Riku Suvitie (b. 1995) is a scenographer and performance maker who in their artistic work focuses on mediums of space, costume, and video. They are known for their holistic approach to performance design.
At the core of their artistic practice is the act of making visible the political possibility of something other. Their working processes are strongly guided by ecosocial sustainability, theoretical groundwork, and questioning the impacts of performances and their creation processes on the makers, audience, and the world. They strongly consider the material-social context of their work as the starting point, seeking through it this possibility of the other.
In their artistic practice, they are interested in glitches, pleasure, expanded aesthetics, contextuality, Brechtian stage, bricolage, documentary material, collaboration with researchers, play, montage, ecologies, relationality, reductionism, affect, and showing the world as constructed and changeable
EDUCATION
Bachelor of arts
Theatre Academy of Helsinki
Design for the performing arts
2022
Master of arts
Theatre Academy of Helsinki
Scenography
2025
AWARDS
Lavastus-säde 2025 / Finnish stage design of the year 2025 / Diptyk
PRODUCTIONS
2027
Upcoming: xxxxxxx, Dailes theatre Riga, Stage design
2026
Upcoming: Äitisi, Klytaimestra, Ryhmäteatteri, Stage design
Upcoming: xxxxxxxx, Helsinki City theatre, Stage design / costume design
Peter lived in a house, Espoo theatre and WAUHAUS ry, Staging concept / Prop design / Costume design
Oikeusjuttu, Oulu city theatre, Stage design / Video Design
Totuus, Vaasa city theatre, Staging concept / Stage design / Costume design
Pulssi, Finnish national ballet, Scenographical consultation
2025
Diptyk, Teater Viirus, Stage design / video-design
Agora – kaksi merenneitoa tyhjässä altaassa, Helsinki City theatre, Stage design
2024
Veljeni Leijonamieli, Helsinki City theatre, Assistant set designer(substitute for set designer on maternity leave)
Förlorarna, Åbo Svenska Teater, Set design / Costume design / Video Design
Koesoitto, Musiikkiteatteri Kapsäkki, Set design / Costume design / Video Design
2023
Kerrosten välissä, Musiikkiteatteri NYT, Set design and visual consultation
Message From Tyler, Taideyliopiston Teatterikorkeakoulu & Q-teatteri, Set design
Solaris, Turun Kaupunginteatteri Oy, Set design / Cinematography
2022
Tarina Tapetin Repimisestä, Taideyliopiston Teatterikorkeakoulu, Set design / Costume design / Video design
Aarresaari, Teatteri Kurnuttava Sammakko & Turun Kaupunginteatteri Oy, Set design
Petos, Teatteri Jurkka, Set design / Costume design / Video Design
Irmeli – Kummitusseikkailu, Vaasan Kaupunginteatteri, Set Design / Costume design
Äitiä ikävä, Seinäjoen Kaupunginteatteri, Set design / Video Design
2021
Niin kuin taivaassa, Helsingin Kaupunginteatteri, Set designers assistant
Helsinki-syndrooma (Tv-series), Fisher King Oy, Assistant set designer
148, Taideyliopiston Teatterikorkeakoulu, Scenography
2020
Kiperkotska (music video), Mieronsuo, Set design
Seili, Salon Teatteri ry, Set design
Aikuiset (Tv-series), Yellow Film & TV, Set design assistant
2019
Mustapukuinen nainen, Salon Teatteri ry, Set design
Puhdistus, Salon Teatteri ry, Set design
Metsäjätti (movie), Solar Films Inc. oy, Set design assistant
Pää tyynyyn, Teatteri Kurnuttava sammakko, Set design
Cryptid (TV-series), Fisher King Production oy, Assistant set designer
Hyvää huomenta, Apo Apponen! , Teatteri Kurnuttava Sammakko, Set design
Heideken, Turun Kaupunginteatteri oy, Stagehand
Myrskyluodon Maija, Salon Teatteri ry, Scenic painter
Robin Hood, Turun kesäteatteri Vartiovuorella, Set builder
Hamlet, Turun Kaupunginteatteri oy, Live cinematographer / Stage master
Maailman ympäri 80 päivässä, Salon Teatteri ry, Set design
Varissuo, Turun Kaupunginteatteri oy, Stage master
2018
Molli & Kumma, Teatteri Kurnuttava Sammakko, Set design
Macbeth, Salon Teatteri ry, Set Design
Näytelmä joka menee pieleen, Turun Kaupunginteatteri oy, Stage master
Love Me Tinder, Turun Kaupunginteatteri oy, Stage technician
Taru Sormusten Herrasta, Turun Kaupunginteatteri oy, Stage technician
Jumala, Salon Teatteri ry, Set Design
Nuori näyttämö hanke, Ainon aito mä, Salon Teatteri ry, Set Design
2017
Seitsemän veljestä, Turun Kaupunginteatteri oy, Stagehand
Ihan Iskussa, Paimion Kesäteatteri ry, Set design
Jekyll & Hyde, Salon Teatteri ry, Set design
Fingerpori, Turun Kaupunginteatteri oy, Stage technician
Die Kalewainen in Pochjola, Turun musiikkijuhlat, Stage technician
Viidakkokirja, Salon Teatteri ry, Set design
2016
Kiviä taskussa, Paimion Kesäteatteri ry, Show technician
Pieni tulitikkutyttö, Kaarina-Teatteri ry, Set design
Kissa kuumalla katolla, Turun Kaupunginteatteri oy, Stage technician
Bussi Somerolle, Salon Teatteri ry, Prop design
Linnan juhlat, Turun Kaupunginteatteri oy, Stage technician
Robin Hoodin sydän, Turun Kaupunginteatteri oy, Stage technician
Kaislikossa suhisee, Salon Teatteri ry, Sound design