Kilian Haselbeck

Born in Trasadingen, Switzerland, he began dancing through hip-hop and ballet before completing a BA in Contemporary Dance at Codarts University for the Arts in Rotterdam in 2008. Since then, he has worked internationally as a freelance dancer and choreographer, collaborating with artists and companies including Philippe Saire, Marisa Godoy, Simone Truong, Vloeistof NL and Les Ballets du Monde.

In 2013, he co-founded the dance and performance company zeitSprung with Meret Schlegel. Their work Orthopädie or to be toured for eight years and received the Swiss Dance Prize in 2015. He also received the Dance Recognition Award from the City of Zurich in 2014. Further works with zeitSprung include Yellow, Komplizen RELOADED, Total International (Local) and En Route.

Since 2017, he has performed internationally in Vloeistof’s Sliding Slope. His own works include Symbiose (2018), created with Sumitra Keshava, and the solo Jukebox Dancer (2023), performed over 30 times, including during the Eurovision Song Contest program in Basel in 2025.

Alongside his artistic practice, he regularly teaches and leads workshops in cultural, social and inclusive contexts. Since 2014, he has also collaborated with the inclusive dance company bewegGrund in performances and workshops across Europe.