Famous German Choreographers: 42 Biographies
Biographies of notable german choreographers, ordered by how extensively their careers are documented.
Dirk Heidemann
German dancer and choreographer
Lea Niako
German dancer and actress
Irmgard Bartenieff
American physical therapist and dance therapist (1900-1981)
Pastor Leumund
German musician and artist
Arco Renz
artistic director and artist
Ruth Abramovitsch Sorel
German choreographer, dancer, artistic director and teacher (1907–1974)
Joseph Beuys
German artist, teacher, and theorist of art (1921–1986)
Raimund Hoghe
German journalist and choreographer
Marco Goecke
German choreographer
Bessie Schonberg
German dancer, choreographer and teacher (1906-1997)
Martin Kippenberger
German artist (1953–1997)
Anne Imhof
German contemporary artist (born 1978)
Pina Bausch
German dancer, choreographer, dance teacher and ballet director (1940–2009)
Jonathan Meese
German painter, sculptor, performance artist and installation artist
Ilse Meudtner
German diver (1912–1990)
Konstanze Vernon
German choreographer (1939-2013)
Mary Wigman
German dancer, choreographer, and dance instructor (1886–1973)
Rebecca Horn
German visual artist (1944–2024)
Else Klink
German Eurythmist
Jean Weidt
German dancer and choreographer (1904–1988)
Wolfgang Martin Schede
German author (1898-1975)
Georgette Tsinguirides
German ballet dancer
Lea Hinz
German creative director, writer, choreographer and performer
Dore Hoyer
German expressionist dancer (1911-1967)
Motsi Mabuse
professional ballroom dancer
Henning Rübsam
German dancer
Wieland Wagner
German opera director (1917–1966)
Harald Kreutzberg
German dancer and choreographer (1902–1968)
Kurt Jooss
German dancer, choreographer and influential art dance educator (1901-1979)
Yvonne Georgi
German ballet dancer (1903–1975)
Erik Charell
German actor (1894-1974)
Bernhard Wosien
German dancer and music educator (1908-1986)
Falk Hentschel
German actor
Hanne Wandtke
German university teacher
Detlef Soost
German dancer, choreographer and TV presenter
Falco Kapuste
German former ballet dancer and choreographer
Hertha Feist
German expressionist dancer (1896-1990)
Harry Kramer
German artist (1925–1997)
Tanja Liedtke
Australian dancer (1977–2007)
Ria Thiele
German actress, dancer, and choreographer
Inka Unverzagt
German ballerina and choreographer (1924-2016)
Susanne Linke
German dancer and choreographer