Choreographer, Director, and Performance Artist
Ryan Heffington: Biography at a Glance
- Ryan Heffington is a two-time Grammy-nominated choreographer, director, and performance artist and a leading voice in contemporary movement.
- Ryan’s choreography became a worldwide sensation with the debut of Sia’s music videos for 1000 Forms of Fear, including “Chandelier”, which has been viewed nearly 2 billion times.
- His work can be seen on television, in film, and on stages around the world, including the critically-acclaimed film Baby Driver, Netflix’s The OA, HBO’s Euphoria, and award-winning film tick, tick...BOOM!.
- Ryan has collaborated with dozens of artists, including Arcade Fire, Paul McCartney, Lorde, Florence + The Machine, Sigur Ros, Lykke Li, Chet Faker, Massive Attack, and Years & Years.
- His commercial clients include Target, Evian, Acura, Stella Artois, Under Armour, Martini Rossi, and Nike.
- His online dance classes for everyone, titled SWEATFEST, went viral in 2020, and with over 8,000 students in a single class, Heffington is continually paving the way for contemporary movement to be recognized and celebrated.
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Two-time Grammy-nominated choreographer, director, and performance artist Ryan Heffington is a leading voice in contemporary movement. Awarded Performing Arts Innovator of the Year by the Wall Street Journal, Ryan’s choreography became a worldwide sensation. The debut of Sia’s music videos for 1000 Forms of Fear, including “Chandelier”, has been viewed nearly 2 billion times, making it one of the most-watched music videos in history. His work can be seen on television, in film, and on stages around the world, including Edgar Wright’s critically-acclaimed film Baby Driver, Netflix’s groundbreaking television series The OA, HBO’s Euphoria, Spike Jonze’s commercials for Kenzo (winner, 2017 Cannes Lions Festival), and Apple’s “Welcome Homepod” featuring FKA Twigs.
His work can also be seen in the film tick, tick...BOOM! directed by Lin-Manuel Miranda. Ryan has collaborated with dozens of artists, including Arcade Fire, Paul McCartney, Lorde, Florence + The Machine, Sigur Ros, Lykke Li, Chet Faker, Massive Attack, and Years & Years. His commercial clients include Target, Evian, Acura, Stella Artois, Under Armour, Martini Rossi, and Nike. Ryan’s personal work has been presented at the Museum of Contemporary Art (LA), Hammer Museum, LACMA, The Broad, Charlottenburg Palace, and The Ace Theater for David Lynch’s Distortion Festival. His online dance classes for everyone, titled SWEATFEST, went viral in 2020, and with over 8,000 students in a single class, Heffington is continually paving the way for contemporary movement to be recognized and celebrated.
