International
| 2021—2022 | Normal Cake, Please Performer, Cowriter, Codirector. Fictional queer wedding in churches or other religious spaces. Concept: Nina Larissa Bassett (DK), Ivo Briedis (LV), Jamie MacDonald (CA/FI) & Janne Saarakkala (FI). Performed with local artists. Choreography: Kira Riikonen (FI). Costume: Paula Koivunen (FI). Produced by Uneasy Listening Society (DK) * St Paul's Church / Music Theatre Kapsäkki / Helsinki Pride, Helsinki, Finland, 2021 * Carmelite Priory / Passage Festival, Helsingør, Denmark, 2021 * Anglican Church of Holy Saviour / Patriarha Rudens, Riga, Latvia, 2022 Helsinki Trailer Angela Trailer Viesturs Trailer Jack Trailer Leo Trailer Haastattelu Interview TV reportage |
| 2012—2014 | Leftovers from the War Concept, scripts, direction and performers: Nina Larissa Bassett (DK), Ivo Briedis (LV), Elin Petersdottir (IS) & Janne Saarakkala (FI). Site-specific performance for historical sites or museums. * National Museum of Finland / Baltic Circle International Theare Festival, Helsinki, 2012 * National Museum of Finland / TING—Nordic Culture Festival in Helsinki, 2012 * Odsherred Kulturhistorisk Museum / OK13 Odsherred Kulturfestival, Denmark, 2013 * Corner House, the former KGB headquarters of Riga / Riga2014—European Capital of Culture programme, Latvia, 2014 trailer blog TV ohjelma arvio review |
| 2009—2011 | @work Network: Civilisation Coordinator, Director and Performer. European Performance Research Project, cooperation between seven Performing Art Groups from Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, Latvia, Sweden & UK. Reality Research Centre / @work Network |
| 2008—2009 | In the Nude Concept creators, script writers, directors and performers: Nina Larissa Bassett (DK), Ivo Briedis (LV) and Janne Saarakkala (FI). Production by TeaterKUNST, Denmark. Site-specific performance in a hotel about comfort of the strangers. * Hotel Helka, Helsinki, Finland, /theatre.now –festival, Kiasma Theatre, The Museum of Contemporary Art of Finland, 2008 * Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Montreal, Canada, Copenhagen International Theatre show case in CINARS 2008 * Maritim Park Hotel Riga, Latvia, The New Theatre Institute of Latvia, 2008 * First Hotel Skt. Petri, Copenhagen, Denmark, TeaterKUNST, 2009 more |
| 2007—2012 | Reduction Group Member in performance art group with Berlin-based Joy Harder and Jörn J. Burmester. * Japanese Living, video-series in YouTube & a performance at Performer Stammtisch, Berlin, 2012 * Tiny Open Space & Bottle Party in a private apartment in Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, 2012 YouTube Channel |
| 2006—2007 | @work Network: The Story of Work Member of the Artistic Steering Group, Workshop Instructor, Script Writer, Director and Performer. European Performance Research Project, cooperation between five Performing Art Groups from Denmark, Finland, Germany, Sweden & UK. Reality Research Centre / @work Network supported by EU—Culture 2000 |
| 2000—2003 | Teatro, Agora! Culture exhange project between Finnish and Mozambican theatre artists by PAND—Artists for Peace in Finland. * Coordinator and Instructor in Workshop in Directing, Maputo, Mosambique, 2000 * Performer and Cowriter in "Nada De Especial" directed by Titta Halinen. Co-production with Grupo Teatro M’Beu in Teatro Avenida, Maputo, Mozambique, 2001 * Instructor in Community Theatre Workshop, Maputo, Mosambique, 2001 * Dramaturge and Co-Director with Carlos Alberto, also Coordinator and Instructor of Production Workshop for "A Boa Alma Da Feira" (an adaptation from Bertolt Brecht’s play "The Good Soul of Sezuan"). Co-production with Grupo Teatro Hopangalatana, Maputo, Mosambique, 2002 * Coordinator and Instructor in Workshop in Directing, Nampula, Mozambique, 2003 |
| 1996 | Simba Karatasi Performer and Co-Director with Katariina Numminen; manuscript by the working group. Cooperation of Theatre Academy of Finland and University of Dar-Es-Salaam part II. Performed in Tampere Theatre Festival and Helsinki Festivals |
| 1995 | Community Theatre Project Participant in series workshops and performances in Mtwara region, Tanzania. Cooperation of Theatre Academy of Finland and University of Dar-Es-Salaam part I. |
| 1994 | Suuri Tammi / Great Oak / Mbuyu Mkubwa Director’s Assistant and Performer. Directed by Laura Jäntti. * Joensuu Song Festivals, Finland, 1994 * Bagamoyo Theatre Festival, Tanzania, 1994 * Performed also in Dar-Es-Salaam, Morogoro and Zanzibar in Tanzania, 1994 |
Image: Normal Cake, Please 2021, Ivo Briedis