Katja Heitmann

Katja Heitmann (1987, DE) works at the intersection of dance, visual art, performance, and installation. Her choreographic and visual work explores what moves humans in today’s world. Heitmann’s work is marked by a strong aesthetic that contrasts with human fallibility. Her minimalist visual language confronts the viewer with a vast sea of insights, creating a tension that continually emerges throughout her work. In 2026, she was awarded the Dutch Dance Days Award, and in 2020, she received the Giekes-Strijbis Podium Prize, the most prestigious performing arts award in the Netherlands. As a choreographic sculptor, Katja is constantly searching for the core of her material. Through radical concepts and carefully considered execution, she strips her artistic material of any noise. What truly matters is revealed with stunning precision. In every detail of her work, the grand gesture is present.