CURRICULUM VITAE

Pirkko Uitto – Actor (FIA) / Singer / Director / Visualizer / Teacher Free lancer

Riihitie 1 A 1, 33800 Tamperetel. +358 41 519 7949e-mail. uitto.pirkko@gmail.com

EDUCATION:

Nordiska Folkhögskolan, Gothenburg, Sweden / drama - pedagogical studiesFinnish Academy of Arts and Crafts / studies in painting, sculpting, cheramics and art historyFinnish Theatre Academy / actors degree 1981Participating in various workshops to maintain and improve professional skills. Among others Roy Hart Theatre, Berlin Theaterhaus, International School for Human Voice, IUGTE - International University Global Theatre Experience, Farm in the Cave, Akt-Zent Berlin

W O R K : • Actor in various Theatres all over Finland. Large range of roles from Little My in ’Moomin and the invisible Child’ to Varja in Chekhovs ’The Cherry Orchard’ and to Mrs Peachum in 'The Threepenny Opera' etc.• Director and Visualizer in various projects in independent theatre groups• Artistic coach in shortfilm -workshops for young people • Theatre Teacher in University of Applied Science in Tampere

2014 working with the support of a 1 -year grant from Arts Promotion Centre Finland / Theatre.

ROLES IN MUSIC THEATRE:

2016 -> Tove Janssons 'Who will comfort Toffle' – solo performance using singing with finnish sign language2016 Mrs Peachum in 'The Threepenny Opera' – Lappeenranta City Theatre2014 'Mimmi Mou Mirmajasta' Music theatre performance for children - Kokkola City Theatre2014 'Roviolle! Roviolle!' - medieval music fable on the theme of the seven deadly sins 2013 ‘Kui-joen silta’ -revue / several roles, dancing, singing, acting in Turku City Theatre2011 ‘The fifth season’ - song monologue, touring production2010 Alfonsina Storni in ‘Tangobar - Heavens Gate’ - touring tango musical 2009 Wicked Witch of West in ‘The Wizard of Oz’ in Theatre 2000 2005 Sauna-Liisa in new musical ’Suruttomat’ in Tampereen Työväen Teatteri2002 Mrs. Emery in ‘The Umbrellas of Cherbourg’ in City Theatre of Helsinki2001 Furious - Hilja in ‘Lapualaisooppera’ in Lapua, Finland

'R.I.C.H.’ – several roles in a musical cabaret in Hamburger Börs in Turku1999 Marja in ‘The Stork brings Bunnies’/ musical for children in Theatre 20001998 Joanne in ‘RENT’ in Theatre of Tampere1984-85 musical cabaret's ‘Crying Wild Man’ and ‘Cafe Rififi’ in Lappeenranta City Theatre

AS A DIRECTOR:

2016 'The Threepenny Opera' in Lappeenranta City Theatre 2015 'Donald does Dusty' – Diane Torrs performance in Edinburgh Fringe Festival2015 'How to seduce angels' – a selection of Bertolt Brechts poems in theatrical concert2014 'KUKUNOR AND MOON OF DREAMS' – a play about war and love2011 ‘How many nights still...’ - musical moments of the poet L. Onerva's life2010 ’Kalevala of the Dogs' dramatization, direction, visualization (a play for children)

’The Sign of Kullervo’ a performance in sign-language based on Kalevala / dramatization, direction,visualization ’PAT & MAT’ – a performance without words / Theatre 2000 (a play for children)

2009 ’Sinervo!’ - touring one-woman show with poems and songs of Elvi Sinervo / dramatization, direction,visualization

2007 ’The Poor Brother and The Rich Brother’ – Puppet-opera for children ’The Donkey called Amani’ and other african stories’ / Theatre 2000 (a play for children)

2004 ’Jack and the Beanstalk’ / Theatre 2000 (a play for children)

• Co-founder and member of pH6 – group. (2010) First production is Pietà – a play by danish playwright Astrid Saalbach. Translation and acting in the role of Ria. English version of Pietà was performed in Theatre Festivals in Canada, in Norway, in Sweden and in Russia

• Co-founder and member of a theatre-group called Tirakkor (2006). Our group makes bi-lingual performances - languages are spoken Finnish and Finnish sign-language. Five productions so far. Most remarkable of them Slawomir Mrozeks: ’Out At Sea’, role The Thin Castaway

• Co-founder and member of a little Musictheatre-group called Tamara Press (2000). Actress, Singer, Songwriter, Scriptwriter, Visualist and Director. So far six performances and three cd-albums.

