Kiyan Khoshoie

Kiyan Khoshoie is a Swiss-Iranian dancer and choreographer who trained at the Rotterdam Dance Academy.

After working with several dance companies in the Netherlands, Spain and Germany, he returned to Switzerland to develop his own artistic projects.

In 2018, he created the solo pieceGrand Ecart, which was selected for both the Swiss Dance Days 2021 and the Swiss selection at Avignon. In 2022, together with Charlotte Dumartheray, he co-created Kick Ball Change, which was subsequently adapted into a film as part of the From Stage to Screen programme and screened at the 59th Solothurn Film Festival. In addition to his own creations, Khoshoie regularly collaborates with the director Julien Chavaz, working as a choreographer on productions at venues such as the Nouvelle Comédie in Geneva, the Théâtre de l’Athénée in Paris and the Schauspielhaus in Magdeburg.

In 2024, his show Wannabe premiered at the Pavillon de la danse in Geneva and has since toured throughout Switzerland and France. Since the 2025/2026 season, he has been an associate artist at the Usine à Gaz in Nyon.

Alongside his artistic practice, Kiyan Khoshoie regularly teaches as a guest teacher at the Ballet Junior de Genève and the CFP Arts.