Tero Saarinen

Quick Facts

Full Name	Tero Saarinen
Occupation	Choreographer
Date Of Birth	Sep 7, 1964(1964-09-07)
Age	60
Birthplace	Pori
Country	Finland
Birth City	Satakunta
Horoscope	Virgo

Tero Saarinen Biography

Tero Saarinen is one of the most popular and richest Choreographer who was born on September 7, 1964 in Pori, Satakunta, Finland. Tero Saarinen (born on September 7th, 1964 from Pori, Finland) is a Finnish choreographer and dancer and Artistic Director of the Tero Saarinen Company. Saarinen has established an international reputation as both choreographer and dancer.

He started his professional career with the Finnish National Ballet in 1985. His long-running career as a soloist was launched in 1988 when he was awarded the an award at the Concours International de Danse de Paris.

In 1988 Saarinen won first prize in the contemporary category at Concours International de Danse in Paris with Jorma Uotinen’s choreography B12. After his victory in this prestigious competition, his career began to soar both in Finland and internationally.

Saarinen’s first choreography was a Japan-inspired solo choreography Ondekoza (1989). This was followed by another solo piece Kehtolaulu (1990), which addressed personal concerns; the hardships of taking responsibility, and growing pains. Saarinen’s first opportunity to make a group piece came when his former dance teacher Liisa Nojonen asked him to create a work for her company. They then gave the result, More Milk, its premiere in 1991.

Saarinen was just 16 when he began his ballet classes with Pori. He soon began to develop a passion for dance and his dance instructor Liisa Nojonen sent Saarinen to Helsinki to sit the entrance test for Finnish National Opera Ballet School. Finnish National Opera Ballet School. Saarinen was admitted to an entry into the school of ballet in 1982 aged 17. He had danced for just more than a year prior to when the time he joined the school, whereas others were just twelve years old.

Tero Saarinen Net Worth

Tero Saarinen is one of the richest Choreographer from Finland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Tero Saarinen 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Costume design, Element construction: Erika Turunen Music: Bernd Alois Zimmermann: Cello Concerto en forme de pas de trois (1966)

Saarinen attended his school, the National Opera Ballet School from 1982 until 1986. In 1985, he was signed by the National Ballet as a dancer the National Ballet. He soon was given soloist roles, and was soon one of the audience favorite dancers, with Tommi Kitti.

Saarinen received a 6-month grant from the Arts Council of Finland in 1987, a 3-year grant in 1996, and a 5-year grant in 1996 and 2004. At the beginning of his career as a choreographer he was awarded numerous other scholarships and grants, including from the Väinö Tanner Foundation, Antti and Jenni Wihuri Foundation, and the Finnish Cultural Foundation.

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During his time as a freelancer Saarinen created choreographies for several dance groups. His first choreography after returning from Asia was Vajonneet, premiered at the Finnish National Opera on 6 May 1993. Hurmaa 1, created for the Tampere-based dance theatre MD Mobita Dansco in the fall of 1993, launched his still ongoing close cooperation with lighting designer Mikki Kunttu. Wanha, which Saarinen created for himself and Kenneth Kvarnström, received its premiered as a licensed work for the 1994 Kuopio Dance Festival. Saarinen also created Lifewheel (1994) for PDC, as well as Lelulaatikko (1995) for Tampere Hall and Sirkus Bohemia (1995) for the Kuopio Dance Festival.

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Tero Ranked on the list of most popular Choreographer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Finland. Tero Saarinen celebrates birthday on September 7 of every year.

Wanha started Saarinen on the road to a career as an internationally acclaimed choreographer. After seeing it, Ohad Naharin, the director of Batsheva Dance Company, commissioned a work for his Israel-based group. Saarinen’s choreography Flock premiered in Tel Aviv in late December 1994.