JAMES GREGG

Internationally acclaimed choreographer JAMES GREGG has carved a unique path in the world of contemporary dance, infusing his bold, innovative style into every project he undertakes. Gregg embarked on his dance journey at the age of nine, training with esteemed institutions including Ballet Oklahoma, Houston Ballet, Bolshoi Ballet Academy, and The Edge Performing Arts Center in Los Angeles.Gregg's exceptional talent has garnered numerous accolades throughout his career, including the prestigious 2015 Princess Grace Choreography Fellowship Award and first place in Ballet Austin's 2014 New American Talent choreographic competition. His work has graced the stages of some of the world's most esteemed dance companies and institutions, such as Edmonton Ballet, Ballet X Bodytraffic, Whim W'Him, Arts Umbrella, Danceworks Chicago, Dark Circles Contemporary Dance, Cirque du Soleil, and Springboard Danse Project Montreal. Gregg has collaborated with a number of world-renowned choreographers and companies, including  Aszure Barton & Artists, BJM Danse, Rubberband Dance Group, and Bodytraffic. With each new venture, Gregg continues to captivate audiences and redefine the landscape of contemporary dance.

JOHAN INGER

The Swede JOHAN INGER (Stockholm, 1967) joined Nederlands Dans Theater 1 in 1990 and was a high-profile dancer of the company until 2002. His debut as choreographer (1995), also for Nederlands Dans Theater, quickly became promising with immediate recognition for his ballets Dream Play and Walking Mad. He received the Lucas Hoving Production Award in October 2001. Walking Mad was later also awarded the Danza & Danza Award 2005. Johan left Nederlands Dans Theater to take on the artistic leadership of Cullberg Ballet in Stockholm in 2003 where he created numerous works. Since 2008, Johan has worked as a freelance choreographer and creates for many companies around the globe such as GoteborgsOperan, Ballet Basel, Swedish National Ballet, Compania Nacional de Danza, Aterballetto, Lyon Opera Ballet, Les Ballets de Monte Carlo and of course Nederlands Dans Theater, holding the position as Associate Choreographer from 2009 to 2016. Between 2016 and 2022, Johan choreographed (i.a.) his own versions of the narrative pieces Petrushka and Sleeping Beauty (Aurora’s Nap), and full evenings such as Carmen, Peer Gynt and Don Juan. He was honoured in 2016 with the Benois de la Danse Prize for his Carmen (CNDMadrid), the piece One on One (NDT2), and with the Danza & Danza award for his piece Bliss, as well in 2020 for his Don Juan as best Italian production (Aterballetto). In 2022, Johan Inger also became artistic director of Take Off Dance, a training program for pre-professional dancers between the ages of 18 and 24 based in Sevilla.