Andreas Heise

Andreas Heise studied dance at the Palucca University of Dance Dresden.
He began his career as a dancer in 1998 with Leipzig Ballet and continued from 2003 as a soloist with the Norwegian National Ballet in Oslo.
Since 2006, Andreas has regularly choreographed for the Norwegian National Ballet.

In 2015, he made his UK debut as assistant director and choreographer in Paul Curran’s production of Britten’s Death in Venice at Garsington Opera.
He has also created works for Ballet Koblenz, the Salzburg Festival, Stuttgart Ballet, Staatsballett Berlin, and the Graz Ballet Company, among others.

His debut as both director and choreographer took place in March 2019 at the Norwegian National Opera & Ballet with his production of Dido and Aeneas.
In January 2025, Andreas served as director and choreographer for the evening KaiserRequiem with the Vienna State Ballet as well as soloists and the chorus of the Volksoper Vienna, under the musical direction of Omer Meir Wellber.

Andreas creates diverse works for international stages in which dance, voice, and music seamlessly blend. He is also active in community work—for example, in May 2023 with a project at the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg and the interdisciplinary project Migrantenexpress, involving both professional artists and non-professional performers.

Updated September 2025