Kaisa Korhonen

Kaisa Korhonen
Korhonen in 2008
Born
Kaisa Korhonen

(1941-07-20)20 July 1941
Sotkamo, Finland
Died25 April 2024(2024-04-25) (aged 82)
Helsinki, Finland
NationalityFinnish
Alma materAalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture
Occupation(s)Theatre director, actor, singer and dramaturge
Years active1962–2012
Spouses
(m. 1965; div. 1988)
Matti Tapio Rasila
(m. 1991)
RelativesKusti Vihtori (father) and Kirsti Johanna Korhonen (mother)
Kalle and Jussi Chydenius (sons)

Kaisa Korhonen (20 July 1941 – 25 April 2024) was a Finnish theatre director, actor, singer and dramaturge. She was a central figure in the Finnish leftist music scene of the 1960s and 1970s, appearing both as a solo artist, and with KOM-teatteri. After her singing career, Korhonen became an accomplished director and teacher of theatre directing.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "Kaisa Korhosen ääni jakoi kuulijat" (in Finnish). Yle. 8 April 2008. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  2. ^ Mäkelä, Olli. "Esittely: Kaisa Korhonen". Näytelmät.fi (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Kaisa Korhosesta taiteiljaprofessori". Yle uutiset (in Finnish). 17 October 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2022.