Bio

Noah Hellwig has surrendered to the structural social pressure of speaking about himself in third person when presenting himself.

Noah Hellwig is a freelancing dance artist who is working in contexts of extended choreography, contemporary dance, performance art, baroque dance, interactive performance and interactive media. His own choreographic work has focused on participatory and interactive performances, immersive environments, mixed-reality performances, reflections on dance and music history, somatic and subjective perspectives on experience and movement, as well as working with different approaches of embodying relationships with technology.

His pieces have been shown at Weld, Stockholm University, Svarta Lådan - Södertörn University, Fullersta Gård, Kulturhuset Stadsteatern in Stockholm, Dansstationen in Malmö, Växsö Konserthus, Dansehallerne in Copenhagen and as part of the festivals such as Stockholm Fringe Festival, Stockholm Dance Film Festival, Oslo Early in Norway, Oulu Early Music Festival in Finland, ICE HOT Nordic Dance Platform in Reykjavik, Iceland, Temps d’Images at Tanzhaus NRW in Düsseldorf, Germany and at Tanzfaktur in Cologne, Germany.  

A black and white photo of a person looking over their shoulder. The person has short brown hair, a bit of stubble, a shirt, ear ring and thin chain around the neck.

Noah Hellwig frequently works with other choreographers and companies as dancer and performer as well. He has been performing, collaborating and touring with the choreographer Dalija Acin Thelander since 2016 with dance and installation performances for children and babies as well as for young audience with neurodiversities.

He has since 2013 been an active member of Weld Company exploring new forms of choreography as well as the notion and role of dance companies today.

He has since 2011 been part of Nordic Baroque Dancers as a dancer and choreographer, exploring new formats and contexts for baroque dance.

Other choreographers, companies and venues include Royal Swedish Opera , Musica Vitae, Dansstationen, Floating Pictures, Ballet Ireland, Folkoperan, Compagnie de Danse l'Eventail, Pasodos Dance Company, Nomo Daco, Theater Lüneburg and Folke Dansteater, Dansstationens Turné Kompani, Warsaw Chamber Opera. As well as freelance choreographers such as Katja Sejtajoki, Ellinor Ljungkvist, Sebastian Lingserius (KASS), Disa Krosness, Moa Westerlund, Nefeli Ikonomou, Anne Juren and Paz Rojo.

Noah Hellwig, started his dance education in 2000 at the Royal Swedish Ballet School. In 2010 he received a BA (Hons) degree in Professional Dance & Performance from Central School of Ballet and in 2016 he completed a MFA in Choreography from DOCH/Stockholm University of the Arts.