Olli Lautiola is Helsinki based dance maker, dance teacher and sound designer. He graduated with a BA from Stockholm University of Arts in 2017. As a dancer he has worked mainly and widely in the field of contemporary performances as a performer and sound designer with different groups and choreographers. Olli has recently worked with Sari Palmgren, Iiro Näkki, Carl Knif, Petri Kekoni and Milla Koistinen. As a choreographer his latest creation sumua / farewell (2024) was created for Pori dance company.
Olli’s work as dancer goes closely along with dance teaching as well. He is teaching contemporary dance, dance acrobatics, floorwork and contact work from beginners to professionals (e.g. Tanssille ry, Helsinki Dance Company, Kinetic Orchestra and Vantaa dance institute).
As a sound designer Olli works mainly with performing arts but composes sound for installations, movies and advertisement as well. His style travels in between pop, electronic, cinematic, atmospheric and ambient productions. He has done sound design for Tiia Kasurinen, Mikko Niemistö, Mirva Mäkinen, Katja Mustonen and Miguel Gutierrez for example.