Jarkko Mandelin, a Finnish choreographer (MA) and Artistic Director of Kinetic Orchestra Dance Company. Mandelin, born in the city of Lahti, has become well-known choreographer in Finland and has created artistic work in addition to his own company Kinetic Orchestra to Gruppen Fyra, Aurinkoballet, Pori Dance Company and Finnish National Ballet. He regularly teaches in dance academies and institutes in Finland and abroad. For example Jarkko is part of Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance SEAD faculty. Mandelin is the founder of Kinetic Orchestra Dance Company.

Works with Race Horse Company include co-coreographing O'DD and instructing a Circus Laboratory with Rauli Dahlberg.