UK

Studied Acting, Singing & Dancing in England, specialising in Musical Theatre.

I enjoy collaborating with people from different walks of life. I believe diversity is a strength and teamwork gets the best result.

I am used to working in English, Finnish and Swedish.

Writing for stage

We’ll meet again, co-wrote the musical script and storyline with two other students.

Rummet Bredvid, co-wrote the film script.
Photographer Kirsti Ringhög

Teaching Piano

Designed & created teaching material using color coded solfege notes.

Composed easy melodies with Sibelius.

Melody playing from sheet music.

Transposing with color coded solfege notes

Improvisation with two hands.

Modeling

Modeling for selected brands and entrepreneurs.

I have been a fitting model for Your Face

I have been a hair model for Goldwell events

Photographer Kirsti Ringhög

Latin & Ballroom Dance

Waltz,Tango, Quickstep Samba, Cha-cha, Jive.
Sami Helinius beginners course.

Previously worked on creating a theatrical duo choreography, with a dramatic storyline & a wide scale of emotions. Our rehearsals included variouse dance lifts.

The dance piece was influenced by

Musical theatre, Acrobatics, Salsa, Contact & Dance improvisation.

Salsa & Bachata couples dancing since 2023 Jan.

Benita Laakso as a Geisha

Singing

I am a classically trained singer, one of my greatest memories as a singer is being cast as a Geisha in Madama Butterfly.

Singing in a touring acapella septet, as well as solo at different occasions.

Complete Vocal Technique Various teachers

Jazz singing (Basics) Sibelius Academy

Piano Improvisation

Independent improvisation studies at Martin Wegelius-institutet amongst others schools.

Private piano lessons with Free accompaniment as my focus.

Piano accompaniment assistant, at a singing improvisation workshop.

Music Theory & Composing

Music theory & Figure base, Lahti Conservatory

ABRSM Grade 5 exam Lesssons in Uk, exam in Sweeden

Teaching music theory for instrumentalists.

Composing

Composing became an important part of my life after having studied music theory since 2004 and piano improvisation since 2012.

Trapeze & Air acrobatics

Played a Trapeze artist in the musical Olympia.
Northumbria University, England

Personally trained by 2 professional air acrobats

Choreographed and performed short solo piece

Later trained air acrobatics in Helsinki

Acrobatics & Gymnastics

I studied Acrobatics at University during my theatre studies.

I did Gymnastics as a child and teenager.

Dance improvisation

Dance & movement improvisation classes in Finland & England.

Butho Japaneese Theatrical Dance improv (Advanced group)

Creative writing was part of my Performing arts degree. In my spare time I attended poetry classe, after which three of my poems where published. Later on I wrote and preformed poetry for a dance improvisation group that I lead.

Coding, Branding & Marketing

Full Stack Web Developer program – React & Node at Business college Helsinki 2020. Futurice Academy graduate 2022. I worked two months on a client project as a React front-end developer as well as getting my Scrum Masters Certificate 2022.

I’m passionate about identifying and highlighting a company’s strengths. I consult clients on how to profile them selves and continue to develop their unique skills.

I enjoy using my buissness & branding skills to suport the success of entrepreneurs and artists.

I created the product and built the webpage for CosmoChimica an international Musical Theatre Company.