Jarkko Partanen
Jarkko Partanen is Helsinki based choreographer and curator working internationally. He is a member of the WAUHAUS - arts collective. He has been working between different genres of art and varying contexts ranging from small black box theatres to urban sites, large stadiums, and the main stages of established theatre houses.
Partanen is one of the founders of Wonderlust, a festival of conscious and diverse sexuality. In the context of the festival his work has turned towards more sexpositive practices and to the questions of desire and consent. Currently he is also studying in a masters program in curating and exhibition studies at the University of the Arts / Fine Arts Academy in Helsinki.Partanen also works as a frequent visiting lecturer at the departments of dance, choreography and theatre at the University of the Arts Theatre Academy in Helsinki.