Biography
Kimmo Hietanen got his diploma in the National Centre of Circus Arts in France.
He specialized in slack rope and aerials, and developed an extraordinary style. Since graduation Kimmo has been performing his acts in several productions and events such as
Dance Theatre Hurjaruuth, Krystallpalast Varieté, Varieté Et Cetera and Cirkus Cirkör’s Inside Out. At the moment Kimmo is perfoming at the new Wallmans dinner show “biZ” in Copenhagen.
Kimmo was awarded in international circus festivals, such as Dresdner Variete und Zirkusfestival 2007 and Sol y Circo 2008 in Germany.
Basic info
name: Kimmo Hietanen
main disciplines: slack rope, aerial silks
other skills: strong character work, dancing, unicycle, skipping rope
instruments: piano, accordion, ukulele
languages: Finnish, English, French
Education
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•Centre National des Arts du Cirque (Ecole Superieure), France
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•Matriculation Examination (Arts Oriented Senior Secondary School)
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•Training in Sorin Sirkus, Finland
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•Classical ballet, jazz, contemporary dance, yoga and pilates
Festivals
2008 Sol y Circo, Sylt, Germany (bronze prize winner)
2008 New Comer Show, Krystallpalast Varieté, Leipzig, Germany
2007 Varieté und Zirkusfestival, Dresden, Germany (3rd prize winner)
2007 La Piste aux Espoirs, Tournai, Belgium
2002 European Youth Circus, Wiesbaden, Germany
2000 Finn Grand Festival, Toronto, Canada
Shows
2011-2012 “biZ”, Wallmans Cirkusbygningen, Copenhagen
2011 Play:Time, Brussels - Brygge - Gent - Tampere
2010-2011 Masreliez, Stockholm, Sweden
2010 Cirkus Cirkör, Inside Out, Touring in Europe
2010 Krystallpalast Variete, “Fliegende Hitze”, Leipzig, Germany
2010 Varietéspektakel, Germany
1.9.2009-6.1.2010 Wintercircus Twinkle, Hurjaruuth, Helsinki, Finland
2009 Sebastian Hair Model Show, Helsinki, FInland (aerial silks)
2009 Streetshow 09, Tampere Theatre Festival, Finland
2009 Spark, Peacock Theatre, Finland
2009 Provinssirock, Circus Ruska, aerial silks, Finland
2009 Variete et cetera, Bochum, Germany
2008 “A”, Circo Gran Fele, under a big top, Valencia, Spain
2008 ”A”, Circo Gran Fele, Circo Price, Madrid, Spain
2008 Samsara, Circo Gran Fele, Valencia, Spain
2008 Mahdollisuus, Circus Ruska, Finland
2008 Provinssirock, Circus Ruska, Finland
2008 Salong Giraff, Stockholm, Sweden
2007 La Baraque de Foire, Serge Tranvouez / CNAC, France
2007 Shows with Centre National des Arts du Cirque, Romania
2007 Diploma Show, Centre National des Arts du Cirque, France
2006 Christmas Gala Show, Paris, Chell 2, France
2005 Shows with Centre National des Arts du Cirque, France
2004 Jean Genet: the Screens, University of Tampere / Sorin Sirkus, Finland
2004 Ludvika Young Stars Show, Sweden
2004 Östersund Circus, Special Guest Star, Sweden
1997-2005 Shows with Sorin Sirkus, touring in Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Canada, Estonia, Germany
Teaching
2009 Linnanmäki Circus School, Helsinki, Finland
2008-2011 Circus School of Lahti, Finland
2008 Danshögskolan, Stockholm, Sweden
2004 Circus work-shops, Switzerland
2004 Sirkus Taika-Aika, Rovaniemi, Finland 2001-2005 Sorin Sirkus, Finland
For more information, please send an email to info@kimmohietanen.com
