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
2013
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
2008
2007
  • w.o.r.k. in progress II Tartu, Viljandi, Pärnu, Estonia
  • w.o.r.k. in progress I Viljandi, Pärnu, Estonia
2006
2005
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
2001
2000
  • Silent Areas at Hair 2000, Oslo
1999
1998
1997
1996

Ballet companies worked with

Producer/artistic consultant

  • 2009/2010 – artistic consultant for the visual aesthetics, graphics and cultural programme for 30th International Hanseatic Days
  • 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 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

Awards

1999 – title of "outstanding male dancer" by the Critics Survey of Ballet International/Tanz Aktuell International

Appearances as a dancer