Niina Aho
Niina Aho / Teatteri Saaga
North Ostrobothnia, Oulu
Niina Aho is a multidisciplinary arts director and theatre practitioner. She directs and writes scripts for productions at Teatteri Saaga in Oulu, as well as for other organisations.
She has particular expertise in community art, applied arts, creative writing, and directing theatre performance and improvisation.
She has experience of directing a variety of groups and of implementing art projects and initiatives.
Teatteri Saaga is a professional theatre company that focuses on its own world premieres and touring. Performances by Saaga can also be booked for your own events.
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Clients and partners:
The City of Oulu, the Oulu Occupational Health Centre, the Regional Council of Northern Ostrobothnia, the Caritas Care Home, the Oulu Youth Friends Association, Veeran Verstas, Centria University of Applied Sciences, Kaustinen Folk High School, the Northern Ostrobothnia Central Hospital and the Mannerheim Child Welfare Association.
Latest major art projects:
– Art instructor, Art Clubs for Older People, City of Oulu, 2024–2025
– Community artist, Kulttuurikenno art pilot project, Regional Council of Northern Ostrobothnia
2023
– Community Artist, ‘Art for Work!’ – A development project using applied theatre to enhance work and study skills at the Nuorten Ystävät clubhouses in Oulu, Kajaani and Rovaniemi, 2021
• Community Artist, planning and facilitating art workshops exploring the eudaimonic well-being effects of nature, and curating an exhibition. University of Turku, Department of Geography, 12/2020–10/2022
Theatre productions (selected):
– Director and dramaturg for *He perivät maan* – a forest theatre performance in Hietasaari, Oulu, 2026, Theatre Saaga
– Director and scriptwriter for *Sekasointuja* – a monologue about L. Onerva, touring production from 2021 to 2026, Theatre Saaga
-Director and playwright *The Land of the Red Birds* – a play based on true events about Finnish emigrants in the Soviet Union, 2019, Theatre Saaga
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