Nitsan Margaliot is a choreographer, performer and curator based in Berlin, engaged with philosophical questions, queer archives, and vulnerable encounters.
He holds an MFA in dance from The University of the Arts in Philadelphia, his work has been presented at The 5th Floor Tokyo, 14StreetY NYC, Archiv der Avantgarden — Egidio Marzona, Radialsystem, DOCK 11, English Theatre Berlin, and Frankfurt LAB.
In 2020 he initiated TouchingMargins.com, an alter-archive, with Sasha Portyannikova and Anna Chwialkowska; later, he founded The Choreographic Institute with Tamar Sonn and Sarah Holcman.
From 2022-24, he co-curated the ACROSS Festival, alongside several exhibitions at Galerie Wedding. In 2024 his work 'NOISES' was supported by The European Festivals Fund for Emerging Artists. In 2025, he created 'BACK TO YOU', a full-length piece for Pfalztheater Kaiserslautern Dance Company. In 2025-26 he will be a resident at the Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris with the support of Bureau du théâtre et de la danse, Institut français Deutschland.
Nitsan has been an artist-in-residence at institutions such as Tanzhaus Zürich, HELLERAU, and Vitlycke—Centre for Performing Arts in Sweden.
He has worked with the Batsheva Ensemble and Vertigo Dance Company, as well as Maud Le Pladec, Kat Valastur, Aoife McAtamney, Moritz Majce, Taos Bertrand, Anne Collod, Stella Geppert, Alexandra Pirici, Milla Koistinen and Solistenensemble Kaleidoskop.