Nejla Yatkin is an internationally acclaimed choreographer, solo performer, and cultural storyteller whose work bridges memory, ritual, and transformation. A 2023 Guggenheim Fellow in Choreography and three-time Princess Grace Award recipient, her creations span concert stages, public spaces, film, and emerging technologies—honoring the wisdom of the body as archive and portal. Born in Berlin and shaped by her Anatolian heritage, Nejla weaves ancestral memory with contemporary form, creating dance works that are intimate, immersive, and mythically resonant. Her solo performances—What Dreams May Come, Ouroboros, and The Other Witch —invite audiences into sacred cycles of embodiment and reflection, drawing on themes of feminine power, nature’s patterns, and time’s cyclical rhythms. As a sought-after choreographer, she has created original works for renowned companies including Dallas Black Dance Theatre, Cleo Parker Robinson Dance, Mandala Arts, Washington Ballet and River North Dance Chicago. She is equally at home guiding community rituals in public spaces, directing movement for theater, or experimenting with screendance and augmented reality. Recent innovations include A Dance For A Time Being, an AR-based memory archive featuring aging dancers, and Witches Cradle, a dance film inspired by Maya Deren’s unfinished work as well as Dancing Around The World documentary. Her workshops, residencies, and performances are invitations to breathe, move, and remember—individually and collectively. Now working independently as a solo artist based in Chicago, Nejla continues to tour internationally, develop interdisciplinary collaborations, and create space for dance as a sacred, living practice. For more please visit www.ny2dance.com