The German choreographer and theatre maker Nicole Beutler (1969) was born in Munich. Since 1993, she has lived and worked in Amsterdam. She studied at the art academies of Münster and Munich, as well as German literature at the University of Münster. Since her graduation from the SNDO (School for New Dance Development; in Dutch: School voor Nieuwe Dans Ontwikkeling) she has been active as a dance artist. Her work explores the intersection between dance, performance and visual arts, and always relates to the world outside. It's characterised by a great sense of musical dynamics, layered content, strong aesthetics and subtle humour. Most often developed in collaboration with composer and dj Gary Shepherd and light designer Minna Tiikkainen, her works tour leading international fesivals, including Tanz im August in Berlin and Festival Otoño in Madrid. Her pieces are regularly selected for the Nederlandse Dansdagen (Dutch Dance Festival), which presents a selection of the best performances from the last season. Recently she has also worked with puppet theatre maker Ulrike Quade, mime outfit Kassys and film makers Helena Muskens & Quirine Racké. In 2005, Beutler helped to set up LISA, a theatre collective in Amsterdam. From 2008 until 2010 she was curator for Dance and Performance at the Theatre Frascati and for the Something Raw festivals. For her piece 1: Songs she received the 2010 VSCD Mime Award. Beutler is a guest lecturer at the SNDO and the Mime School of the Amsterdam School of the Arts. In 2012 Beutler collaborated with Tomoko Mukaiyama to create the radical dance concert SHIROKURO, based on the music of Galina Ustvolskaya.