Teet Kask
Teet Kask is an Estonian choreographer.
Overview
In 1978, he joined the Tallinn Ballet School, where he studied Vaganova classical ballet.At 18 years old, he had leading roles in the Estonian National Ballet.
A turning point for Kask came when he was engaged by The Royal Swedish Ballet, in 1989, as the first Estonian ballet artist to work full-time in West before the Iron Curtain fell in 1991.
In 1990, he was invited to work with the Norwegian National Ballet.
In 1997, parallel with dancing, Kask began to work as a freelance choreographer.
In 2005, he graduated from City University London/Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance with a Master of Arts in choreography.
Choreographer and director
2014- Clocks'n'Clouds ballet, The Norwegian National Ballet, Oslo, Norway
- Baan Sirin concert-performance, Bangkok, Thailand
- Grüne Woche opening concert-ceremony director, Berlin, Germany
- Tsar's Bride Rimsky-Korsakov's opera director, PromFest and Lithuanian State Music Theatre
- Big Stage Azerbaijan National TV program director
- Oliver musical for State Opera of Georgia and Rustaveli Theatre, Tbilisi, Georgia
- Eunoto for State Ballet of Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia
- Motus II for State Ballet of Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia
- Tampopo for Nina Ananiashvili's 30 Years on Stage Celebration and State Ballet of Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia
- Exitus for ETA – Estonia Dance Agency, Tallinn, Estonia
- A Wingless Flight Into the Darkness for State Ballet of Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia
- Father Hunger for STÜ – Independent Dance Union, Tallinn, Estonia
- Joanna tentata Birgitta Festival, Tallinn, Estonia
- The Sound of Water Says What I think Royal Holloway, London, UK
- Consecration of Tallinn Airport, Estonia
- Games On the Grass Nargen Opera, Estonia
- Plough- Shaped Era Pärnu Concert Hall, Estonia
- w.o.r.k. in progress II Tartu, Viljandi, Pärnu, Estonia
- w.o.r.k. in progress I Viljandi, Pärnu, Estonia
- Scope at The Oslo National Academy of the Arts, Norway
- Sad Pleasure at The Place Theatre, London
- Amor Vincit Omnia at Bonnie Bird Theatre, London
- To Fish for Candid Arts Gallery, London
- Female Interfaces at Centre Pompidou, Paris
- Fluxus for the European Art channel Mezzo under European Classics, Paris
- Distant Buddha at The Oslo National Academy of the Arts, Norway
- Forever at Moscow Youth Theatre, Russia
- Tango for Estonian Drama Company, Tallinn
- Ithaka for David Oistrakh Music Festival in Pärnu, Estonia
- Runo the interval act for Eurovision Song Contest Tallinn, Estonia
- Fluxus for Vanemuine Ballet Company, Tartu, Estonia
- Magic Mountain for Tallinn City Drama Company, Estonia
- Shadowgraph at Black Box Theatre, Oslo
- Peer Gynt for Eurovision Dance Competition, London
- Lighthouse with Estonia National Opera and Ballet Company
- Silent Areas at Hair 2000, Oslo
- Gips for Vigeland Museum with photographer Knut Bry, Oslo
- Dream Sequence for multimedia artist Pia Myrvold, Paris
- Ursula X for Estonian National Ballet, Tallinn
- Duo for Nina Ananiashvili and Bolshoi Stars Japan Tour 1998
- Pling i Bollen for Norwegian food-artist Trond Moi, Henie-Onstad Art Centre, Oslo
- Primum Mobile for Norwegian photographer Knut Bry, Oslo
- Post Machine for Norwegian multimedia artist Pia Myrvold, Oslo
- Veritas Vos Liberabit for The Norwegian National Opera Ballet School, Oslo
- Two at Nille Dance School, Oslo
- Time To... for The Norwegian National Ballet, Oslo
Ballet companies worked with
- 2004, 2014 - Vanemuine Theatre Ballet
- 2011–2012 – The State Ballet of Georgia
- 1990–2004 – The Norwegian National Ballet
- 1989–1990 – The Royal Swedish Ballet
- 1986–1989 – The Estonian National Ballet
Producer/artistic consultant
- 2009/2010 – artistic consultant for the visual aesthetics, graphics and cultural programme for 30th International Hanseatic Convention
- 2009/2010 – artistic consultant for the conception developing and planning of 11th Estonian Youth Dance and Song Festival in 2011 for organising team-Eesti Laulu- ja Tantsupeo SA
- 2008 – producer of c.o.n.t.est08 - Competition of Nonverbal Theatre in Pärnu, Estonia
- 2007 – invited participant of International Festival of Non-Verbal Theatre Personal Profile Moscow, Russia by Moscow Dance Agency TSEH
- 2006/2007 – Estonian producer in the international contemporary dance project "The Migrant Body"
- 2005/2006 – artistic director and producer of the White Nights Festival, Estonia
- 2002–2004 – consultant for music and dance programs of the Estonian National Television
- 2002 – choreographer and producer of the Interval Act of the Eurolaul 2002
- 2001 – founder, producer and director of the production company Motion ArtPro, Norway
- 1997–2000 – founder and producer of Stage Fight Courses at Pärnu Endla Theatre, Estonia
- 1995 – tour manager of the Swedish dance company "Pullet Proof"
Tutorial work
- 2011 – Estonia Dance Agency
- 2009 – Baltic Movement Workshop
- 2008 – University of Tartu Viljandi Culture Academy, Estonia
- 2006 – Tallinn University, Estonia
- 2005 - 2006 – White Nights Festival in Pärnu, Estonia
- 2002 - – The Oslo National Academy of the Arts, Norway
Awards
Appearances as a dancer
- Man
- Pair 2
- White
- Drosselmayer
- Tybalt
- Jean
- Death
- Edvard Munch
- Rothbart
- Roles in performances: Stoolgame, Heart's Labyrinth, Stamping Ground
- Oedipus, Young Husband, Roles in performances: Mythical Hunters, Rite of Spring
- Demetrius