Teet Kask

Teet Kask (born 8 May 1968 in Pärnu) 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

2013 Tsar's Bride Rimsky-Korsakov's opera director, PromFest and Kaunas State Musical Theatre Big Stage Azerbaijan National TV program director

2012 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

2011 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

2010 Joanna tentata Birgitta Festival, Tallinn, Estonia The Sound of Water Says What I think Royal Holloway, London, UK

2008 Consecration of Tallinn Airport, Estonia Games On the Grass Nargen Opera, Estonia Plough- Shaped Era Pärnu Concert Hall, Estonia

2007 w.o.r.k. in progress II Tartu, Viljandi, Pärnu, Estonia w.o.r.k. in progress I Viljandi, Pärnu, Estonia

2006 Scope at The Oslo National Academy of the Arts, Norway

2005 Sad Pleasure at The Place Theatre, London Amor Vincit Omnia at Bonnie Bird Theatre, London To Fish for Candid Arts Gallery, London

2004 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

2003 Tango for Estonian Drama Company, Tallinn Ithaka for David Oistrakh Music Festival in Pärnu, Estonia

2002 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

2001 Shadowgraph at Black Box Theatre, Oslo Peer Gynt for Eurovision Dance Competition, London Lighthouse with Estonia National Opera and Ballet Company

2000 Silent Areas at Hair 2000, Oslo

1999 Gips for Vigeland Museum with photographer Knut Bry, Oslo Dream Sequence for multimedia artist Pia Myrvold, Paris Ursula X for Estonian National Ballet, Tallinn

1998 Duo for Nina Ananiashvili and Bolshoi Stars Japan Tour 1998 Pling i Bollen for Norwegian food-artist , Henie-Onstad Art Centre, Oslo Primum Mobile for Norwegian photographer Knut Bry, Oslo Post Machine for Norwegian multimedia artist Pia Myrvold, Oslo

1997 Veritas Vos Liberabit for The Norwegian National Opera Ballet School, Oslo Two at Nille Dance School, Oslo

1996 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 Days (24.-27.06.2010 in Pärnu, Estonia) 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" (Estonia, Italy, the Netherlands, Romania, the UK) 2005/2006 – artistic director and producer of the White Nights Festival, Estonia 2002–2004 – consultant for music and dance programs of the Estonian Television (ERR) 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 – Estonian Dance Agency (ETA, Tallinn, Estonia) 2009 – Baltic Movement Workshop (Club ZAK Gdansk, Poland) 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 (KHiO), Norway

Awards 1999 – title of "outstanding male dancer"