Saastamoinen, Riku
Academic degree
DA
Title
yliopistonlehtori
Unit
Teatteriopettajan maisteriohjelma
Fields of expertise
Theatre pedagogy, performing arts pedagogy, pedagogy in higher arts education
Fields of art
Performing arts
Description of activity
University Lecturer Riku Saastamoinen is an artist and teacher who has worked at the Theatre Academy since 2007 and has led the MA program in Theatre Pedagogy since 2011. The focus areas of her teaching are dialogical and critical thinking in art pedagogy, group practices of performance making and performance-based pedagogy.
In addition to his academic work, Saastamoinen works actively as a theatre director in the free field. He has directed many long-term performance series as well as theatre productions for young audiences.