Håkan Jelk

Håkan Jelk has worked in dance since 1995. He started working with Dansens Hus, Moderna Dansteatern, Cullberg Ballet and with independent choreographers such as Cristina Caprioli, Margaretha Åsberg and Liza Penkova. In 2011, he began a collaboration with the choreographer Helena Franzén, taking documentary photography of the process of creating dance. The collaboration has since developed and deepened, today they develop performance ideas, set design and lighting design together.

Håkan Jelk and Helena Franzén have created dance films that have been shown at international dance film festivals since 2014. Håkan has also exhibited photography and video installations with dance as a starting point.