Curriculum

Pauliina Räsänen

Education:

  • PhD researcher, Department of Culture History, University of Turku, Finland (2020-)
  • Master of Culture History, University of Turku, Finland (2016-2018)
  • National Circus School of Montreal, Canada, Bachelor of Circus Arts (1998-2001)

Company:

  • ArtTeatro Ltd, FINLAND
    Chief Executive Officer. Duties: producer, magician, circus artist, director, scriptwriter, performer, trapeze and aerial coach (2008-)

Recent work on stage:

  • Opera of Munich, Midsummer Nights Special Gala (Munich, GERMANY September 2023)
  • Circus Symphony of Vampires, magicienne, circus performer, director and script writer (Turku Symphony Orchestra , Finland 2021)
  • Spiritism Amusante, Victorian magic show, various museums in Helsinki, Vaasa & Turku, Finland. (2019-)
  • Petrushka, role Ptiska, Komische Oper in Berlin, Oper Am Rhein in Dusseldorf, GERMANY (2016-)
  • Circus Air, Circus Festival of Archipelago, circus performer, director and script writer Kustavi, FINLAND (2022)
  • Circus Rose, Circus Festival of Archipelago, Kustavi, FINLAND (2021)
  • Drive in Circus, Circus Festival of Archipelago, Kustavi, FINLAND (2020)
  • Circus Sagittarius, Circus Festival of Archipelago, Kustavi, FINLAND (2019)
  • Vaudeville, Circus Festival of Archipelago, Kustavi, FINLAND (2018)
  • Cirque Dracula, Spiegeltent in Turku,circus performer, director and script writer Helsinki Casino, (2011, 2013, 2015)
  • Primadonna and Strongman- show (2015—2020)
  • Circus Named Desire, Circus Festival of Archipelago, Kustavi, FINLAND (2016)
  • Circus Lunatika, Circus Festival of Archipelago, Kustavi FINLAND (2017)
  • White, winter variety, Logomo, Turku FINLAND (2017, 2018)
  • Vaudeville, Circus Festival of Archipelago, Kustavi, FINLAND (2017)
  • Solo trapeze artist and performer in Alegria Cirque du Soleil, CANADA (2001-2007)

Academic work and memberships:

  • Member of Women on the Move, EU COST Action, 2022-
  • MOOC-online course lecture design and plan, “Women in the Circus and Magic” (2023)
  • Quest lecturer and speaker British Association of Music Hall, London (October, 2023)
  • Coordinator and associate teacher of research days, culture history, University of Turku (2021-2022).
  • Ballerina in the Circus, lecture-play, University of Helsinki and Bestrom (2022)