Björn Åslund - Guest Choreographer
Björn Åslund is an prolific and award winning dancer, performer, and choreographer. A graduate from the New Zealand School of Dance they freelance as a classical and contemporary dancer, but have a broad experience across a number of different genres including circus, cabaret, musicals, music videos and performance art.
Björn teaches at En Pointe Dance Academy and travels to teach workshops, adjudicate and coach all around the country.
As a performer and collaborator, they have an ongoing relationship with the Ballet Collective Aotearoa, Java Dance Theatre, Primarily Dance, and Lo|Co Arts. Most recently performing at 2023 World Pride in Sydney with physical theater circus company Legs on the Wall, and taking premiere Lo|Co arts work Half | Life choreographed by Loughlan Prior to the 2022 Tempo Dance Festival.
Åslund's own work “Sublime Interludes” created and produced in collaboration with Tabitha Dombroski, received nominations and was awarded best choreography and movement at the Wellington Fringe Festival 2022, being brought back to Circa Theater for a Refringe season.
Björn was also winner of The George Webby Most Promising Newcomer Award at the Wellington theater awards 2022, and holds Ultimate Champion of the Burlesque Rumble 2022 and Mr Burlesque Aotearoa 2020-21.
Find them on Social media @theeverchangingboy
Photo credit: Aimee Sullivan