Oleg Stepanov is a versatile artist, excelling as a dancer, choreographer, film and music maker. Born in the Urals, Russia, since 2013 Stepanov has resided in Sweden, Germany and now Switzerland. He danced at Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch, Gothenburg Dance Company, Theater Basel and Provincial Dances Theatre. He collaborated with renowned choreographers such as Dimitris Papaioannou, Saburo Teshigawara, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Constanza Macras, Fabrice Mazliah and others. Stepanov was a choreographic assistant to critically acclaimed Russian choreographer Tatiana Baganova in the production of Stravinsky’s "Rite of Spring" at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, as well as in the piece "Sepia" commissioned by American Dance Festival. Stepanov was proclaimed by the German Tanz portal as Dancer of the Year in 2022 for his role in Richard Siegal’s and Anish Kapoor’s "Ectopia". Stepanov’s work in film also involved choreographing for Tom Tykwer’s film "The Light". Stepanov’s short film "A moth on a bomb" won a prize at New York Tri-State International Short Film Festival. His short dance video, "Moverevermore", received the Jury Choice Award at the EnRoute Dance Film Festival (USA). Stepanov is currently collaborating as a choreographer with film director Alla Kovgan on their next full-length dance film "Purple river".