CV

Education

2019–2022
Bachelor’s degree in Scenography
Norwegian Theatre Academy (NTA), Østfold University College, Fredrikstad, Norway

2006–2010
Japanese Wedding Planning
Tokyo Air Travel Hotel College, Tokyo, Japan



Courses


2024–2025
Fragrance Art Course by Maki Ueda

2024–2025
Norwegian Sign Language A1 Course
Norwegian Deaf Association, Oslo, Norway

2014–2017
Japanese Sign Language Interpreter Course
Saitama Deaf Association, Japan



Performances

2025
Only Sadness Lives Outside (Costume)
Paul Blackman, Elliot Norell Strinnö
Oslofjorden Danser 2025, Oslo, Norway

2025    
51/49 (Costume)
Shintaro Oue
Nagelhus Schia Productions, Sandvika, Norway

2024
Det var en gang en skog (Scenography)
Ida Cathrin Utvik
Haugesund Folkebibliotek (Haugesund) and multiple Deichman libraries (Oslo), Norway

2023
titta på mina tuttar (Scenography, Costume)
Ian Yves Ancheta
Choreography Laboratory 2023, Dansens Hus, Oslo, Norway

2022
Then They Scattered (Scenography)
Christine Gouzelis, Paul Blackman (JUKSTA)
Oslo National Academy of the Arts (KHiO), Norway

2022
Imitating Realness (Scenography Advisor)
Hanna Våge Skjeggestad
KHiO, Oslo, Norway

2021
How to. A score (Scenography, Costume)
Mia Habib
NTA, Fredrikstad, Norway

2021
The Burrow (Scenography, Costume)
Co-creators: Max Levin Kugler, Oda Holmvik Bredvold
NTA, Fredrikstad, Norway

2021
The Seventh Seal (Scenography, Costume)
Sigurd Ziegler
KHiO, Oslo, Norway



Exhibitions and Installations

2023
Sensorial Art Exhibition (Artistic Leader)
Overlyssalen, Fredrikstad, Norway

2021
Multisensorial Exhibition Design (Scenography, Curator)
The Hub, Fredrikstad, Norway

2019
Searching for Marian (Scenography)
Co-creators: Sebastian Schmiedl, Trym Grønner Flikke
Elvelangs i fakkellys, Oslo, Norway



Talks


2023
Universal Design in Scenography
Sony City Osaki, Tokyo, Japan



Assistant and Internships


2024
Still Life (Scenography Assistant)
Alan Lucien Øyen
Dansens Hus, Norway

2024
For You (Scenography Assistant)
Christine Gouzelis, Paul Blackman (JUKSTA)
KHiO, Oslo, Norway

2023
Nothing Personal (Scenography Assistant for Åsmund Færavaag)
Alan Lucien Øyen
Den Norske Opera & Ballett, Oslo, Norway

2023
The Wheel (Performance Assistant)
Ram Hari Dhakal
Teater Manu, Oslo, Norway

2022
ELO/HUK (Performance Host)
Mari Pitkänen
HUK, Oslo, Norway

2022
Snøsøstera (Scenography Assistant for Åsmund Færavaag)
Alan Lucien Øyen
Det Norske Teatret, Oslo, Norway

2022
Monument 0.10: The Living Monument (Scenography Intern at Carte Blanche)
Eszter Salamon
Bergen, Norway



Scholarships


2023
Diverse scholarship (diversestipend)
Arts Council Norway



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