Riikka Johanna Kosola is a Norway-based Finnish-French artist. As a dancer, choreographer and performer she creates multidisciplinary projects with spatial thinking.
With French and Swiss professional background she has worked with companies and choreographers like:
Cie Alias / Guilherme Botelho, les Rhizophages / Alexandre Del Perugia, Djalma Primordial Science / Ephia Gburek, Danse K par K / Karine Ledoyen (Quebec, CA) among others.
She is featured on the stage as well as in films and videos with techniques of contemporary art, theatre, mime and circus.
Finnish choreographer and contemporary dance artist.
With the support of the Art Council of Finland and the Dance Center of Western Finland, Riikka has created works in situ and on stage (Kana - La Poule, Saari ajan rajalla, XXYZ, Ryppäitä! - La grappe) and is otherwise also highly involved in the current field of dance in Finland.
Creating an educational program of dance to Tana Cultural Center in Northern Norway, Riikka leads the local Culture School and collaborates with local Sámi artists in Northern Sámi border area.
She obtained her Master's degree in Choreographic Art from France (CNSMD de Lyon in 2007 and CCN de Rillieux-la-Pape / Maguy Marin in 2008) and Bachelor thesis of Culture Anthropology in Lyon 2 University in 2008. Riikka has also studied Mathematics, Political Science and Art History in Helsinki University since 2002.