Siiri Partanen is a musician and actor from Helsinki, Finland. She graduated with a Masters of Music from Sibelius-Academy in 2017. Currently Partanen is doing her MA Acting (International) course at East15 Acting School (UK). Partanen have been studying music since 2006, earning degrees as a musician and a music pedagog in Jyväskylä Vocational school and in Metropolia University of Applied Sciences and Arts respectively. In 2011 Partanen also studied an exchange semester in Switzerland. Partanen has taken courses in acting e.g. in Theatre Academy in Helsinki. Having acted
one of the leading roles in a drama series Väärät Bileet, broadcast in Finnish television in 2016, she has worked as an actor and a musician in the original line-up of the Finnish drama comedy television series Uusi Päivä since its inception in 2010. In addition, Partanen has been acting in different kinds of theater plays, musicals, musical theater plays and short movies.
Besides performing in different kinds of bands and orchestras Partanen is also a composer and an arranger. Her music has been performed not only in Finnish television and radio but also in many concerts around the world. Rhythm, interaction, and strong emotions are endless sources of inspiration to Partanen. Her latest venture is a theatre collective called Cognatus and they will be presenting their first show "The Ideal Woman" a devised experimental piece at the Southend Fringe Festival.
Webpage: www.siiripartanen.com
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