Katharina Christl studied at the Palucca University of Dance Dresden and initially worked as a freelance artist. This was followed by engagements with Charleroi Danses/Plan K and Ballet National de Marseille. In 2006, she resumed her own choreographic work and began teaching at various international institutions and festivals. In 2015, she took over the professorship for choreography at the Palucca University of Dance Dresden and successfully heads the MAC degree program. In 2018, she was voted “Bearer of Hope” in the critics vote conducted by tanz magazine. She is a member of the Saxon Academy of Arts and is part of the jury for Tanzplattform Deutschland 2026. In 2024, she was appointed rector of the Palucca University of Dance Dresden.
