Iiris Puustinen (b. 2000) is Finnish freelance dance artist based in Helsinki & Copenhagen, working internationally.
She has studied dance & choreography at The Theatre Academy of The University of The Arts Helsinki & The Danish National School of Performing arts receiving Bachelor of Arts degree in 2023. She has worked with choreographers & dance companies such as Ima Iduozee (FI), Svalholm (DK), The Nordic Beasts (DK), Klevis Elmazaj (NL), Judith Sanchez Ruiz (DE) & performed in theatre and opera productions such as West Side Story (Savoy Theatre) and Don Giovanni & The Ostrobothnians (Finnish National Opera and Ballet).
Iiris was selected as one of the artists for Amos Rex museums triennal exhibition “Generation” 2023 and her debut choreography “3,2,1 (The Walk)” premiered at Amos Rex museum in 2023. Her latest solo work “Still we play it” was curated for Avis de tempête Raccords festival in Paris, France having it´s premiere in 2025.
As a choreographer Iiris creates unique and multi-dimensional performances that are tied on time. Trough movement she researches social phenomenas and norms, identity, inner and outer gaze, popular culture and alternative enbodiments. Using tools of contemporary dance and performance making her choreographies combines complex choreographed movement material and improvisation, intense soundscapes and stillness, sensitivity and somatic work. Iiris has extensive movement vocabulary that makes her choreographies recognizable. Drawing on contemporary dance techniques it also reveals the influences of passionately practising various dance styles, such as jazz dance and western commercial dance, over the years.