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