Sampo Kurppa

I graduated as a juggler and circus artist from the Arts Academy at Turku University of Applied Sciences in 2005. I have been in the profession since 2001, and in addition to performing in theatre and at a wide variety of festivals and other events I have worked as an instructor on various projects, both in Finland and further afield. I did postgraduate studies in physical theatre at the Ecole Internationale de theatre Jacques Lecoq in Paris in 2007–2008.

In my work I explore and try to extend the possibilities for non-verbal communication in theatre and circus. The project I’m working on at the Saari Residence is a solo performance on the theme of addiction, which will be premièred in late 2010 in Turku, at the Dance and Performance Art Association’s Kutomo venue.