Håkan Jelk is a producer, photographer and videographer, and has worked with dance since 1995. He started working with Dansens Hus, Moderna Dansteatern, Cullberg and with independent choreographers such as Cristina Caprioli, Margaretha Åsberg and Liza Penkova. In 2011 he started a collaboration with choreographer Helena Franzén with documentary photography of the work of creating dance. The collaboration has since developed and deepened, today they develop performance ideas, scenography and lighting 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 based on dance.