Two-time Grammy nominated choreographer, director and performance artist, Ryan Heffington is a leading voice in contemporary movement.

Awarded Performing Arts Innovator of the Year (2017) by the Wall Street Journal, Ryan’s choreography became a worldwide sensation with the debut of Sia’s music videos for 1000 Forms of Fear, including “Chandelier”, which has been viewed nearly 2 billion times, making it one of the most watched music videos in history.

Ryan has collaborated with dozens of artists including Paul McCartney, Arcade Fire, Lorde, Florence + The Machine, Sigur Ros, Lykke Li, Chet Faker, Massive Attack and Years & Years. His work can be seen on television, in film and on stages around the world with works set for Target, Evian, Stella Artois, Under Armour, Nike, Martini Rossi, Edgar Wright’s critically-acclaimed film Baby Driver, Netflix’s groundbreaking television series The OA, Spike Jonze’s commercials for Kenzo (winner, 2017 Cannes Lions Festival), Apple’s “Welcome Homepod” featuring FKA Twigs, and Johan Renck's commercial for the 100th anniversary of CHANEL No. 5.

Ryan is currently working on the upcoming feature film directed by Lin-Manuel Miranda.

In March 2020 after his dance studio, The Sweat Spot, closed due to the pandemic, Ryan created an online dance class called Sweat Fest to keep people dancing. This viral Instagram Live class quickly became a sensation and has drawn over 100 thousand students worldwide to date. Ryan also uses this platform to raise money and awareness for social justice.

Ryan’s personal work has been presented at the Museum of Contemporary Art (LA), Hammer Museum, LACMA, The Broad, Charlottenburg Palace and at The Ace Theater for David Lynch’s Distortion Festival.

He makes his home in the Southern California desert.


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