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Top 3 Facts: Tero Saarinen

1. Tero Saarinen began his career as a dancer at the Finnish National Ballet in 1985. Despite attracting wide attention as a soloist, he left the ballet in 1992 to seek new influences and find his own path as an artist.

2. Multitalented Saarinen has made an internationally celebrated career as a dancer, choreographer and Artistic Director of his own ensemble, Tero Saarinen Company.

3. Saarinen’s unique choreographic style features influences ranging from Japanese Butoh and martial arts to classical ballet and Western contemporary dance. Known for their striking visual form and often combining dance with live music and multimedia, his works have won wide international acclaim.

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