Hannes Langolf

It was in Germany, in his hometown Würzburg, that Hannes discovered his love for dance and performance. After completing his civil service, he went to study at London Contemporary Dance School in 2003 and graduated with a first class BA (hons.) degree. In 2005 Hannes was offered a place in the unique European interdisciplinary program D.A.N.C.E. (Dance Apprentice Network aCross Europe) where he had the pleasure of working, creating and performing under the artistic direction of Angelin Preljocaj, Frédéric Flamand, Wayne McGregor and William Forsythe. Hannes then went on to join DV8 Physical Theatre in 2007, where he was an original cast member of the stage productions "To Be Straight With You" (2007-2009, nominated for an Olivier Award) and "Can We Talk About This?" (2010-2012), both conceived and directed by Lloyd Newson. Hannes became DV8's Creative Associate in 2014 for the production "John" (Commissioned by the National Theatre London) in which he also played the title role. Hannes has worked with Punchdrunk (UK), Thomas K. Kopp (D), Stefan Dreher (B/D), Wayne McGregor Random Dance (UK), Thierry de Mey (B), Fabulous Beast Dance Theatre (IRL) and Akram Khan Company (UK) among many other inspiring artists. He has been a faculty member of the English National Ballet School (UK), Iwanson international school for Contemporary Dance (D), and London Contemporary Dance School - The Place (UK). In 2009 Hannes choreographed for a 4D screen production commissioned by The London Eye Company and has been invited to create work for international institutions. He is also part of a wonderful project called "50 Collective", which is a group of fifty international artists from 29 different countries that came together for a unique opportunity to spend a 10-week intensive period with David Zambrano in Costa Rica in 2010. There, Hannes experienced the philosophies of "Flying-Low" and "Passing Through" which are now a strong influence in his artistic work and teaching practice. Further teaching credits include DV8 Physical Theatre, The Featherstonehaughs and Matthew Bourne New Adventures, among others.