Born in Frankfurt (Main) Nicole Kohlmann received her education as a dancer at the Hochschule für Musik and Darstellende Kunst, Frankfurt, the Heinz-Bosl-Stiftung, Munich and the Academy of Dance, Mannheim, where she was also trained as a dance pedagogue. In 2016 she completed (a. b. t.) her Bachelor's degree in Theater Studies and Art History and in 2019 (a. b. t.) her Master's degree in Dance Science at the Free University (FU) Berlin. In 2017 she was selected to participate in the TANDEM program of the TanzRaum / TanzBüroBerlin where she was trained in the field of production and artist management for the performing arts.

Her 20-year career as a dancer has led her to the Staatsoper Unter den Linden Berlin, the Deutsche Oper Berlin, the Saarland State Theater, Saarbrücken, the Company Introdans, Arnhem (NL) and the Scapino Ballet Rotterdam (NL). During this time she was involved in numerous creations including the choreographers M. Bejart, E. Wubbe, G. Reischl, H. Vierthaler, J. Uotinen, D. Heitkamp, J. Wieland, N. Linning, M. Baldwin, M. Donlon and M. Goecke. In addition she was engaged as a dancer, actor and choreographer in several film productions.

Since 2012 she has been working as a freelance ballet master, choreographic assistant, dramaturge and productionmanager amongst others for the up-and-coming choreographer Arshak Ghalumyan and the newly formed Berlin Ballet Company.

She is particularly passionate about her work as a stager for Marco Goecke's choreographies, which she has been conducting since 2013.

A special event in her professional career was her involvement as co-curator and co-production director at the extremely successful charity-gala Ballet for Life II in Berlin in 2023.

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