Artist Statement
I am in the service of art. Being a contemporary artist is both a profession and a passion. Living in the midst of a polycrisis leaves few options, but to turn to divine, ancient and corporeal wisdom. As a performer I aim to be a vessel of situated knowledge. I consider the work of an artist to be technical and rehearsed commitment. I make art that derives from lived experiences; worldly and otherworldly, human and posthuman, gendered and genderless, flourishing and deceased.
My main medium is my corporeal experience; my main discipline is contemporary dance. Dance is an immaterial artform that proposes alternative ways of existing together, as bodies and as communities. Dance is fragile and precious, direct and vulgar.
I am committed to training, practicing, sharing and facilitating multidisciplinary, corporeal art. I practice these through dancing, performing, training, imagining and thinking collectively. I layer them with skills, techniques, tricks, references, jokes, philosophical frameworks, texts, contexts, fabrics, lust, expression and energetic fields. The outlets are multiple: I am educated in speech, song, theatre, dance and literature. I am obsessed with the stage as a platform to propose alternative realities. My strongest expertise is on the stage, performing.
I previously have and currently do work with numerous artists that I admire. I am inspired and influenced by all of them, forever grateful for the knowledge they’ve shared. I keep sharing traces of their artistry in all my work, consciously and subconsciously, physically and spiritually.
BIO
Corinne Mustonen is a performer and dance artist working mainly in the fields of contemporary dance, performance art and contemporary theater. They hold a BA in Dance Performance from Stockholm University of the Arts and an MA in Acting from Helsinki University of the Arts. Corinne is based in Helsinki and works internationally both as a performer and performance maker. Currently Corinne's performance practice is deeply rooted in local ancient wisdom that manifests in proximate dialogue with their geological, political and cultural surroundings. Corinne attempts to question contemporary Cartesian beliefs and hyperindividualistic schemes through insisting on shared corporeal experience as the point of departure for all of their artistic work, no matter the medium.
Corinne works artistically in multiple positions: as performance maker, dancer, actor, writer, facilitator and teacher. Corinne mainly works in the context of contemporary art which they define as artworks that are in dialogue with contemporary societal structures.
Corinne's main competence lies in working within the performance, in the position of the performer. They have performed in works by Deborah Hay, Ian Kaler, Sara Grotenfelt, Pipsa Enqvist, Judith Sanchez-Ruiz, Greta Omarsdottir and Emmi Venna, among others. They also collaborate multidisciplinary with visual artists and sound designers such as Nastja Säde Rönkkö, Viljami Nissi, Eetu Vekki and Eliel Tammiharju. Corinne's most influential long-term collaborations are with choreographer Liisa Pentti, choreographer Suvi Kemppainen and sound designer Vili Pääkkö (alias Vili Aarre). Currently Corinne also works with director Minne Mäki, interdisciplinary artist Teo Ala-Ruona, director Pauli Patinen and choreographer Karolina Ginman.
Crucial to Corinne's practice is that dance and corporeal art belong to everyone, and besides working within stage productions Corinne teaches dance to seniors and organizes and performs improvised performances for senior citizens together with pianist Eetu Palomäki. In the recent years Corinne has also taught dance for adults on the spectrum of autism and for children with special needs. In addition to this Corinne organizes free dance clubs pro bono, open for everyone to participate.
Corinne has an ongoing writing practice and has been invited to multiple writing residencies, for instance at the House of Text, SIM Residency and Cosmos Writers Camp.
Corinne consistently participates in workshops and educational programmes, to deepen their practice and strengthen their techniques. Corinne received a scholarship for the Danceweb Programme at Impulstanz in 2021, did a two-month work exchange at Tictac Art Center in 2024 and were invited to Meg Stuart's 'Weather of Touch' workshop at Vitlycke Arts Center in 2026. They have done apprenticeships at Cullberg, C.Cap and Iceland Dance Company. Voice work is a central part of their artistic work, and they have studied Fitzmaurice Voice Work, Music Theatre Singing amongst multiple other voice work methods. Currently they take Pop-Jazz singing classes and guttural vocal classes.
Corinne Mustonen's artistic work has so far been supported by the Arts Promotion Center, the Swedish Cultural Fund, the Finnish Cultural Fund, Nordic Culture Point, Amos Anderssons Fund, Vivicas Vänner, Nygrén Foundation, Samuel Huber Arts Fund, The Kalevala Organisation, City of Helsinki, Åbo Akademi Fund for Arts and Culture, Oskar Öflunds Foundation and Letterstedska Association.
