Katja Heitmann (1987, DE) investigates in her visual-choreographic work what moves humankind in the current era. Katja Heitmann’s choreographic work consists of extreme aesthetics, in sharp contrast to human fallibility. Her minimalistic and minutely designed imagery confronts viewers with a frantic flood of insights. This distinct, perceptible tension returns in all her work.
As a choreographic sculptor, Katja is constantly searching for the core of her material. By means of radical concepts and well-considered forms of performance, she strips her artistic material of any noise. Only that what really matters is shown with astonishing sharpness. In every detail of her work lies the grand gesture.
Katja Heitmann wants to move her audience. Through her work she constantly seeks interaction with society, with the city, with people. The universal character of her work makes it possible for anyone who wants to find their own entrance to the work. Katja Heitmann creates unique performance installations and theatrical exhibitions that appeal to an astonishingly varied audience and regularly brings them to tears.
In 2016 Katja was awarded the Prize of the Dutch Dance Festival. In 2020 she was honoured with the prestigious Gieskes Strijbis Podium-award.
UPCOMING
2026 Turnhout (BE), Cultuurhuis de Warande
2026 Hildesheim (DE), EVI Lichtungen
2026 Brussels (BE), Brussels Bright
2026 Regensburg (DE), Re.Light International Light Art Festival
2026 Watou / Poperinge (BE), Kunstenfestival Watou
2026 Pula / Istria (HR), Visualia
2026 Leipzig (DE), Lichtfest
2026 Groningen (NL), Grand Theatre
EXHIBITIONS
2025 Leeuwarden (NL), Luna Nights
2025 Utrecht (NL), SPRING Performing Arts Festival
2025 Utrecht (NL), SPRING Academy
2025 Valenciennes (FR), NEXT / Espace Pasolini
2025 Chemnitz (DE), Light our Vision
2025 Feldkirch (AT), Lichtstadt Feldkirch
2025 Leeds (UK), Transform Festival & Leeds Light Nights
2025 Waregem (BE), NEXT Festival
2025 Valenciennes (FR), NEXT Festival
2025 Oulu (FI), Lumo Light Festival Finland
2024 Amsterdam (NL), CC Amstel
2024 Tilburg (NL), LOCHAL
2024 Wageningen (NL), Beeldengalerij Het Depot
2024 Hannover (DE), KunstFestSpiele
2024 Terschelling (NL), Oerol
2024 Leeds (UK), Ageless Festival
2024 Amsterdam (NL), Julidans OffVenue – Vondelkerk
2024 Sansepolcro (IT), Kilowatt Festival
2024 Den Bosch (NL), Theaterfestival Boulevard
2024 Kassel (DE), Staatstheater Kassel – Martinskirche
2024 Groningen (NL), Grand Theatre
2024 Maastricht (NL), Marres / Bureau Europa / Nederlandse Dansdagen
2024 Tilburg (NL), Studio Katja Heitmann / De Nieuwe Vorst
2024 Kortrijk (BE), NEXT Festival
2024 Lille (FR), NEXT Festival
2023 Tilburg (NL), Studio Katja Heitmann
2023 Brussels (BE), Brussels Bright
2023 Utrecht (NL), SPRING Performing Arts Festival
2023 Den Haag (NL), CaDance Festival / Korzo
2023 Tilburg (NL), De Nieuwe Vorst
2023 Groningen (NL), Grand Theatre
2023 Den Bosch (NL), Theaterfestival Boulevard
2023 Eindhoven (NL), MU
2023 Nijmegen (NL), Parkinson Weekend
2023 Leeds (UK), Yorkshire Dance
2023 Düsseldorf (DE), tanzhaus nrw
2023 Tilburg (NL), Theater de Nieuwe Vorst / Museum De Pont
2023 Leeds (UK), Leeds Art Gallery
2022 Tilburg (NL), Motus Mori Gallery
2022 Tilburg (NL), Fontys Hogescholen voor de Kunsten
2022 Ljubljana (SI), For iTernity
2022 Leeuwarden (NL), Arcadia / LF2028 – h47
2022 Amsterdam (NL), Mime Futurity Symposium
2022 Düsseldorf (DE), Internationale Tanzmesse NRW
2022 Tilburg (NL), De Nieuwe Vorst
2022 Lublin (PL), International Dance Theatres Festival
2022 Alkmaar (NL), Alkmaar Light Festival
2022 Oulu (FI), For iTernity
2022 Brugge (BE), December Dance
2021 Den Haag (NL), CaDance Festival / The Grey Space
2021 Tilburg (NL), Motus Mori Gallery
2021 Utrecht (NL), University Utrecht
2021 Utrecht (NL), SPRING Performing Arts Festival
2021 Reims (FR), Digital Spring CDN
2021 Münster (DE), University of Fine Arts
2021 Den Bosch (NL), Theaterfestival Boulevard
2021 Gradisca (IT), For iTernity
2021 Den Haag (NL), Korzo / Lutherse Kerk
2021 Brugge (BE), December Dance
2020 Hildesheim (DE), EVI Lichtungen
2020 Rotterdam (NL), Art Rotterdam
2020 Düsseldorf (DE), tanzhaus nrw
2020 Online, Motus Mori in Quarantine
2020 Reims (FR), Digital Spring CDN
2020 Den Bosch (NL), Theaterfestival Boulevard
2020 Tilburg (NL), De Nieuwe Vorst
2020 Brugge (BE), December Dance
2019 Eindhoven (NL), STRP Scenario
2019 Tilburg (NL), Fontys Dance Academy
2019 Madrid (ES), La Casa Encendida
2019 Eindhoven (NL), STRP Art & Technology Festival
2019 Maastricht (NL), Marres
2019 Rotterdam (NL), Motel Mozaique
2019 Graz (AT), Klanglicht Graz
2019 Arnhem (NL), ArtEZ Dance Academy / Museum Arnhem
2019 Leiden (NL), FAT Festival
2019 Deventer (NL), Deventer op Stelten
2019 Maastricht (NL), Marres – Museum Motus Mori
2019 Leeds (UK), Light Night Leeds
2019 Leeuwarden (NL), Luna
2018 Tilburg (NL), De Nieuwe Vorst
2018 Düsseldorf (DE), tanzhaus NRW
2018 Berlin (DE), Hebbel am Ufer
2018 Den Bosch (NL), Theaterfestival Boulevard
2018 Amsterdam (NL), De School
2018 Culemborg (NL), LEKART Kunstroute
2018 Lüdenscheid (DE), Lichtrouten
2018 Maastricht (NL), Nederlandse Dansdagen
2018 Château-Thierry (FR), Festival C’est Comme Ça
2018 Loulé (PT), LUZA Festival
2018 Helmond (NL), Cacaofabriek
2017 Düsseldorf (DE), tanzhaus NRW
2017 Tilburg (NL), De Nieuwe Vorst
2017 Paris (FR), Festival Artdanthe
2017 Eindhoven (NL), STRP Biennale
2017 Utrecht (NL), SPRING Performing Arts Festival
2017 Den Bosch (NL), Theaterfestival Boulevard
2017 Breda (NL), Podium Bloos
2017 Maastricht (NL), Nederlandse Dansdagen
2017 Leiden (NL), Theater Ins Blau
2017 Amsterdam (NL), WhyNot Festival
2017 Eindhoven (NL), GLOW
LINKS
https://www.katjaheitmann.com/