Marie‑Louise Hertog
Marie-Louise Hertog is a versatile dancer with a broad artistic background and an international career. She graduated from Codarts Rotterdam in 2016, where she worked with choreographers such as Jiří Kylián, Michael Schumacher, Jan Martens, and Sjoerd Vreugdenhil during her studies. In her final year, she performed with Scapino Ballet Rotterdam in works by Ed Wubbe, Itamar Serussi, and Felix Landerer.
After graduation, she joined Theater Heidelberg, where she danced in productions by Nanine Linning. She later worked as an assistant with the Bayerisches Staatsballett and the Nanine Linning Dance Company. Since 2019, she has been a permanent member of Musiktheater im Revier in Gelsenkirchen, where her performances have included Carmina Buranaand Es tanzen (Kyōto).
Marie-Louise is also active outside the theatre world. She has appeared in dance films and music videos, contributed to campaigns for international brands, and is regularly invited to lead workshops and participate in projects both in the Netherlands and abroad. Her work moves between dance, improvisation, and performance, with a particular passion for blurring boundaries between disciplines. Her love of dance began at a young age and continues to be at the heart of everything she does.