about.
COLIN HEININGER is a dancer, choreographer, and teacher based in New York City. As a choreographer, Colin has set work on Peridance Contemporary Dance Company, was selected as a recipient of the Simons Foundation & Gibney Open Interval Residency, was a choreographer for Dance Lab New York, created a new work on the BFA freshman students at Ailey/Fordham, and has shown several works at both The Brick and Dixon Place. As a performer, he has recently danced for Twyla Tharp, ZviDance, Mark Morris Dance Group, Company XIV, and Peridance Contemporary Dance Company, where he has also served as company coordinator and rehearsal director. Originally from Hollidaysburg, PA, Colin graduated as an Honors Scholar with a BFA in Dance and a minor in Musical Theater from the University of the Arts, where he was named the Valedictorian of the School of Dance and received a full tuition scholarship.
photo by Eli Nino
As a dancer they have performed works by Twyla Tharp, Sharon Eyal, Ohad Naharin, johannes wieland, Robert Battle, Netta Yerushalmy, Andrea Miller, Helen Simoneau, Beth Gill, Sidra Bell, Norbert de la Cruz III, Adam Barruch, Yue Yin, Yoshito Sakuraba, Alice Klock, Jae Man Joo, Tommie Waheed-Evans, and Igal Perry. In addition, Colin attended the Jacob's Pillow Contemporary program and Springboard Danse Montreal. Outside of the company, Colin is also a professional math tutor.
