[ Sam Vaherlehto ]

Experience 

 

Associate, Educator 6/2024

Rinova Ltd.

London, UK

• an Associate for Rinova Ltd. and CREATIVE RE-WORK

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Movement Director, 2/2024

Historic Environment, Scotland

• Queer Heritage Project - Creative Directors: CJ Mahony (they/them) and Lewis Hetherington (he/him)

                                                   - Director: Michael Sherrington (he/him), Forest of Black

                                                   - Producer: Beth Allan (she/her), Forest of Black

 

Dancer, 11/2023

Scottish Dance Theatre, Dundee

• Pirates! by Joan Cleville (he/him)

• Tour: The Place , London

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Performer, Collaborator 5/2023

Hidden Door 2023, Edinburgh

• Performer/Collaborator – lux asunder by Rowan Mcllvride (she/her) and Róisín O’Brien (she/her)

 

Choreographer, 08/2020 - 06/2023

the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland - Glasgow

• Videographer - Where Are You Really From?

• Videographer - Land of Heroes

• Choreographer/Director/Set Design - Being. Decoupled a part of Into The New Festival 2023 at Tramway

• Choreographer/Director - Simmering water, Flowing Path and Rising Hills, A Site-specific audio performance

 

Educator/Performer/Choreographer, 07/2022 - 2023

Dance Base - Edinburgh

• Guest Teacher for Professional Contemporary Class

• Performer - Minor Tear by Jen Wren for Snow Motion 2021

• Choreographer - I'm afraid to lose me by Sam Vaherlehto for Scratch Night 2022

 

Performer/Educator, 08/2022

Imaginate - Scotland

• Performer - Creatures by Sam Hardie, Lewis Hetherington 

• Performer - Expert Radio Lab by Alice Cooper - a part of Family Encounter 2022 and 2023

• Collaborator/Performer for Accelerator Shiori Usui - Immersive sound performance in Hydro pool

• Educator - Immerse school project with Bridie Gane

 

Performer/Educator, 07/2021 - 05/2022

Lyra - Edinburgh

• Where We Are project - a creative initiative by Lyra, Starcatchers and Imaginate - by Jo Timmins and Ian Reekie

 

Dancer/Educator, 02/2018 - 07/2019

SLATE Contemporary Dance Company - Shanghai, China

• Artistic Director: Anneliese Charek

• Tour: China and Italy

• Rehearsal director for the company

• Teaching company classes and workshops

 

Educator, 04/2018 - 06/2019

DanceWorks - Shanghai, China

• Teaching ballet (RAD)

• Teaching contemporary dance

• Teaching Yoga for adults

 

Educator/Choreographer, 02/2018 - 06/2019

The Conservatory of International Style and Cultural Arts - Shanghai, China

• Ballet teacher (RAD)

• Modern dance teacher (ISTD)

• Choreographer for competitions

 

Dancer/Educator, 06/2013 - 12/2017

Phoenix Dance Theatre - Leeds, UK

• Artistic Director: Sharon Watson

• Choreographers: Itzik Galili, Richard Alston, Didy Veldman, Christopher Bruce CBE, Caroline Finn, Sharon Watson and Darshan Singh Bhuller

• Tour: Germany, Spain and UK

• Rehearsal director for rural tours

• Teaching company classes and workshops around the UK

 

Performer, 05/2017 - 06/2017

Mary Queen of Scots - London

• Choreographer: Wayne McGregor

• Director: Josie Rourke

• Working Title Films

 

Educator/Choreographer, 06/2016 - 07/2016

Dance4 Cat Scheme - Nottingham, UK

• Creating a piece 'Wonderland'

• Age between 10-18 years

• Involved two musicians: Gareth Moorcraft and Becky Yen-Huan Wang

 

Performer, 02/2012 - 07/2013

Susanna Leinonen Company - Helsinki

• Artistic Director: Susanna Leinonen

• Tour: China, Malaysia, Indonesia, Sweden, Finland, Spain

• Blinded Mind, Romeo&Juliet

 

Performer, 08/2011 - 12/2011

Copenhagen Dance Arts - Copenhagen

• Transparency

• Choreographer: Lotte Sigh

• A Part of the festival “Kick Backs

 

Performer, 08/2008 - 07/2010

Finnish National Ballet - Helsinki

• Artistic Director: Kenneth Greve

• Tour: Hong Kong, Finland

• Choreographers: Ohad Naharin, Kenneth Kvanstrom, Christian Spuck, Johan Inger, Jorma Uotinen, Jarkko Mandelin, and William Forsythe.

 

Performer, 09/2007 - 12/2007

Lahti City Theatre - Lahti Finland

• Cats

• Choreographer: Reija Väre

Role: Musical Cat