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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