Hedda Liukkala
Contemporary Circus and Performance Artist
CREATIONS
Recover Laboratory
2022 Mitäsmitäsmitäs festival (FI)
2020 One Night Only, Helsinki & Seinäjoki (FI)
Evening Walk, Immersive art walk, Helsinki (FI)
2019 & Pyhimys: Four seasons concert tour - Jyväslylä & Tampere (FI)
2018 Underneath –Immersive art labyrinth, Helsinki (FI)
2017 Joy of Spleen - Immersive art labyrinth, Stockholm & Helsinki (SE & FI)
2016 An Experimental Art Labyrinth, Helsinki (FI)
Other
2022- Mitämeri - Tales of the Plastic Sea, contemporary solo performance
2021 Cyrophone with Saku Mäkelä, Teo Lanerva (FI)
2017 Los Viajes de Marco y Pili with Javier Jiménez for Teatro Circo Price, Madrid (ES)
EXIT16 – Graduation solo in collaboration with Nicanor de Elia, Brussels (BE)
2016 Un Minuto – Contemporary circus performance with Roberto Magro, Brussels (BE)
Blowin’ - Dance Creation with Catherine Diverrès, Brussels (BE)
Musical creation with Conservatoire de Liège, Marchin (BE)
Catwalk to Rio – collaboration with Dragone, Brussels (BE)
Tutti – Circus Performance with Charlie Degotte, Brussels (BE)
2015 Nameless circus production with Sylvain Honorez, Brussels (BE)
2014 Studies on the Ecology of Drama 1 – Video by artist Eija-Liisa Ahtila (FI)
Ihmeellinen Lelukauppa – Circus performance with Heidi Aho, Turku (FI)
2013 Kirppusirkus – A circus musical for the whole family with Pertti Lehto, Helsinki (FI)
TuTut – contemporary circus performance with Sakari Männistö, Turku (FI)
2012 Rölli and the Golden Key movie – circus character in Matila-Röhr productions (FI)
2012 - 2014 Herr Emil’s Shock Circus – A Macabre Sideshow Group (FI)
2011 - 2017 Events, solos, projects and collectives while studying in TUAS and ESAC
2017 - Performer in events, festivals and galas
2016 - Resident artist at Recover Laboratory for events and longer contracts
OTHER WORK
2020 - 2022 Life After, contemporary circus show, choreographer, premiere May 2022
2017 - Project Okey Donkey, performance for two artists, in process
FESTIVALS, GALAS, CABARETS & TOURS
2024 The Attic Underground, Queer cabaret in Helsinki (FI)
2023 The Attic goes Pride, Queer cabaret in Helsinki (FI)
Silence Festival, Kaukonen (FI)
Babylon Europa, Buero Doering, Berlin (DE)
Hamburg Burlesque Festival, Hamburg (DE)
2022 Berlin Burlesque Festival, Berlin (DE)
Punch Up! Resistance and Glitter, Queerification tour (FI)
The Attic Underground, Queer cabaret in Helsinki (FI)
2021 Betty Fvck’s Halloween Ball, Helsinki (FI)
Berlin Burlesque Festival, Berlin(DE)
Bohemian Burlesque Festival, Prague (CZ)
2020 Croatian Cabaret and Burlesque Festival, Rijeka(HR)
Betty Fvck’s Extravaganza Queer Gala for Helsinki Pride (FI)
2019 International Stockholm Burlesque Festival, Stockholm (SE)
2018 Brocante - circus festival, 3 creations in 4 days with Roberto Magro, Frisanco (IT)
Sheffield Burlesque & Cabaret Extravaganza, Sheffield (UK)
2017 Stockholm Fringe Festival with Recover Laboratory, Stockholm (SE)
STAGE & PROJECT MANAGEMENT + RIGGING
2023-24 Winter Circus Super, Dance theater Hurjaruuth, Stage Master (FI)
2023-24 NHLP-EU New Horizons Leadership Program, Rigas Cirks(LT)/Dynamo (DK)/Cirkus Syd(SE)
2022-23 Winter Circus Joy, Dance theater Hurjaruuth, Assistant Stage Master (FI)
2021-23 Dynamo Circus Festival, Technical crew (DK)
2021 Circo Aereo, stage technic and rigging for various projects (FI)
2019- Berlin Circus Festival, stage management and social media, Berlin (DE)
WORKED WITH
Eija-Liisa Ahtila, Dragone, Charlie Degotte, Catherine Diverrès, Sylvain Honorez, Toni Kandelin, Roberto Magro, Miradonna Sirkka, Sakari Männistö, Sven Demey, Christophe Morrisset, Nicanor De Elia, Conservatoire de Liège, Inna Huttunen, Sofi Häkkinen, Javier Jimenez, Pyhimys, Saku Mäkelä, Josa Kölbel, Liisa Risu, Simon Carrara…
GRANTS & AWARDS
2022 A grant from Arts Promotion Center Finland (Taike) for solo show, 2000€
2022 2 grants from Arts Promotion Center Finland (Taike), 4600€ & 2000€
2021 2 grants from Arts Promotion Center Finland (Taike), 4000€ & 6000€
2020 World of Diversity Award, Croatian Cabaret and Burlesque Festival
Grant from Arts Promotion Center Finland (Taike), 4000€
2018 Grant from Arts Promotion Center Finland (Taike), 2000€
Employee of The Year, Recover Laboratory
2017 Stockholm Fringe Festival - Festival Spirit Award with Recover Laboratory