Adrián Castelló

Adrián Castelló was born in Alicante (ES) in 1983. After finishing his studies in Biology as a Master of Science, he acquired his Título Profesional de Danza Contemporánea at the Conservatory of Dance in Valencia (ES) in 2009. Through engagements as a dancer in Spain, Italy, Belgium, and Germany, he developed a rich repertoire of contemporary technique, floor work, and dance theatre. Adrián also practices acrobatics (cloth, trapeze, ring), which he learned while working with the Zoppis Circus in Rome (IT). In his own works, he created his individual dance style by combining contemporary dance and aerial acrobatics.
Since 2013, he has been living in Germany and is engaged as a choreographer, choreographic assistant and dancer at Cologne Opera, Deutsche Oper am Rhein Düsseldorf-Duisburg, Theater Dortmund, Theater Bonn and Theater Aachen. He has also worked with the international company »La Fura dels Baus« as well as freelance with companies, photographers, and other artists from various disciplines. From 2014 to 2022, Adrián was a member of the Cologne dance house TanzFaktur, where he regularly taught contemporary dance.
As a choreographer, he has created several own dance productions since 2015, most recently »VITRUVIAN HUMAN« (2023). His piece »IN_TRANSIT« was nominated for the Cologne Dance & Theatre Awards in 2021.
In addition to his artistic activities, Adrián has been working for Theater und Orchester Heidelberg since 2022. First as festival manager for the international Dance Biennale 2023 and currently as the artistic production manager for Dance Theatre Heidelberg, where he is also responsible for the international co-operations of DTH.