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Johnny McMillan (CAN) is a dancer and choreographer based in Berlin. Starting at Studio Dance Arts and later graduating from Interlochen Arts Academy, he began dancing with Hubbard Street 2 (2010) and was later promoted to the main company, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago (2012). During that time, he co-founded an interdisciplinary performance arts collective, The Rainbow Body Project, that focused on transformative experience through personal excavation. Leaving Chicago, McMillan joined The Royal Swedish Ballet (2015), as part of the contemporary division and made a similar move to Staatsballett Berlin (2018), where he resides currently. Freelancing, he worked with Gleich Dances (2008), Sasha Waltz and Guests (2018), and Jefta van Dinther (2020). As well as, touring with Alessandra Ferri during the “Evolution” gala in Italy and dancing Mats Ek’s Juliet and Romeo for “Dialogues” throughout Europe and Russia. Through out his time performing, he was able to work with artists such as Sharon Eyal, Wim Vandekeybus, Jefta Van Dinther, William Forsythe, Alejandro Cerrudo, Alonzo King, Robyn Mineko Williams, Sasha Waltz, Ohad Naharin, Mats Ek, Alexander Ekman.

As a choreographer, McMillan has created work for Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Hubbard Street 2, Visceral Dance Chicago, The Juilliard School (senior showcase), The Royal Swedish Ballet, Stockholm 59 North, Staatsballett Berlin and has produced his own independent work. His collaboration with the band Niki and the Dove (2019) for their show “Tigern och Svanen” was a highlight in his art making process. His latest work Parliament (2020), further solidified his approach not only to the physical body but as well to sound and light. He is currently working on a new piece for Staatsballett Berlin.