CURRICULUM VITAE
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Anu Maria Almagro (Salonen)
+358 50 327 5556
Born in Helsinki, Finland, 14th of May 1980
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PERFORMANCES
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2023 "Chor Skovoroda" by Hryhoriy Skovoroda, stage direction by Anu Almagro, music composition by Maciej Rychlu, work with the choir Volodymyr Andrushchak, Centrum Kultury Zamek, Poznan, Poland
2022- "The Garden of Divine Songs" by Hryhoriy Skovoroda, direction and dramaturgy by Anu Almagro, Centrum Kultury Zamek, Poznan, Poland and Finland
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2021- present "Self Portrait-Dreams of the life and art of Ellen Thesleff" by Ellen Thesleff and Hanna-Reetta Schreck, devised, Tehdas Teatteri, Turku, Finland. Position: Creator and Actress. Performance has toured to HAM Helsinki Museum of Art, Kuopio Museum of Art, Oulu Museum of Art and Sibelius Museum Turku.
2020-2021 "Apocrypha" by Alicia Bral, directed by Grzegorz Bral, Teatr Piesn Kozla / Song of the Goat Theatre, Wroclaw, Poland. Position: Actress.
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2019- present "Voices of Joan" inspired by life rigour of Jeanne D'Arc created in to a radial feminist punk ritual, directed by Anu Almagro, L’Escorxador Cultural Centre, Elche, Spain, position Creator and Director. Performance has toured throughout Australia.
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2019- 2020 "Wild symphonies- Natures Music" inspired by the work of Bernie Krausse, directed by the artistic crew. Monachopsis Productions, Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, UK. Position: Collaborator and Actress
2019- 2020 "Enchanted Wings" inspired by "Prinsessan siivet" by Kaarina Helakisa, directed by Anu Almagro, Winged Daughters Theatre Company, National Forum of Music, Wroclaw, Poland. Position: Dramaturg and Director
2018-2019 "Anty-Gone Tryptyk" inspired by Antigone by Sophocles, directed by Grzegorz Bral, Teatr Piesn Kozla/ Song of The Goat Theatre in collaboration with Teatr Polski and Capitol Theatre, Wroclaw, Poland. Position: Actress
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2017- 2020 "Hamlet-a commentary" inspired by Hamlet by Shakespeare, directed By Grzegorz Bral, Teatr Piesn Kozla/Song of The Goat Theatre, Wroclaw, Poland. Position: Actress
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2017 "The Golden Years are now" inspired By Hedda Gabler By Henrik Ibsen, directed By Cara Dinley, Illumine Hybrid Theatre, Cyprus. Position: Actress
2016-2019 "The Island" inspired by The Tempest by Shakespeare, directed by Grzegorz Bral, Teatr Piesn Kozla/Song of The Goat Theatre, Wroclaw, Poland. Position: Actress
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2016 "Crazy God" inspired by Hamlet, directed by Grzegorz Bral, Teatr Piesn Kozla/Song of The Goat Theatre, performances at: Teatr Polski, Wroclaw, Poland. Position: Actress
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2016 Persecution / Trolldomsprosessene i Nord-Norge, collaboration between the Regional State Archives in Tromsø and artists Ingvill Fossheim, Anu Almagro and Jussi Salminen. With guidance from leading expert professor Liv Helene Willumsen. Pre-project workperiod 01.03.-08.03.16. Research into the original source material of the court protocols from the 17th century witchcraft trials in Finnmark. Expedition to sites of the historical events in Vardø. The project is supported by the Arts Council Norway.
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2013-2014: “Portraits of Cherry Orchard” by Anton Chekhov, directed by Grzegorz Bral, Teatr Piesn Kozla/ Song of The Goat Theatre, Wroclaw, Poland. Position: Actress and movement work leader
2010 - 2020: “Songs of Lear” by William Shakespeare, directed by Grzegorz Bral, Music Composition by Maciej Rychlu and Jean- Claude Acquaviva, Teatr Piesn Kozla/ Song of The Goat Theatre, Wroclaw, Poland, Performance toured throughout Poland, Europe, and to the UK (The Globe, London) ,throughout United States (included The BAM, New York), Chile, Colombia, Brazil, South Korea and throughout China. Position: Actress and co-creator
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2011 - 2013: “We will leave only Bone - Reflections of Eurydice”, by multiple writers, directed by Anu Almagro (Salonen), Odra Ensemble Theatre company, performed in Wroclaw, Poland and Thessaloniki, Greece.
