Philip Berlin was born in 1991 and grew up in Asköviken-Tidö outside Västerås. He now lives in Stockholm and works in the field of dance and choreography in Sweden and internationally. Berlin has previously presented choreographic works at venues such as Théâtre de la Ville, the Museum of Performing Arts, Dansens Hus, and Moderna Museet and MDT – Moderna Dansteatern, in collaboration with Louise Dahl.
Berlin has worked with ccap/Cristina Caprioli, Björn Säfsten, Frédéric Gies, Anja Arnquist, Norrdans, Mats Ek, Mårten Spångberg, and Cullberg/Riksteatern, among others. Berlin has also worked for CCN Ballet de Lorraine in France, dancing in works by Merce Cunningham, Mathilde Monnier, William Forsythe, Tero Saarinen, Faustin Linyekula, and Maria La Ribot. Additionally, Berlin has collaborated with Gisèle Vienne (FR), touring internationally with the performance Crowd.
From 2014 to 2019, he initiated the project SUNDAY RUN UP with Ulrika Berg, Cristina Caprioli, and Anna Grip – a platform that brought together artists working in literature, choreography, music, and visual art. This project was founded on a desire to create space for artistic practices and social processes. Due to his interest in these processes, he has also participated in numerous symposia on contemporary political theory and artistic practice, such as at NYU Tisch School of the Arts.