Elon Hoglünd

Born in Stockholm Sweden, Elon Hoglünd discovered his love for dance through breaking and Hip Hop at the age of seven. Since this early age, in parallel to his love of Hip Hop, Elon also developed a deep interest for martial arts and trained extensively in various forms: kung fu, capoeira and taekwondo. Dance and movement evoked in him a realization of purpose, and he went on to find further inspiration in other street styles, theater and contemporary dance, which eventually led to the creation of his own movement approach. Since 2001, Elon has performed and choreographed fusion-style contemporary works for theatre, dance and contemporary circus productions.
In 2005, he was hired by Cirque Du Soleil to be part of the creation of The Beatles LOVE Show in Las Vegas, in which he performed and choreographed his own solo. Since then, Elon has performed all over North America, Europe and Asia with the companies Cirque du Soleil, Cirque Éloize, Bboyizm, and Rubberbandance.
In 2012 he co-founded Tentacle Tribe with choreographer Emmanuelle Lê Phan. Together, they have created magnetic pieces such as Body to Body, When They Fall, Nobody Likes a Pixelated Squid, Fractals of You, Threesixnine and Ghost, which have been presented in over 70 international cities. Threesixnine also won the Prix De La Danse for best choreographic work in the 2017/18 season. Their dance films: Elon & Emmanuelle, Vanishing Points and Crack the Cypher have received prizes at many film festivals. Elon has appeared in several music videos as well.

Elon’s interest in pedagogy led him to teach his approach at Arizona State University, York University, DOCH (University for Dance and Circus in Stockholm), École National de Cirque in Montreal, and at countless workshops internationally. Elon has also set works and acted as a mentor by coaching other choreographers and companies in various projects around the world.

Elon The Wandering Spirit, is a member of Montreal’s Fresh Format B-boy crew and Stockholm’s Concrete Kingz.
Elon is also a multidisciplinary artist who produces his own music, paints and creates film projects.

Photo: Gaelle Leroyer