Seung Hwan Lee, born in South Korea in 1991, began working as a freelancer in Germany after completing his dance training at the Korea National University of Arts.
As a dancer : 2016-2019, he worked with Yoshiko Waki, Sebastian Elier and the Deutsche Oper as well as at project theaters in Münster, Berlin, Nuremberg, Görlitz and Vienna. From 2019 to 2021 he was a dancer with Norrdans in Sweden. From 2021, He began working as a freelancer in Germany with La_Trottier Dance Company and BacksteinHaus produktion.
As a choreographer : 2017, his solo creation "Unpaved Road" won 2nd prize at the Netherland choreography competition and 1st prize & audience award for the best dance solo at the Euro-Szene competition in Leipzig. In 2021 he presented his solo piece "Soliloquy" at the festival ZUKUNFT TANZT Frankfurt. He continued his choreographic research as part of a residency program in Heidelberg. At the end of 2022, he premiered his trio creation "ANIBODY", funded by LaFT BW and the City of Mannheim. His solo piece "12.09.2017" was part of the Tanzbiennale Heidelberg 2023. In 2024, He continued his choreography research for new creation “Looking for someone to be” in Lake Studios Berlin and LAB Mannheim.
As a musician : He has received funding for his music project 'Bodytunes' and composed soundtracks for various productions, including 'Urban Mother', 'Schneller Als das Licht', choreographed by David Kwiek, and his own productions 'Zusammen sind wir Hier' and 'ANIBODY'.
