Jotaarkka Pennanen

Grants and Awards:
Telvis Diploma "Maailma on vasta nuori" (E. Sinervo) 1971
Telvis-Diploma "Orimattila 1935" (H. Kahakorpi M. Kuparinen, J. Pennanen) 1972,
Cinema Award of Finlands State for "Orimattila 1935" for TV-program 1, 1972
Art Award of Middle-Finland for Jyväskylän Citytheatre 1976. (Pennanen as artistic director)
Stategrant for alf a year 1978.
Thalia Award of Tampere International Theatrefestivals for Caligula 1981.
Thalia Award of Tampere International Theatrefestivals for directors work in general and specially of the production of the "Tulee aika toinenkin" 1983.
Cinema Award of Finlands State for direction of the Hamlet for TV- program 1 1992.
Stategrant for three years 1993 - 96.
Other Grants: AVEK, Kordelin, Kulttuurirahasto, Suomen elokuvasäätiö, Turun kaupunki, Wihuri.

Positions of trust:
The Art Committee of Middle-Finland1975 -76
The Stagecommitee of the State of Finland 1982 -84
The President of the Directors Union of Finland 1984 -86, member of the executive committee and negotietor of the conditions of employment several times..
The Art Committee of Häme 1998 - 2000

Education:
Student 1965 (Laudatur)
Finnish Theatre Academy 1965-68

Linguistic abilities:
Finnish, swedish, english and russian

TV-Theatre, TV-program 1:
Assistentdirector 1967 - 68
Director-dramaturg 1968 - 73
Papin päivä (A. Salo)
Käännekohta (Matti Rossi),
Hamlet (W. Shakespeare),
Maailma on vasta nuori (Elvi Sinervo),
Little Masha (A. Afinogenov )
Orimattila 1935 (Kahakorpi, Kuparinen, Pennanen)

Citytheatre of Jyväskylä:
Artistic Director 1973 - 77
Salakauppoja ( L, Sipari )
Kovan onnen lapsia (M. Canth),
Hamlet (W. Shakespeare),
Tribadernas natt (P-O. Ehnquist)

Free lance director 1977 - 79
Little Sheba ( W. Inge )
The Time of your Life (William Saroyan, tv-theatre)
Cheryorchard (A. Tshehov, Citytheatre of Kuopioi)

Citytheatre of Turku:
Director 1977 - 83
My Heart is on the Highlands (W. Saroyan),
Romeo and Julia (W. Shakespeare),
Till Fedra (P-O. Ehnquist), Piaf (P. Gems - Halttunen),
Kullervo (A. Kivi),
Little Foxes ( L. Hellman )
Tulee aika toinenkin (A. Vammelvuo, sov. E. Halttunen ja J. Pennanen)
Niskavuoren nuoriemäntä (H. Wuolijoki).

Citytheatre of Helsinki:
Director 1984 - 87
Essential works:
Leijonalla ratsastava paviaani (H. Kapulainen )
Prometheus (Aiskhylos - R.Holmberg - J. Pennanen),
Road to Mekka (A. Fugard),
Brand (H. Ibsen)
Artistic Director of the Main Stage 1987 - 90
Works:
Taming of the Shrew (W. Shakespeare),
The Masks of the Goods (E-E. Bergholm - J. Fowles, adapt. J. Pennanen),
Mother Courage (B. Brecht)

Interactive Film Productions OY 1990 - 97
Educational work
The Departement of Actors work in Tampere University.
Theatre Academy`s Extension Courses
Work in television, theatre and multimedia
Hamlet-project (EU supported multimedia)

Citytheatre of Lahti:
Theatremanager 1.8.1997- 2000
Works:
Enigmavariations (E-E. Schmidt )
Julius Caesar ( W. Shakespeare),
The Shadow (J. Schwartz),
Glenngarry Glenn Ross (D. Mamet,
To Home (L. Razumovskaja),
Galileo Galilei (B. Brecht ), Anna Karenina (L. Tolstoi,sov. J. Pennanen, libretto T. Kalinina, säv.. V. Uspenski, ork.M. Faherudd)

Visiting Director:
The Central television of the Soviet Union:
Työmiehen vaimo (M. Canth - A. Saari) 1970.
Theatre of Pori
Seagull (A. Tshehov) 1995
Visit of Seagull in National theatre1996
Finnish National Theatre
Caligula (A. Camus) 1980
King Lear (W. Shakespeare) 1983
Beloved Jelena Seregejevna ( L. Razumovskaja) 1991
Cross Purpose ( A. Camus ) 1992
Becket ( J. Anouihl ) 1992
Singer ( P. Flannery ) 1996
Svenska teatern i Helsingfors
Betrayal ( H. Pinter) 1996,
Peer Gynt (H. Ibsen 2001)
Labourer`s Theatre of Tampere:
Niskavuoren Heta ( H. Wuolijoki) 1987
Three Sisters (A. Tshehov) 1990
The Libertin (E-E Schmidt) 2002

Niskavuoren nuori emäntä ( H. Wuolijoki) 2003

Rose tattoo 2004 (T. Williams) 2004
Theatre of Tampere:
Elämäsi parhain aika ( W. Saroyan ) 1993
Niskavuoren naiset ( H. Wuolijoki) 1997
City theatre of Turku:
Rentun ruusu (I. Tuomarila-V. Salmi) 1994

Teatteri 2000

Reea Ruu (I. Tiihonen, M. Fagerudd) 2005

Espoon kaupunginteatteri

Linnunrata (Jotaarkka Pennanen, mus Matti Puurtinen) 2005

Finnish Broadcasting Company TV 1
The Time of your Life (W. Saroyan ) 1978
Hamlet (W. Shakespeare, suom. L Sipari, tv.sov. J Pennanen) 1969 and 1992
Finnish Broadcasting Company TV 2
Onnenlehti ( A. Vammelvuo-J. Pennanen) 1994
Tasavallan vahtimestarit (L. Kontula - R. Stiller) 1993
Jörn Donner Productions Oy
Mommilan veriteot Blood Deed in Mommila(P. Haavikko, Jörn Donner productions) 1973

Interactive Film Productions OY 2001 -
Valkoinen Varis ( Anja Vammelvuo - J.Pennanen - A. Pulkkinen )

The Broken Virgin (J. Pennanen, A. Pulkkinen) 2003