CURRICULUM VITAE TARJA ERVASTI
Address: Jernvikintie 4, 10470 Fiskars, Finland
Mobile: +358 505292874
e-mail: tarja.ervasti(at)pikaposti.fi
Education
2002 Theatre Academy of Finland
Master of Arts in Theatre and Drama, lighting design
1996 Theatre Academy of Finland, Further Education Center
Degree in pedagogy for performing arts, specializing in lighting expression
1990 Yale School of Drama, Design Department Special Research Fellow, Fullbright scholarship
Lighting and set design studies with Jennifer Tipton, Bill Warfel, Ming Cho Lee
Selected light art works, installation art exhibions, environmental lighting
2016 Thrives in shady place, light art installation, Fiskars exhibition Kasvu -Tillväxt - Growth
2015 Baana – Light in the Underworld Helsinki, artistic leader, Year of Light 2015 project
2014 Seven gates, light art work at Lux In exhibition, Lux Helsinki festival
2013 Oulu Castle, light art instlallation at Oulu Light Festival
2012 Mater marium, permanent light art work, Turku 2011 Cultural capital project
2010 Secret, Fiskars art exhibition
2008, 2009 Gate and Other Reflections, private exhibition, Galleria Kandela, Salo art gallery
Tusina, group exhibition, Turku Culture center gallery
2007 Unelmien varjoja, private exhibition, Salo Art Museum Veturitalli
21/2 Salon August, Muu-gallery group exhibition, Helsinki
Perpetuum mobile, site specific work in Taiteen tiet environmental art exhibition
Three gates, lighting installation, group exhibition Lapinlahti Art Museum
2006 Valon ja Varjon talo, installation with ceramist Nanna Bayer, Fiskars Iron works gallery
Silta, environmental art work in Taiteen tiet environmental art exhibition
2005 Wind Images, permanent lighting art work, Arabianranta Art Project, Helsinki
2002 ” 3” , permanent lighting sculpture in Tapiola church with sculptress Helena Hietanen
2000 Väritila – Coloroom, installation art works with Ilkka Volanen, Vantaa Art Museum
Selected lighting design works in drama, dance and music theatre
2016 Apprends-moi Céline, Pacôme - Budsko, set and lighting design, Malmin työväen Näyttämö
2015 Incoronation of Poppea, Monteverdi - Kiljunen, set and lighting design, Finnish National Opera and Finnish Chamber Opera
2014 Voix Humaine, Poulenc - Cocteau - Kiljunen, set and lighting design, Finnish Chamber Opera
2013 Cheeta running, Vindwitches dance group, House of Dance Stockholm
2012 Isabella opera by Lauri Toivio and Maritza Nuñez
2011 Shadows in Wiurila, communal art project, script and visual leadership
Speak no Evil, Turku 2011 Cultural capital city art project
Vihan veli, National Theatre of Finland
2010 Cavalleria Rusticana and Gianni Schicci, operas in Oulu City theatre
2009 Lulu, Berg – Wedekind, dir Leea Klemola, West Coast Kokkola Opera, Helsinki
2008 Som fåglar färdas – bråddjup, Dansgruppen Vindhäxor, Kulturhuset, Stockholm
Señorita de Cádiz, Maritza Nuñes, dir. Laura Jäntti, Cádiz festival, Spain
Fågel – Man – Nattström, Dansgruppen Vindhäxor, Spegelteatern Stockholm
Viita, Zodiak New Dance center, cor. Ervi Sirén
Seven dogbrothers, Fagerudd, dir. Johanna Freundlich, Savonlinna Opera festival
2007 Blå närmast vatten, Dansgruppen Vindhäxor, Dansens hus Tukholma, Norrbotten Opera Umeå
2006 The Horseman, Savonlinna opera festival visit in Bolshoi-theatre
Hour of the Snake, Heiniö –Siltanen, dir. Söderblom. Finnish National Opera
2005 The Horseman, Sallinen – Haavikko, dir. Vilppu Kiljunen, Savonlinna Opera festival
Teaching, research
2002, 2016 History of lighting design, web book 1st and 2nd volume, published by the Theatre Academy of Finland
1988 until present Teaching lighting design in several institutions, i.e. Theatre Academy of Finland