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Sebastian Kloborg was born in Copenhagen in 1986. At the age of 13 he started his studies at the Royal Danish Ballet School, graduating in 2003 and joined the Royal Danish Ballet that same year.

From 2012-14 he danced with Gauthier Dance in Stuttgart.

In 2015 he was invited to create 'Strangers' his first work for The Royal Danish Ballet.

In 2016 he went freelance as a dancer and choreographer.

From 2017-2021 he was a choreographic fellow with Danish Dance Theatre, where his first choreography ‘Walk the Beast’ was based on Oliver Sacks' writings on memory and loss of same.

 

His site specific work includes his version of Homer's The Odyssey, NOSTOS(or It’s All Greek To Me) from 2017 made for 7 cars and 6 dancers and set in a parking garage in Copenhagen.

In 2018 he was Knighted by Queen Margrethe the II of Denmark to the Order of the Dannebrog

From 2018 he has been the artistic consultant of the dance festival Danza in Arte a Pietrasanta, Italy

From 2018 he has been working closely with stage director Amanda Ginman to develop physical theatre with both actors and dancers.

Their first co-direction, Dark Spring premieres  in 2022.

Won the National Theatre Award for Best Dance Performance as part of Kammerballetten with Absolute Pitch-Black in 2020.

In 2020 he received Kronprinsparrets Stjernedryspris.

In 2020 the state of the world made him explore choreography in film with directors Tom McKenzie, Marcel Zyskind and Caspar Hees.

He performs regularly around the world with Maria Kochetkova. 

Some of his most notable choreographic works include:

2022

Dark Spring for Betty Nansen Teatret

Showstopper for Ballett Chemnitz

Pride and Prejudice for Betty Nansen Teatret

2021

In Bright Gloom for Kammerballetten

Once I Had A Love for Copenhagen Summer Dance

2020

Allerede Nat for The Royal Danish Ballet

DIORAMA - a dance film in collaboration with Kronos Quartet and Staatsballett Berlin

Solosolo - a dance film in collaboration with København Danser

The Nightingale for Danish Dance Theatre

2019

Minor Major for Festival de l'art Russe in Deauville, FR

Absolute Pitch-Black for Kammerballetten

Clan B for English National Ballet

The Rest of the Best for The Royal Danish Ballet

2018

Melopoeia for The Royal Danish Ballet

Outpost for Danish Dance Theatre

2017

Retreat for Beijing Dance Theatre

NOSTOS for Corpus, Copenhagen

Walk the Beast for Danish Dance Theatre

Credo 1877 for Premio Positano, Italy

The Crowd for  Pietrasanta Dance Festival, Italy

Flight Mode for English National Ballet

Bloom for Beijing Dance Academy

2016

Limberly  for The German National Youth Ballet

2015

Strangers for The Royal Danish Ballet

2013

Ways to go for Gauthier Dance, Stuttgart

2011

Ludus Air for The Royal Danish Ballet

 

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