CV
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CV CORINNE MUSTONEN (they/she)
Contemporary dancer, actor & writer
DEGREES
2021 - 2024 MA ACTING
University of the Arts Helsinki
2016 - 2019 BA DANCE PERFORMANCE
University of the Arts Stockholm
SELECTED PERFORMANCE WORK
2024-2027 SENIOR TOUR MUSTONEN & VEKKI improvised performances in elderly homes in Helsinki
2026 AITO AVANTGARDE GEN.UNTITLED Shadowflow Festival Helsinki
2025 FROM A GREAT HEIGHT SUVI KEMPPAINEN, WORKING GROUP Zodiak Helsinki
2025 VENI MUSTONEN & AARRE Galleria Loisti Helsinki
2025 POSTTRAUMAATTINEN TEATTERI ENQVIST & RANTANEN Lukudraama, Tekstin Talo Helsinki
2025 GRAN DE FINALE VILJAMI NISSI Lou Galleria Helsinki
2025 VALENTINE’S SPECIAL KELIEL & CORINNE Katve Galleria
2025 SKY TODAY, BEETHOVEN IN MY BED MUSTONEN Tekstifestivaali Tekstin Talo Helsinki, Galleria
Longa and Katve Galleria Helsinki
2024, 2026 PUIJA SUVI KEMPPAINEN Ehkä Production Turku, Viirus Teater Helsinki
2024 LIISA PENTTI+CO IMPROVISATION NIGHTS LEMPIÄINEN, MUSTONEN, REKOLA Mad
House Helsinki
2024 FLORA FAUNA BINGO JANTUNEN, MUSTONEN, MURRETTUMERI Lou Galleria, Slurps Joutsa
2024 DE UTSATTAS LJUVLIGA SOMMAR TEATER KLUNK VTT Helsinki2024 DOD CORINNE MUSTONEN SIM Open Space, Reykjavik Iceland
2023 COPYPASTACUT KUJANSUU, MUSTONEN, SUONPERÄ, RAUDAS, PÄÄKKÖ VTT Helsinki
2023 DAS MUSIKALISCHE OPFER LIISA PENTTI + CO Tanssin Talo Erkko Sali Helsinki
2023 REF. 2023 LIISA PENTTI + CO & NYKY ENSEMBLE Music House Helsinki, Flow Festival Helsinki
2023 THIS TIME MUSTONEN & PÄÄKKÖ Top Floor Festival Brussels
2023 EX MACHINA EETU VEKKI & C0. Kuva/Tila Helsinki
2022, 2025 FRAUDULENT LIGHT SIRIUS TEATER & LIISA PENTTI CO+ Universum, Tanssin Talo
2022 RAKKAUS JA JÄRJESTYS PIPSA ENQVIST & WORKING GROUP TEAK Helsinki
2022 ISH HERELIUS, MUSTONEN & PÄÄKKÖ Luckan Helsinki
2022 BETWEEN TWO, BETWEEN ALL OF US JUDITH SANCHEZ RUIZ Tictac Art Centre Brussels
2021 I SAMMA HUDSÄCK MUSTONEN, HERELIUS, PÄÄKKÖ 2021 Luckan, 2022 Tictac Art Centre
2021 LOOK WHAT YOU MADE ME DO GRETA OMARSDOTTIR TEAK Helsinki
2021 HULDRA SARA GROTENFELT TEAK Helsinki
2020 REF.2020 LIISA PENTTI Liisa Pentti Co+ Studio Helsinki, Barker Turku, Oodi Helsinki
2020 SOFT ENCOUNTER NICOLE NEIDERT & LINNEA BÅGANDER Konsthall C Stockholm
2019 FIGURE A SEA DEBORAH HAY CULLBERG Borås City Theater
2019 ON THE CUSP IAN KALER AND PLANNINGTOROCK CULLBERG Dansens Hus Stockholm
2019 THE MENTAL STATES OF SWEDEN IN DANCE MATTIAS ANDERSSON CULLBERG Riksteatern
2019 VOLCANOES ARE WET HOLES: A SWELL CORINNE MUSTONEN University of the Arts Stockholm
2018 ARRIVALS PROCRASTINATE *ECHO* KLARA UTKE ACS Norberg Festival, Made in Space Festival
2018 SPLENDOUR STINA NYBERG Stockholm DOCH
2018 BORROWED LANDSCAPE HEINE AVDAL AND YOKIKO SHINOZAKI ICA MAXI Stockholm
2017 OUROBORACULAR ELEANOR BAUER Stockholm DOCH
2015 NEVERLAND EMMI VENNA AND OSSI KOSKELAINEN URB Festival Kiasma Helsinki
SELECTED RESIDENCIES
2026 VÄKI REPSAL RESIDENCY Helsinki Finland
2026 DATE NIGHT & ESPOON TEATTERI RESIDENCY Espoo Finland