ROLES IN TV -SERIES:

2015 Annikki – Bakery owner, mother of two adult girls in 'Haamukirjoittaja' - drama, TV22014 Riitta Stenroth – Congresswoman in 'Pintaa syvemmältä' - drama, TV22013 Sirkka - a bar hostess in ‘Sata lasissa’ - drama, TV 22010-13 Rängman – shoe-designer in ’Tehdas’ - drama, TV22009 Anneli Kontio – mother of a murderer ’Rikoksen maailma’ - dramatized documentary, TV2 2000 Tuulikki – secretary in lawyers office, in ’Benner&Benner’ - drama, MTV3 2000 Raija – teacher, mother of a bullied boy in ’Hyvät neuvot kalliit’ - drama, MTV32000 Antoinette - home teacher in ’Hovimäki’ – a historical drama, TV2 1998 Irmeli Niemi – a funny reporter in ’Okeiko’ – comic series, TV2

1997 Several roles in a comic series called ’Nahkiaiset’, TV21995 Helmi – the Ghost, in ’Musaperjantai’ - scripts and hosting a music series for children, TV21994 Kaija – a girl who grows to independency in ’Kohtaamiset ja erot’ - drama , TV21993 ’Aasi vai apina’ - improvisational and interactive series for children, TV2 and Theatre 2000

1990 ’Jalat alta’ – music - entertainment series, TV2 ROLES IN FINNISH MOVIES:

1997 Kulkuri ja Joutsen (The Swan and the Wanderer) directed by Timo Koivusalo1987 V.Y. – Vihdoinkin yhdessä (Together at last) directed by Kari Kyrönseppä1981 Jonna in Yö meren rannalla ( Night at the Seaside) directed by Erkko Kivikoski

VARIOUS:

2015 Voice in Milavida Museum's audioguide and narrator in documentary film Nottbeck's life

2014 Participating in Diane Torr's performance project Licence to Pucker I in Geological Museum of Helsinki and Licence to Pucker II Korkeasaari Zoo in Helsinki and Licence to Pucker III Royal Botanical Gardens in Edinburgh (2015) 2012 Participatin in art exhibition SaikkoSet Pispalan Library Gallery/ installations 2013 -> Singer in a band called Wäinö Lakki

2012 -> soprano in womens choir Tellus, dir. Tellu Turkka 2012 Slawomir Mrozek’s play Strip tease translation into Finnish 2011 Singer in cd ‘Viides vuodenaika’ (The Fifth season) / produced by Tamara Press 2010 Astrid Saalbach's play Pietà translation into Finnish 2005 Singer in cd Ellan Jussin torpassa and Päivät toisiaan seuraa / produced by Tamara Press 2004 Art exhibition in Mältinranta Gallery ’Crying is the Gate of Joy’/videos /installations / collages

1996-99 member of an international musictheatregroup called Bogoro under the leadership of Ida Kelarova and Viliam Docolomansky / two cd-albums of old gypsy songs and world music published in Chech Repuplic / touring in Scandinavia

1996 Singer in rock and roll-artist Juice Leskinens album ’Kiveä ja sämpylää’ + touring in Finland

1988 Participating in research project called ’The Dimensions of Human Voice’ with Roy Hart Theatre / Kozana Lucca and Finnish Theatre Academy

1986-90 Participating and assisting in Elsa Wolliastons African dance-expression -workshops

LANGUAGE SKILLS: Finnish, Swedish, English, German, French, Finnish sign-language (beginner)

LINKS:

Pièta Teaser: http://vimeo.com/19141943 (1:08) The Wizard of Oz: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBSk7FyXXZs ( 8:29)