Michael Klien

Michael Kliën (born 1973) is a choreographer and artist who was born in Hollbrunn, Austria and grew up in Vienna. Since 2017, Kliën has been a professor at Duke where he was the inaugural director of the Dance MFA program. His work is held in museums including the Irish Museum of Modern Art, and he has been commissioned by dance companies including Ballett Frankfurt and the Martha Graham Dance Company.