Colin Heininger

Colin Heininger is a dancer, choreographer, and teacher based in New York City. He has recently danced for Twyla Tharp, ZviDance, Luna Luna, and Peridance Contemporary Dance Company, where he also served as company coordinator and rehearsal director. Originally from Hollidaysburg, PA, Heininger 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. As a dancer, Heininger has performed works by Twyla Tharp, Sharon Eyal, Ohad Naharin, johannes wieland, Mark Morris, Netta Yerushalmy, Andrea Miller, Helen Simoneau, Sidra Bell, Norbert de la Cruz III, Adam Barruch, Yue Yin, Alice Klock, Jae Man Joo, and Igal Perry. In addition, they attended the Jacob’s Pillow Contemporary program and Springboard Danse Montréal. Over the past few of years as a choreographer, Heininger 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’s fall 2024 cycle, and created a new work on the BFA freshman students at Ailey/Fordham.