2025 VÄKI BODIES IN SPACE RESIDENCY Brussels Belgium
2025 HTTS SAAREN KARTANO RESIDENCY KONEEN SÄÄTIÖ Mynämäki Finland
2025 VENI REZ GAUCHE RESIDENCY Brussels Belgium
2025 VENI & ESPOON TEATTERI RESIDENCY Espoo Finland
2024-2025 TEXT LABORATORY HOUSE OF TEXT RESIDENCY INVITED ARTIST Helsinki Finland
2024-2025 HARD THINGS TO SWALLOW & ESPOON TEATTERI RESIDENCY Espoo Finland
2024 THE RAT AND THE HORSE NORDIC CULTURE POINT B2 RESIDENCY Suomenlinna Finland
2024 THE BOY STUDY SIM RESIDENCY Reykjavik Iceland
SELECTED PEDAGOGICAL WORK
2026 CONTEMPORARY DANCE FOR SENIORS ZODIAK FACILITATOR Helsinki
2026 DANCE CLUBS FOR PROFESSIONAL DANCERS ZODIAK ORGANISER Helsinki
2023 DANCING AND SINGING WORKSHOP TOP FLOOR FESTIVAL INVITED ARTIST Brussels
2022-2024 DANCE FOR ADULTS ON THE SPECTRUM OF AUTISM LIISA PENTTI+CO CO-DANCER
2022-2023 AFTERNOON DANCE CLUBS ZACHARIAS TOPELIUS SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN WITH
SPECIAL NEEDS TEACHER Helsinki
2025, 2023, 2022 INDULGE IN MOVEMENT COURSE ZODIAK FACILITATOR Helsinki Finland
2021- FUNDRAISING OPEN LEVEL CONTEMPORARY DANCE CLUBS ESKUS, LIISA PENTTI + CO
STUDIO, ZODIAK, PRANAMA KALLIO ORGANISER AND TEACHER Helsinki Finland
2018-2020 KULTURSKOLAN STOCKHOLM DANCE TEACHER Stockholm
2014-2015 PORVOON TANSSIOPISTO DANCE TEACHER Helsinki
2013-2015 TANSSIKESKUS FOOTLIGHT DANCE TEACHER, SUBSTITUTE Helsinki
SELECTED FURTHER EDUCATION, APPRENTICESHIPS & WORKSHOPS
2021 DANCEWEB SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME IMPULSTANZ Vienna Austria
2018 – 2019 CULLBERG APPRENTICE Stockholm Sweden
2026 WEATHER OF TOUCH MEG STUART VITLYCKE ARTS CENTER INVITED ARTIST Tanumshede
2026 ATC MUSIC THEATRE STUDIES HELSINKI UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS Helsinki
2026, 2025, 2024 MULTIDISCIPLINARY ART EDUCATION SUSIRAJAN TAIDEAKATEMIA Nurmes
2024 FITZMAURICE VOICE WORK MASTERCLASS HELSINKI UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS Helsinki
2024 WRITERS CAMP KOSMOS PUBLISHING INVITED ARTIST Hailuoto
2024, 2025 SURPRISED BODY INTENSIVE FRANCESCO SCAVETTA VITLYCKE ARTS CENTER
INVITED ARTIST Tanumshede
2024 ICELAND DANCE COMPANY SHORT TERM APPRENTICE Reykjavik
2023 TICTAC ART CENTRE SHORT TERM WORK EXCHANGE Brussels
2022 INTENSIVE WORKSHOP DELTEBRE DANSA PARTICIPANT Barcelona
2019 CRISTINA CAPRIOLI C.CAP - HALLEN I FARSTA APPRENTICE Stockholm
2018 METHODS AND FORMS OF WRITING STUDIES UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS Stockholm
2015-2016 PROFESSIONAL PRE-EDUCATION COPENHAGEN CONTEMPORARY DANCE SCHOOL
2025- SINGING CLASSES
2025- GROWLING/GUTTURAL VOICEWORK CLASSES
2025- HATHA YOGA TEACHER STUDIES
LANGUAGE SKILLS: Swedish (mother tongue), Finnish (mother tongue), English (proficient), French
(intermediate), Norwegian (intermediate), Danish (elementary), German (elementary), Spanish (elementary)
OTHER SIGNIFICANT TRAINING: Hatha Yoga, Vinyasa Yoga, Pilates, Boxing, Muay Thai, Running,
Strength training and conditioning, Cycling