Miller de Nobili was established in 2020 by Chiara de Nobili and Alexander Miller to explore the intersection of breaking, contemporary and urban dance, alongside acting. Their work PACK debuted at HELLERAU and was presented at Tanzplattform Deutschland 2022. In 2023, they created Song of the Dark Forest for Scapino Ballet Rotterdam. Their 2024 creation Labyrinth was developed with Agora of Montpellier Danse, Teatros del Canal, and Residenzzentrum Tanz+. In the same year, they premiered There was still time at Biennale Danza, co-produced by La Biennale di Venezia and Teatros del Canal. In 2025, they premiered Hype the Pain, co-produced by HELLERAU and supported by residencies at Tanz+, Choreographic Center Heidelberg, and Theater Freiburg. Recent invitations include Kuopio Dance Festival, Schrittmacher Festival,Think BIG! and Tanzfestival Saar. In 2026, the company presented its first young audiences creation within the explore dance network, co-produced by HELLERAU and Fokus Tanz. In the same year, MdN created two additional works: for the students of Folkwang University of the Arts, and for Theater Ulm.
M. Chiara de’ Nobili
Born in Naples, Maria Chiara de’ Nobili earned her Bachelor’s degree in contemporary dance from Dancehaus Milan and enriched her dance education by participating in the KCDC dance journey program in Israel. In the same period she started creating and performing her own works. In 2018, Maria Chiara de’ Nobili was selected for the Biennale College Choreographers Program, hosted by La Biennale di Venezia. In 2019, she returned to La Biennale di Venezia as a guest choreographer, commissioned by Marie Chouinard to create and perform “Wrap,” a full evening piece. In 2020 M. Chiara de’ Nobili finished her Master of Arts in Choreography at Palucca university for dance Dresden. In the same year de’ Nobili collaborated with media artist Ulf Langheinrich to create the performance “VORTEX,” which premiered at Hellerau – European Centre for the Arts. The performance was later presented at venues including Le Volcan, Le Manege, Schauspielhaus Bochum, and Teatros del Canal. From 2021 to July 2023, Maria Chiara de’ Nobili is participating in the artistic masterclass program at Palucca University of Dance Dresden. Over the course of two years, de’ Nobili has been researching the implementation of acting practices in choreographic research.
Alexander Miller
Alexander Miller has started with breaking in the age of 12 and developed his own distinctive style over the past two decades drawing inspiration from contemporary dance and acrobatics. In 2013, Miller co-founded the Breaking crew “THE SAXONZ,” achieving three qualifications for the Battle of the Year, the unofficial world championship within the breaking environment. This success led to a close collaboration with Hellerau – European Center for the Arts, resulting in numerous joint projects, such as the innovative format Floor on Fire and the self-initiated event Open Your Mind – Dresden. Miller studied at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, earning a Master of Arts in Visual Communication in 2017. Subsequently, he completed a choreography program at the Palucca University of Dance Dresden, obtaining a second Master of Arts in 2020. As a freelancer, Miller has demonstrated versatility in the creative arts, working in graphic design, photography, video, and content creation. In 2022, Miller received the danceWeb Scholarship from the Lifelong Burning and Impulstanz Festival in Vienna, further acknowledging his dedication to his craft.