Jo Strømgren

Jo Strømgren was born in Norway. He is a choreographer, director, and a playwright. He has also developed his own style of set design and lighting design. Adding to this he has vast experience in filmmaking, both in front and behind the camera.

As a choreographer he has been commissioned by a wide range of companies – from classical to contemporary. As a theatre director he has worked mainly with national and municipal theatres in the Nordic region, but also with several productions in USA, Germany, and Russia. As a playwright he has written a long list of plays for theatre and scripts for film.

Jo Strømgren is the artistic director of Jo Strømgren Kompani and currently Resident Choreographer at the Norwegian National Ballet. His CV covers more than 150 productions, most of them full evenings. His works have been performed in 64 countries.