Olivier Award nominated independent artist Hannes Langolf has choreographed and directed numerous productions for stage and screen, including "HOW ABOUT NOW" (2024, produced by his own production company Moonwalking Bear), “UNRUHE” (for and with the Susanne Linke Dance Company), “DANDELION” (with Ermira Goro for The Onassis Cultural Center in Athens), and “THE FALL” (Supported by Orsolina28 and SkyArts).
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Hannes was Movement Director for the critically acclaimed ”Dear England” (National Theatre London and West End run, Olivier Award nomination for best choreography 2024) and Rupert Goold's Hamlet (Royal Shakespeare Company) He worked with Lena Dunham, choreographing for the movie “Catherine Called Birdy” and duetted with Akram Khan in “Breathless Puppets”, an animated film produced by Manchester International Festival.
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​​In 2007 he first joined DV8 Physical Theatre starting a long-term relationship with the company by forming part of the original cast of the critically acclaimed stage production “To Be Straight With You" (nominated for an Olivier Award). This was followed by “Can We Talk About This?” (2010-2012), and “JOHN” (2013-2015) in which he performed the title role.​ Hannes became DV8’s Creative Associate in 2014 and continued this role for the much-anticipated re-creation of ”Enter Achilles” in 2019/20 as well as being the production’s Tour Director.
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Further, Hannes has worked and collaborated with numerous artists and companies in Europe and beyond. These names include William Forsythe, Angelin Preljocaj, Wayne McGregor, Akram Khan, Fabulous Beast and Punchdrunk to name a few.
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He is a celebrated creator and educator working for institutions and organisations across the globe, and he was nominated as one of the 100 most influential and innovative people working across Britain's creative industries by The Hospital Club, London.
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In 2022, Hannes founded MOONWALKING BEAR PRODUCTIONS, a home for his creative ideas, a hub for innovation and collaboration, and a launch pad to support new talent. ​​​​​​​​
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