2013-2014: “Antes de Ayer” (The day before yesterday) by Gabriel Almagro, directed by Anu Almagro, performed in Wroclaw, Poland and Elche and Murcia, Spain
2012: “Drawing on Schulz” directed by Anna Zubrzycki, Teatr Piesn Kozla/ Song of the Goat Theatre, Wroclaw, Poland, performance toured to London and Manchester in UK. Position: Movement director
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2010: “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller, directed by Grzegorz Bral, Teatr Piesn Kozla/ Song of the Goat Theatre in collaboration with Studio Theatre Warsaw, performed in Warsaw and Wroclaw. Position: Actress & Movement training leader
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2009 - 2013 Clowns without borders Finland founding member and a clown organizing tours for children to Estonia, Karelia, Poland and Bosnia-Herzegovina.
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2008 - 2013: “Macbeth” by William Shakespeare, directed by Grzegorz Bral, Teatr Piesn Kozla/ Song of the Goat Theatre company, Wroclaw, Poland, Performance toured throughout Poland and UK and to Meksiko. Position: Actress
2007: “The Idiot” by Dostoyevsky, directed by Grzegorz Bral, Teatr Piesn Kozla/ Song of the Goat Theatre, Wroclaw, Poland, Performance toured to London and Manchester. Position: Actress
2006- 2007: “Punainen viiva" (The Red Line) directed by Juha Hurme, Kajaani City Theatre, Kajaani, Finland. Performance toured through Kainuu region and to Oulu City Theatre and Tampere Theatre Festival 2007. Position: Actress
EDUCATION
2021: The Alchemy of Symbols Course, The Centre of Applied Jungian Studies, Johannesburg, South Africa
2017: Entrepreneur degree, Intotalo, Helsinki, Finland
2016: Basic Studies in Adult pedagogics (25 ECTS), University of Jyväskylä, Finland
2010: MA in Acting, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
2006: MA in Acting, University of Tampere, Finland
2000 - 2001: Lahti Folk high school dramatic Arts , Lahti, Finland
2000: Undergraduate, Kallio Upper secondary School, Expression special high school, Helsinki, Finland
HONORARY AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
2019-2023 Scholarships for "Self Portrait-Dreams of the life and art of Ellen Thesleff" by Taike, Arts promotion center Finland, Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation Finland, Kordelin Foundation Finland and Finnish Cultural Foundation
2022 National arts councils award one-year artist grant by Taike, Arts promotion center Finland
2018: "Gdansk Shakespeare Festival" Golden Yorick award finalist: "Hamlet- a commentary" by Teatr Piesn Kozla/ Song of The Goat Theatre, received an honorary award for the musical interpretation of Hamlet and exceptional singing techniques used in the performance.
2018: "Without borders International Theatre Festival", 28th edition in Cieszyn, Poland: The best Performance award for "Songs of Lear" by Teatr Piesn Kozla/ Song of The Goat Theatre
2017: "Warsaw Theatre Meetings" Festival: The best Ensemble, The best Choreography, The best Music awards for "Island" by Song of The Goat Theatre
2013: “Teatr” Magazine Poland yearly critics award: One of the Best Actresses of the season in Poland, Anu Almagro as Cordelia in “Songs of Lear” by Teatr Piesn Kozla/ Song of the Goat Theatre
2012: Edinburgh Fringe Festival: Scotsman Fringe First award, Herald Arcangel award and Musical Theatre Matters, Special award for “Songs of Lear” By Song of The Goat Theatre
2009: Europe Theatre Prize nomination: The Best Ensemble theatre company Teatr Piesn Kozła/ Song of the Goat Theatre
2000: Multifaceted artistic talent award for undergraduate, Kallio Upper secondary School, Expression special high school, Helsinki, Finland
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