Julien Klopfenstein is a French choreographer and performance artist based in Budapest working across contemporary dance, performance, and moving image.

Trained at the National Conservatoire of Music and Dance of Lyon and at the Netherlands Dans Theater SI (2018), he has performed internationally with Budapest Dance Theatre and as a freelance artist with a range of choreographers and companies, appearing on stages across Europe, including the 60th Biennale di Venezia (2024).

His choreographic work is rooted in interdisciplinary collaboration and unfolds through performative, video, and site-specific formats, guided by a strong focus on visual composition and an approach to movement as poetry.

He also works as a movement director across music and fashion productions, teaches regular dance classes and movement workshops for diverse audiences, and gives lectures in various academic contexts, including the Northern School of Contemporary Dance (Leeds, UK).