Gáddjá Haarla Pieski is a Sámi dancer, choreographer and performing artist from Dálvadas, Ohcejohka (Utsjoki), on the Finnish side of Sápmi. She trained at the Finnish National Opera Ballet School (graduating 2019) and at P.A.R.T.S. in Brussels, where she earned her Bachelor in Dance in 2022. Together with her sister Biret, she created the duet 'Starting from Staring - Čalmmiid Čađa', which premiered at Beursschouwburg Brussels during EU Sámi Week 2022 and toured to Baltic Circle and Tanzquartier Wien. Her work - spanning performance, video installation and circle dance - centres on Sámi rights, cultural identity and the relationship between body and land.
The video installation 'Guhte gullá - Here to Hear', co-created by Gáddjá and Biret Haarla Pieski with Outi Pieski, was included in the group exhibition 'They Began to Talk' at Kumu Art Museum in Tallinn, running February-August 2025.
Biret and Gáddjá Haarla Pieski received the inaugural Young Dance Artist Award, valued at €8,000, from the Kuopio Dance Festival jury.
Following the award, the sisters announced plans to develop the performance-concert 'Juovssaheaddji - The Rematriator' with writer Niillas Holmberg, composer Jakop Janssønn and the Arctic Philharmonic, set to premiere in Norway.
'Starting from Staring - Čalmmiid Čađa' was presented at the Ice Hot Nordic Dance Platform in Oslo in February 2024.
Gáddjá Haarla Pieski contributed as artistic dialogue partner on Biret Haarla Pieski's new performance 'Päähenkilö / Main Character / Oaivámuš', which premiered at URB Festival in Helsinki in June 2026.
festival20:30Tanssin Aika festival's Saturday evening combines Gáddjá Haarla's dance solo Yön Lintu and a concert by Hilda Länsmanin and Tuomas Norvio on a single ticket. The performance explores the endangered eagle owl through dance and theatre.
festival21:00The festival's Saturday evening presents two performances: dancer Gáddjá Haarla Piesk's solo work Yön Lintu and the duo Hildá Länsman & Tuomas Norvio, blending Sámi joik tradition with electronic music.