Jorma Elo was born 30 August 1961 in Helsinki, Finland.
10 Facts About Jorma Elo
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Jorma Elo's father, Jaakko Elo, is a urological surgeon, mother Ruth Elo nee Carlstedt, a dentist.
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Jorma Elo was signed by the Finnish National Ballet at 16, and acquired experience not only of stage, but of opera and ballet production processes.
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Jorma Elo danced with the Finnish National Ballet from 1978 to 1984.
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Jorma Elo joined the Swedish Cullberg Ballet 1984 for six years.
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In 1990, Jorma Elo joined Netherlands Dance Theatre where he worked with choreographers such as Jiri Kylian, Hans van Manen, Ohad Naharin, and William Forsythe.
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Jorma Elo has designed costumes, stage settings, lighting and video effects for his ballets.
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Jorma Elo emphasizes athleticism and dynamic movement and speaks about Primal Contact with his body and the music.
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Jorma Elo considers it useful to give every dancer various roles so that every member of the company has opportunity to personal work.
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Many dancers have said that Jorma Elo is an empathetic personality without any need to promote his own ego.