Biography
Born in Bautzen. Ballet training at the Leipzig School of Dance. Subsequently member of the Leipziger Ballett, from 1988 as demi-soloist. Performances in choreographies by Uwe Scholz, George Balanchine, John Cranko, Robert North, Dietmar Seyffert and Youri Vámos, among others. Guest performances in Denmark, France, Italy, Spain, Luxembourg, Mongolia, Portugal, Poland and Switzerland.
Working as a choreographer since 1999, including for the Leipziger Ballett, the Ballet School of Oper Leipzig and the Ballet of the Musikalische Komödie. Invited to the »Young European Choreographers« festival in Paris in 2002. Ballet director of the Musikalische Komödie since January 2005. Choreographer of most new productions at the house as well as his own ballet evenings »Dancing Movies«, »Balkanfeuer«, »Zorbas«, »Weltenbummler« at the Kellertheater, »Karneval der Tiere«, »Aschenputtel«, »Romeo und Julia«, »Carmen«, »Alice im Wunderland« and »Strangers in the Night«.
Regular collaboration with Kunstkraftwerk Leipzig, most recently »KLANG.KÖRPER.VISIONEN.« in 2024 as part of the festival »Leipzig tanzt!« and »Volt[age]« in 2025. Guest choreographer at Opernhaus Chemnitz, Mainfranken Theater Würzburg, Landestheater Neustrelitz, Staatstheater Cottbus, Theater Bautzen, Theater Erfurt, Seefestspiele Mörbisch, Deutsche Oper am Rhein and Staatstheater Karlsruhe, among others.